Amazon Fire Tablet

How to activate parental controls

If your child uses an Amazon Fire HD tablet, setting up parental controls is a key part of helping them stay safe online.

To set up parental controls:

Step 1 – From your tablet home screen, swipe down from the top and select the gear icon next to the profile icon. Under Personal, select Parental Controls.

Step 2 – Turn them on by tapping the toggle to on. You must enter your account password to do this, which can also be changed on this page. Now, you can set different parental controls.

What are other parental control options

There are a variety of parental controls that you can set up with Amazon Fire HD, including content restrictions, purchases and screen time.

The different types of parental controls are:

• Block Amazon content and apps
• Adding passwords to access content or change settings
• Blocking access to Amazon stores
• Requiring passwords for purchases from Amazon Stores or Shop Amazon apps
• Sharing content on social media
• Limiting access at certain times of day
• Monitoring profile activity