Got aFire TV Stick? Now you can step away from the TV without worrying about what your child might be watching. That’s because Amazon is bringing its FreeTime Unlimited service to Fire TV sticks starting today, October 7.
Kid profiles
Don’t fret, you won’t need to clutter up your Fire TV profile with a bunch of kids shows. Instead, kids get their own profile that keeps them locked in — they need a pin to leave the walled garden. You can set up to four child profiles (the have a blue background), and you can set age filters for each so the content that’s served up remains age-appropriate (FreeTime Unlimited is recommended for ages 3 through 12).
Parent dashboard
Like FreeTime Unlimited on other Amazon devices, you get access to aparent dashboardthat lets you set screen time restrictions by activity or bedtime, all of which turn off the Fire TV at the designated time. You can also see data like video activity and for how long the TV has been used.
Want to learn more about what your kid is watching? Tap on the title of the movie or show in the dashboard and you can see a synopsis, and you can also control access remotely, so you don’t need to be home to monitor or control your kid’s access to the TV.
Rolling out
FreeTime Unlimited is rolling out today to the second-generation Fire TV Stick,Fire TV Stick 4K, as well as first- and second-generation Fire TVs. It will soon come to selectFire TV Edtion smart TVs. Amazon said it has no plans to bring it to theFire TV Cubeat the moment.
