YouTube Kids introduces new features like child profiles and more parental controls

YouTube is looking to give more control to both the kids and parents with the new update to its YouTube Kids app. The app now supports multiple users, letting your child set up their own profile and have optional passcodes added to keep their brothers or sisters from messing with the profile (parents can still override the passcode). This also ties their profile to the same Google account and lets them switch between devices (including smart TVs) with ease. For the parents, the setup process has been improved as well. When you enter your child’s age, the app will adjust its look to suit the age range (the app does get a fresh new look to it). The app will also now let parents now information you put in during the initial setup process will impact what your child can watch.

The YouTube team is quick to remind users though that they are still working on making sure mature content gets filtered out. In the blog post announcing the changes, they encourage parents to block and flag videos that do get through the cracks and they promise they are working and “looking at ways to build an even better experience for families.”