To allow Netflix on a child's iPad, you need to adjust Apple Screen Time settings (Content & Privacy Restrictions for apps rated 12+) and configure their specific Netflix Profile to match their age, ensuring the app isn't blocked by downtime or app limits and that the maturity rating allows for the content they'll watch. You'll primarily use the Settings app on the iPad, along with the Netflix app or website for profile settings.
The Netflix app is in the App Store on the iPad. It requires iPadOS 16 or newer. If the child's iPad is too old to run iPadOS 16, you may not be able to download it. If you encounter this issue, post back for a possible solution.
Using a browser, go to the Manage Profiles page and choose the profile you want to edit. Under Maturity Settings, choose Edit. Enter your Netflix account password. Select Display the Netflix Kids experience with titles just for kids.
Prevent or allow changes to other settings and features
In order to add Netflix to a child's profile on a Fire tablet, first download the app on the parent's profile. Then, switch to the child's profile, go to Settings, select the child profile, and choose Add content under the Profiles & Family Library menu.
Netflix to Stop Supporting Older Samsung, Sony, and Apple TV Devices in August 2024. Starting next month, Netflix will no longer support certain older-generation Samsung, Sony, and Apple TV devices, making the Netflix app unusable for watching TV shows and movies on these devices.
What are Parent Purchase Approvals?
Make sure that both your device and your child's device have the latest version of iOS, iPadOS or macOS. If Focus is turned on for your device, check the settings to make sure you can receive time-sensitive notifications like Ask to Buy requests. Or turn Focus off to see if that allows notifications to come through.
To see a list of apps and features that you can restrict, go to Settings > General > Restrictions. To turn restrictions on or off, tap the slider next to the app or feature. If an app or feature is on or if there's a checkmark next to it, anyone using your device can use that app or feature.
Set up parental controls
The account owner will need to purchase an extra member slot, then invite an extra member to use the extra member slot. The extra member must be activated in the same country where the account owner created their account. Note: Overseas territories may also be blocked.
To turn off parental controls, you generally need to go into the device's Settings, find the relevant section (like "Digital Wellbeing & parental controls" on Android or "Screen Time" on iPhone), and use the associated passcode to disable or adjust the restrictions, often requiring a parent's login or specific code to confirm changes. Steps vary by device (Android, iPhone, specific apps like Google Play, YouTube), but the core idea is finding the settings and entering the correct credentials to remove limits on content, apps, or screen time.
It typically indicates that your device isn't compatible with the most recent version of the Netflix app. Follow the steps below to check your iOS version to see if you can download Netflix on this device. To get the latest version of the Netflix app, your iPhone or iPad must have iOS/iPadOS 18 or later installed.
Web browser
Netflix has announced that it will no longer support iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. This means that devices running these operating systems, such as the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, first-generation iPad Pro, and iPad 5, will no longer be able to access the Netflix app.
Android phone or tablet, iPhone, or iPad
To restrict access to apps:
Step 1 – Return to the Screen Time menu. Select Content & Privacy Restrictions. Step 2 – Select Allowed Apps and review the list of apps on your child's device. Tap the toggle next to any app that you don't wish your child to access.
Android app
If you're the Family Sharing organizer, you can use your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch to approve or decline a request.
Tip: If you turn off notifications for the Family Link app or the Play Store app, you won't get notified when there's a request.
If you're a parent in the family group, you can choose the purchase approval settings for family members whose accounts are managed with Family Link. On your computer, go to g.co/yourfamily. Select your child. Click Controls on Google Play.
Change app permissions