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Accounts & devices
Staff-written answers about accounts & devices for parents managing children's YouTube access.
YouTube Opens the Wrong Child Profile — How to Fix
This usually happens because the device defaulted to a different account on startup. Fix: check the profile icon in YouTube (top right), swi...
02How to Set Up YouTube Supervised Accounts Step by Step
Create a Google account for your child through Family Link, set their age correctly, then configure YouTube settings in Family Center. Choos...
03Managing One Child's YouTube Across Two Households
Both parents need access to Family Link supervision. Add both parents as family managers or share access. Settings sync across devices throu...
04How to Give Grandparents YouTube Access Without the Parent Password
Set up YouTube Kids with the child's profile on the grandparent's device — grandparents can use the app without the parent password for norm...
05How Supervised YouTube Works on Chromebooks
Chromebooks sign in with a Google account, so a supervised child account automatically gets supervised YouTube. School-managed Chromebooks f...
06Setting Up YouTube Safely on a Smart TV
Install YouTube Kids for younger children or sign into regular YouTube with the child's supervised account. Set the parent code, disable gue...
07Setting Up YouTube Safely on a Hand-Me-Down Phone
Factory reset the phone first, then set it up fresh with the child's supervised Google account. Install YouTube Kids or WhitelistVideo depen...