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New WhatsApp Parental Control Feature Launched to Monitor Teens
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News18•17-10-2026, 11:03
New WhatsApp Parental Control Feature Launched to Monitor Teens
- •WhatsApp has introduced a new parental control feature for accounts belonging to teenagers aged 13 to 17.
- •Parents can manage who views their children's profile pictures and info, control group additions, and receive notifications for new groups.
- •Features include restricting WhatsApp channels and securing Meta AI settings using a six-digit secret PIN created by parents.
- •Private messages and calls remain protected by end-to-end encryption, ensuring children's messages cannot be read by parents.
- •The feature is optional and requires mutual agreement between parent and child by scanning a QR code in the settings.
Key Questions Answered
To activate the feature, navigate to WhatsApp settings on the child's mobile phone, open the 'Parental controls' section, and scan the displayed QR code using the parent's mobile phone to link the accounts.
No, parents cannot read their children's private messages or calls. These conversations and calls remain completely protected by end-to-end encryption as usual.
Parents can manage who views their child's profile picture and information, control group additions and notifications, restrict WhatsApp channels, and configure Meta AI settings securely with a six-digit PIN.
