Project Fi Works with Google’s Parental Controls Now
- Paul Thurrott
- Jun 05, 2018
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Google announced today that its Project Fi wireless service is now compatible with its Family Link parental controls.
“Starting today, children under 13 can join a Project Fi group plan with their Google Account managed with Family Link,” a Google email to Project Fi subscribers explains. “Like before, adding a new person to your Project Fi account costs just $15 per month, and each member will be able to share data with the rest of the group.”
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To be clear, Google previously added group functionality to Project Fi, allowing multiple family members and/or friends to share data in a single plan. The change here is the addition of Family Link compatibility, which adds parental controls to the system.
“When you add a child to your [Project Fi] plan, you’ll both enjoy the Project Fi features you know and love, like easy data alerts, seamless switching between networks, and automatic connection to free Wi-Fi hotspots,” Google’s Jennifer Li explains, “in addition to the features already available in the Family Link app that you can use to set digital ground rules that work for your family.”
Google provides a free Family Link app for Android that lets parents manage their childrens’ app usage, screen time, and some device and account settings.