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Samsung wants you actively approving or blocking your child’s apps

Credit: Shimul Sood / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is making a change to parental controls on Galaxy devices. Some apps on your child’s Galaxy phone will be grayed out until you approve them. This update will roll out in 2027 as part of the next One UI software update. There are all kinds of apps available in the Play Store and Galaxy Store. Some you may not want your children gaining access to. That can even extend to some preinstalled apps…

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Samsung prepares a change in its parental controls: certain applications cannot be opened without permission, even if they are already installed on the child's mobile phone

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Samsung converts parental controls to Galaxy phones. For children, certain apps could be off-limits in the future as long as their parents don't explicitly release them. This article has been sorted under Samsung, Technology, Samsung: As long as your Galaxy phone gets updates.

Samsung is preparing a new parental control feature for Galaxy phones that will block applications used by children and adolescents until parents or guardians authorize access. The new feature is scheduled to arrive from 2027, but it is not known whether it will be released with One Ui 9.5 on the release of Galaxy S27 or only on One UI 10. With the tool, the restricted apps will appear with the grayish icons, indicating that they cannot be opene…

Samsung is preparing a new parental control system for Galaxy phones that can block applications until parental approval. New features include grayish icons and restrictions that may include pre-installed programs, with expected implementation in future versions of One IU.

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Android Authority broke the news in British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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