WhatsApp introduced a new feature call as Parent-Managed Accounts, design to help parents or guardians supervise accounts create for pre-teen users.
What is Parent-Managed Accounts on WhatsApp?
Meta says that parent-manage accounts are design to help younger users access WhatsApp with guidance and supervision from a parent or guardian.
As the name suggests, it allows a parent’s WhatsApp account to be link with their child’s account during the setup process, giving the parent the ability to manage certain settings and safety options.
With this system, parents can help configure privacy settings, guide how the account is use, and ensure that recommend protections are enable.
WhatsApp notes that the feature focuses on account supervision rather than monitoring conversations.
As it lacks many features that are available for standard accounts.
As per Meta, such accounts do not support Status updates, Channels, or Meta AI features, while disappearing messages are also disable in one-to-one chats.
Also, unknown contacts are filter into a message requests folder, which can only be access using a parent PIN.
Parents are also notified when their child adds, blocks, or reports a contact, helping them stay aware of their child’s activity on the platform.
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How to Set Up Parent-Managed Accounts?
Follow These Steps:
- Install or open WhatsApp on the child’s Android or iOS device and begin the standard account registration process.
- Enter the child’s phone number and verify it using the one-time password (OTP) sent via SMS.
- Choose the option to create a Parent-Managed Account for the child when prompt during setup.
- Enter the phone number of the parent or guardian who will manage the account.
- The parent will receive a request or notification on their WhatsApp account asking them to approve the supervision request.
- On the parent’s device, review the request and confirm that they want to manage the child’s account.
- When the request is approve, the child’s WhatsApp account will be create and link to the parent’s account as a Parent-Managed Account.
WhatsApp claims conversations on parent-manage accounts continue to be protect by end-to-end encryption, meaning neither WhatsApp nor parents can read the content of chats.
