Is ABC News: Breaking News Live Safe for Kids?
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What ABC News: Breaking News Live's age rating means
ABC News: Breaking News Live holds a family-friendly Everyone 10+ rating on the Google Play. It is broadly appropriate, but a low age rating does not remove every risk: check whether it has chat, ads, or in-app purchases below.
Things for parents to check
- As a News & Magazines app, ABC News: Breaking News Live can put your child in contact with strangers or user-generated content that is not moderated in real time. This is the biggest supervision concern for younger users.
- ABC News: Breaking News Live shows ads. Ads inside kids' apps can lead to unexpected content or accidental taps that open other stores or links.
How to keep your child safe with ABC News: Breaking News Live
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove ABC News: Breaking News Live if it is above your child's age.
Use Google Family Link to approve installs, set a Play Store content rating limit, require purchase approval, and block or uninstall ABC News: Breaking News Live on your child's device.
ABC News: Breaking News Live for kids: frequently asked questions
Is ABC News: Breaking News Live safe for kids?
ABC News: Breaking News Live carries a family-friendly official rating (Everyone 10+) on the Google Play. That makes it broadly suitable, but even family-rated apps can include chat, ads, or in-app purchases, so check the factors below.
What age rating does ABC News: Breaking News Live have?
The Google Play rates ABC News: Breaking News Live as Everyone 10+. This is the store's own content rating, set from the app's features and content, not our opinion. Use it as the starting point for whether it fits your child's age.
Can my child use ABC News: Breaking News Live safely?
If you decide to allow it, use device parental controls: Screen Time and Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone, or Family Link and Play Store parental controls on Android. Turn on purchase approval, set age-appropriate content limits, and keep the account under your family group so you can see activity.
How do I block or remove ABC News: Breaking News Live from my child's phone?
On iPhone, open Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, then restrict or delete the app and block reinstalling it. On Android, open Family Link, select your child, find ABC News: Breaking News Live and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.