Amazon Safety Settings

Amazon Echo is controlled by the Amazon Household service a master Parental Control which covers all Amazon devices. There are also other Parental Controls which can be added directly to the device

 

Restrictions Available

• • App Access
  • In-App purchasing
  • Online Gaming

 

 

Creating and setting up your Amazon Household Account

• Log into your Amazon account
• Under Accounts and Lists, select Your Account
• Select Shopping programmes and rentals and then select Amazon Household
• Select Add a child and then enter the your child’s details
• Select Manage Your Content and Devices to control what your child can access and purchase on the devices they have access to
• Select a pin code and disable voice purchasing to prevent any unauthorised purchases

 

Amazon Smartphone

• Open the Alexa App or amazon.com on your smartphone and select the menu icon
• Select Settings and scroll down to Voice Purchasing
• Choose a 4-digit pin then select Save to set up the pin. You can also disable voice purchasing

 

 

Amazon Fire Tablet

In order to set up parental controls on the Amazon Fire Tablet you will need an Amazon Account and Password

 

Restrictions Available

• • Apps Access
  • In App purchasing
  • Online Gaming

 

Setting up Parental Controls

• To begin swipe down from the top of the screen and select Settings and then Parental Controls
• On the Parental Controls page activate by swiping right
• You will be prompted to enter a password, confirm the password and select Submit

 

Creating and setting up your Amazon Household Account

• Log into your Amazon account
• Under Accounts and Lists, select Your Account
• Select Shopping programmes and rentals and then select Amazon Household
• Select Add a child and then enter the your child’s details
• Select Manage Your Content and Devices to control what your child can access and purchase on the devices they have access to
• Select a pin code and disable voice purchasing to prevent any unauthorised purchases

 

Smartphone

• Open the Alexa App or amazon.com on your smartphone and select the menu icon
• Select Settings and scroll down to Voice Purchasing
• Choose a 4-digit pin then select Save to set up the pin. You can also disable voice purchasing