17/09/2026
Apple's September update quietly shipped its best parental controls yet — and most parents don't know they're there.
Four new tools worth the ten minutes: Ask to Browse (your kid asks before opening a new website), expanded Communication Safety (now blocks violent imagery too), Time Allowances (time by category, not one blunt limit), and a rebuilt Screen Time you'll actually read.
But there's one room the new locks don't cover: the AI your child talks to every day. That's the room we built Vantage Home for — your family's own private AI, safe by default, and only a parent can change it.
The full parent map, every tool and every switch: https://vist.ly/5iur9