Is SmartNews: Live News & Rewards Safe for Kids?
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What SmartNews: Live News & Rewards's age rating means
SmartNews: Live News & Rewards is rated Teen on the Google Play, meaning it targets older teenagers, not young children. With parental controls and an honest conversation, many teens use apps like this fine, but the rating exists for a reason.
Things for parents to check
- As a News & Magazines app, SmartNews: Live News & Rewards 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.
- SmartNews: Live News & Rewards offers in-app purchases. Without a purchase password or spending limit, a child can run up charges. Set up Ask to Buy (iOS) or a Play purchase PIN (Android).
- SmartNews: Live News & Rewards 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 SmartNews: Live News & Rewards
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove SmartNews: Live News & Rewards 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 SmartNews: Live News & Rewards on your child's device.
SmartNews: Live News & Rewards for kids: frequently asked questions
Is SmartNews: Live News & Rewards safe for kids?
SmartNews: Live News & Rewards has an official age rating of Teen on the Google Play, aimed at older teens rather than young children. It can be appropriate with guidance, parental controls, and a conversation about what to share and who to talk to.
What age rating does SmartNews: Live News & Rewards have?
The Google Play rates SmartNews: Live News & Rewards as Teen. 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 SmartNews: Live News & Rewards 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 SmartNews: Live News & Rewards 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 SmartNews: Live News & Rewards and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.