Introduction: When you need to hand your Galaxy S23 to a young kid for temporal use, you may use Samsung Kids so that the child will not access your apps and files. He/she can only use the designated apps. Samsung Kids is not designed as a parental control app for kids’ phones. Google’s Family Link can do a better job on kids’ phones and gives kids a better experience with access to all features.
You can restrict children’s access to certain apps, set their usage times, and configure settings to provide a fun and safe environment for children when they use the device.
Open the notification panel, swipe downwards, and then tap 
(Kids). If you cannot find (Kids) on the quick panel, tap 
and drag the button over to add it. When starting Samsung Kids for the first time or after performing a data reset, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
On the Samsung Kids screen, select the app you want to use.
Your preset screen lock method or your created PIN will be used when turning on the Parental controls feature or closing Samsung Kids.
Using parental controls features
You can configure the settings for Samsung Kids and check the usage history.
On the Samsung Kids screen, tap 
→ Parental controls and enter your unlock code.
Closing Samsung Kids
To close Samsung Kids, tap the Back button or tap → Close Samsung Kids, and then enter your unlock code.
Other Galaxy S23 Online User Manual pages
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List of all pages of Galaxy S23 Online User Manual:
You may check other Galaxy S23 guides organized in the following 4 sections.
- Galaxy S23 new features guides. Galaxy S23 new features guides explain the new features of Galaxy S23 and show you how to use them. New features in the One UI 6 (Android 14) update are also covered in this section.
- Galaxy S23 how-to guides. Galaxy S23 how-to guides show you how to use and customize Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra to meet your needs.
- Galaxy S23 camera guides. Galaxy S23 camera guides show you how to use Galaxy S23 camera features to shoot the best photos and videos with the top-notch camera system in Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra. The new camera features in the One UI 6 (Android 14) update are also covered.
- Galaxy S23 accessories guides. Galaxy S23 accessories guides explore useful Galaxy S23 accessories and show you how to use them to protect your phone or increase your productivity (or fun).
Besides, you can read and download (in PDF format) the official Galaxy S23 user manual (including the updated Galaxy S23 user manual for Android 14 (One UI 6).
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