How to Block Adult Content with Parental Controls on iPhone X in iOS 12

Updated Jul 09,2019 | by Niko

iOS 12 brings many great and helpful features. Parental Controls, also known as Content & Privacy Restrictions in Screen Time, allows you to restrict or block some specific apps, features & settings on iPhone and iPad. This is quite useful, and parents now can take control of the content that their kids can or cannot access.

In the following, we are going to show you how to block adult content with parental controls on iPhone X in iOS 12. Besides, you are able to get more details of Content & Privacy Restrictions settings as well.

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How to Block Adult Content on iPhone X in iOS 12

According to Apple, iOS can filter website content to limit access to adult content in Safari and apps automatically on iPhone/iPad/iPod. But just in case, you’d better set the restriction for sure.

Once you update to iOS 12, you can find a new feature – Screen Time. This is the place where you can start to use the Parental Controls on iPhone. Content & Privacy Restrictions is disabled by default. Let’s turn it on first.

Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions, and enable it.

Here’s how to block adult content on iPhone X in iOS 12 (step-by-step guide):

Step 1: tap on Content Restrictions > Web Content, there are 3 options under the Web Content section: Unrestricted Access (this is selected by default), Limit Adult Websites and Allowed Websites Only.

Step 2: select “Limit Adult Websites” and the iPhone will limit access to many adult websites automatically. You can also add websites manually in “Always Allow” and “Never Allow”.

For further restriction, you can set it to “Allowed Websites Only” to block adult content and many others on iPhone. The list of Only Allow These Websites include: Apple – Start, CBeebies (by BBC), Discovery Kinds, Disney, PBS Kids, National Geographic – Kids and etc. You are allowed to add website to the list.

In the Content & Privacy Restrictions, you can set allowed apps, iTunes & App Store Purchases and other privacy settings. In terms of how to block adult content, this guide offers the complete guide for people who are using iOS 12. If you are still on iOS 11 or earlier, and want to block adult content on your kid’s iPhone, then follow these steps:

Go to Settings > General > Restrictions > Websites > Limit Adult Content.

Tips: In addition to improving the existing features, iOS 12 offers more new features that you can check out. Before updating to iOS 12, we suggest you to backup iPhone content like photos, music, videos, contacts and etc. with IOTransfer iPhone manager.

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