Approve your child's apps & extensions on Chromebook

To approve your child’s apps and extensions:

• Your child needs a Chromebook with ChromeOS version 83 or up. Learn more about how to update your Chromebook’s operating system.
• Before ChromeOS 127, the parent needs to log in to their Family Manager account and turn on "Permissions for sites, apps and extensions."

Your child can install extensions in Google Chrome with your approval. To let them install extensions without your approval, turn on "Extensions" in the Family Link Settings.

1. On the parent manager's Family Link account, go to g.co/yourfamily.
2. Select the “supervised member or child account."
3. Select Controls Content restrictions Google Chrome.
4. Select Advanced settings.
5. Turn on Extensions.

1. Open the Play Store app .
2. On the left, select Apps.
3. Browse or search for the app you want to add.
4. When you find an Android app to add, select Install.
5. Choose how to get your parent’s approval:
   • To send your parent an approval request, select Ask in a message. Your parent must approve the request in their Family Link app .
   • To have your parent approve the app in person, select Ask in person. Your parent must enter their password on your device.

To remove an Android app on a Chromebook, a parent doesn’t need to give permission. To readd an Android app, a parent doesn't need to approve the app again.

1. In the corner of your screen, select the Launcher Up arrow .
2. Right-click the app you want to remove.
3. Select Uninstall or Remove from Chrome.
4. Select Uninstall.

1. On a personal Chromebook, open the Chrome Web Store.
2. On the left, select Apps or Extensions.
3. Browse or search for what you want to add.
4. When you find a Chrome app or extension to add, select Add to Chrome.
5. If you're adding an app or extension:
   • Starting ChromeOS version 127, if a parent turned on the installation without approval, the child can review the permissions and install.
   • Review the types of data that the extension can access.
   • Select Ask a parent.
6. Choose your parent’s account.
7. Your parent must enter their password and select Approve.
8. You'll find your Chrome apps in your launcher and your extensions in Chrome as buttons on the toolbar.

Tip: If you encounter any issues:

• Check if your Chromebook’s OS version is updated. Learn how to update your Chromebook’s operating system.
• Sign out of the child’s device. Sign in again.

1. Open Chrome.
2. Select More More tools Extensions.
3. Next to the Chrome extension or app you want to remove, select Remove.
4. To confirm, select Remove.

• Set app time limits for your child on Chromebook
• Add a school account for a Family Link user
• Manage your child’s account on Chromebook