Is ABC News: Live & Breaking Safe for Kids?
Age rating is set by Google Play, not by Unstar. This page explains it and adds what parents report in reviews. Not affiliated with Disney.
What ABC News: Live & Breaking's age rating means
ABC News: Live & Breaking 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: Live & Breaking 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: Live & Breaking shows ads. Ads inside kids' apps can lead to unexpected content or accidental taps that open other stores or links.
What parents and users report about ABC News: Live & Breaking
Users frequently complain about excessive ads disrupting their experience, including forced video ads and screen space dominated by ads. Many report technical issues like app crashes, live stream failures, and font size problems. Some criticize the app for repetitive content, lack of granular notification controls, and perceived bias or censorship in news coverage.
Summarized from 272 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with ABC News: Live & Breaking
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove ABC News: Live & Breaking 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: Live & Breaking on your child's device.
ABC News: Live & Breaking for kids: frequently asked questions
Is ABC News: Live & Breaking safe for kids?
ABC News: Live & Breaking 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: Live & Breaking have?
The Google Play rates ABC News: Live & Breaking 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: Live & Breaking 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: Live & Breaking 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: Live & Breaking and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.