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Apple adds app-blocking parental controls to child tvOS profiles

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC · How we work

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Apple adds app-blocking controls to child profiles in tvOS 27 for Apple TV 4K.
The setting lets parents block specific apps when a child’s profile is active.
Previously, profiles only limited Apple TV app content and could not block other apps.
iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 will bring the same profile system to iPhone and iPad for the first time.
Apple’s release notes label the individual app controls as a parental-control feature.

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Story summary

Apple adds app-blocking controls to child profiles in tvOS 27 for Apple TV 4K.
The setting lets parents block specific apps when a child’s profile is active.
Previously, profiles only limited Apple TV app content and could not block other apps.
iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 will bring the same profile system to iPhone and iPad for the first time.
Apple’s release notes label the individual app controls as a parental-control feature.