What changed

New AI features and moved settings in kids' apps, newest first. The weekly email covers the same changes.

• Oct 25, 2026

  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”.

• Oct 2026

  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.

  See the iPhone: Apple Intelligence & Siri guide · Source

• Oct 5, 2026

  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”.

  See the Instagram, Messenger & WhatsApp (Meta AI) guide · Source

• Sep 22, 2026

  Discord updates its teen protections guide

  Discord uses age estimation to put users in a teen group with automatic protections, such as blurred images and no age-restricted app commands.

  See the Discord guide · Source

• Jan 23, 2026

  Meta pauses teen access to AI characters

  Teens can no longer chat with Meta's AI characters while Meta works on new parent controls. The main Meta AI assistant is still available.

  See the Instagram, Messenger & WhatsApp (Meta AI) guide · Source

• Nov 25, 2025

  Character.AI ends open-ended chat for under-18s

  Users under 18 can no longer have open-ended chats with characters. Other features remain.

  See the Character.AI guide · Source

• Nov 24, 2025

  TikTok tests a “see less AI content” slider

  A new AI-generated content option in Manage topics lets people turn down how much AI content shows in For You. TikTok called it a test.

  See the TikTok guide · Source