'Apple Watch For Your Kids' introduced in India: How it works and details on features
Apple Watch can stay in touch with family and friends. The feature integrates communication, health, fitness, and safety tools with appropriate safeguards.
For instance, parents can pre-approve contacts accessible on their child's Apple Watch, ensuring controlled communication.Safety features are robust, including Emergency SOS for quick access to emergency services, Apple Maps for navigation, and Find People for locating family members or sharing locations.Fitness and Educational BenefitsThe Apple Watch For Your Kids also focuses on fitness, enabling children to monitor their activity through Activity rings and set workout goals. Kids can even send Activity Sharing invitations to friends, fostering a healthy competitive spirit.
Parents can oversee all these activities through their iPhone.A standout feature is the Schooltime mode, easily identifiable by a distinct yellow circle on the watch face. When activated, it silences notifications, restricts app usage, and activates Do Not Disturb, helping children stay focused during school hours.
Parents can manually toggle this mode or schedule it via their iPhone.Requirements and AvailabilityTo utilize this feature, users need an Apple Watch Series 4 or later, or an Apple Watch SE, paired with an iPhone 8 or later running the latest versions of watchOS and iOS. Activating cellular service requires a wireless plan for the Apple Watch.Additionally, both the parent and child must have Apple IDs with two-factor authentication enabled.
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