BlackBerry® Parental Controls

a. On the home screen or in a folder, click the ‘Settings’ icon.

b. Click ‘Security and Privacy’.

c. Click ‘Parental Controls’.

d. Select ‘On’ to turn on Parental Controls.

Once you have turned on the Parental Controls feature, you will be asked to enter a password. To prevent children or other parties from changing the settings, your password will be required each time you access the Parental Controls menu.

You can select one or more of the following options to allow or limit the use of the Parental Controls feature. Your options will be saved automatically.

For example:

• To allow phone calls and text messages from contacts only, select the Phone Calls and Text Messages checkboxes.
• To allow photos and videos to be taken, select the Camera and Video Features checkbox.
• To allow internet access, select the Browser checkbox.
• To allow access to Twitter and Facebook, select the Twitter and Facebook checkboxes.
• To allow the uploading of files to YouTube, select the Upload to YouTube checkbox (NB: This restriction does not limit access to the YouTube website – it only limits the ability to upload videos to the site).
• To allow email accounts to be added and edited, select the Email Account Setup checkbox.
• To allow the use of location services, like GPS, select the Location Information checkbox.
• To allow content to be purchased, select the Purchase Content checkbox. Please note, you can ‘allow’ or ‘not allow’ purchases in the BlackBerry® World™ app store as well as in-app purchases for those apps that use the BlackBerry® World™ payment system.
• To allow the installation and removal of third party applications, select the Install Application and Remove Application checkboxes.
• To allow access to BlackBerry® World™ (the app store), select the BlackBerry® World™ checkbox. You can also set Content Restrictions within BlackBerry® World™ at this point.

If you decide to change the settings at any time (for example, if you decide your child may have access to Facebook on their smartphone once they reach the age of 13), simply follow the instructions below.

1. a. On the home screen or in a folder, click the ‘Settings’ icon.
2. b. Click ‘Security and Privacy’, then ‘Parental Controls’.
3. c. Enter your password.
4. d. Make changes to your options (these will be saved automatically).

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