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WhatsApp Tips- Children will not be allowed to act arbitrarily on WhatsApp, parents will have information about your every chat.
Samira Vishwas | March 15, 2026 1:24 AM CST

Friends, in today’s modern era, WhatsApp is the most popular app of instant messaging, which has more than 3 billion users all over the world, which offers many features to its users, WhatsApp has announced a new feature, which will allow children under 13 years of age to use the platform through a parent-managed account. These special accounts will focus primarily on calling and messaging, while giving parents more control over their children’s online interactions. Let us know the complete details about it-

How will children’s accounts work?

WhatsApp’s new accounts for younger users will come with built-in parental controls and stricter default privacy settings. These settings are designed to help parents monitor how their children communicate on the platform.

Special Features:

Parental Control: Parents will be able to decide who can contact their children and which groups they can join.

Privacy Management: Parents can manage privacy settings to ensure secure communications.

End-to-End Encryption: Like regular WhatsApp accounts, personal chats will remain private and protected by end-to-end encryption.

Limited Features: Some features will not be available in children’s accounts, such as Meta AI, channels, status updates and view messages once in one-to-one chat.

Link children’s accounts to parents’ devices

To set up these accounts, both the parent’s phone and the child’s device must be nearby. The accounts will be linked using a QR code, allowing parents to supervise account setup.


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