Where's the AI in your kid's apps? Here's how to turn it off.
AI chatbots and AI tools are now built into the apps kids use every day. Pick an app to see what the AI does, the age rules, and the exact steps to turn it off or lock it down. Every step links to the company's own help page.
12 apps · checked October 25, 2026 · free, independent, no account needed
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Snapchat (My AI)
Yes, you can turn it offMy AI is a chatbot pinned in Chat. Parents can switch it off in Family Center.
See the steps → Meta · Social & messagingInstagram, Messenger & WhatsApp (Meta AI)
PartlyMeta AI is built into Instagram, Messenger, Facebook and WhatsApp. You can't switch it off for teens, but you can see topics and tighten content.
See the steps → OpenAI · AI chat appsChatGPT
PartlyLink your teen's account to set quiet hours and turn off voice, images, and memory. You can't read chats.
See the steps → Google · AI chat appsGoogle Gemini
Yes, you can turn it offFor kids under 13 with a Family Link account, you can switch Gemini off. Teens with their own account manage it themselves.
See the steps → Character Technologies · AI chat appsCharacter.AI
No parent off switchOpen-ended chat is closed to under-18s. Parents can see screen time if their teen invites them, but can't set limits.
See the steps → Roblox Corporation · GamesRoblox
PartlyAI translates chat, helps build avatars, and checks ages. There's no single AI switch, but you can turn off chat.
See the steps → Google · VideoYouTube & YouTube Kids
Partly“Ask YouTube” AI isn't on YouTube Kids or supervised kid accounts. YouTube also uses AI to guess if a viewer is under 18.
See the steps → TikTok · VideoTikTok
PartlyAI video tools and lots of AI-made videos. A slider to see less AI content is still being tested.
See the steps → Discord Inc. · Social & messagingDiscord
No parent off switchNo built-in AI chatbot today, but servers can add AI bots. Family Center has no AI switch.
See the steps → Amazon · Phones & speakersAlexa & Echo
PartlyTurn on Amazon Kids on an Echo to give it a kid-safe mode. How the newer Alexa+ AI works for kids isn't confirmed.
See the steps → Apple · Phones & speakersiPhone: Apple Intelligence & Siri
Yes, you can turn it offScreen Time lets you choose Siri's version and block AI writing, AI images, and the ChatGPT extension.
See the steps → Samsung · Phones & speakersSamsung Galaxy AI
PartlyMost Galaxy AI features can be switched off one at a time in Settings. Some can't be turned off.
See the steps →What the badges mean
- Yes, you can turn it off A parent can switch the AI off from a parent setting.
- Partly You can limit it or turn off some parts, but not all of it.
- No parent off switch There's no parent switch. You can still block the whole app on the phone.
Latest changes
KidAISettings first full check
We checked all 12 app guides against each company's help pages. Anything we couldn't confirm is marked “not confirmed”.
iPhone: new Siri settings for kids in iOS 27
Parents can now pick Siri AI (Beta), Siri Classic, or no Siri, and block writing help, AI images, math help, and ChatGPT one by one. Siri AI (Beta) is for ages 13 and up.
Meta AI app gets parent supervision worldwide
Parents can supervise the Meta AI app and switch a teen from the default 13+ setting to “Limited Content”.
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