Best Ways To Block Adult Content on Your Android TV

Block Adult Content: Are you disgusted to get adult content notifications in front of your children? It is very obvious that we try to keep all the negative things away from our kids, but sometimes we fail to do so.

With new technologies coming up daily, it has become very tough to watch out for our children and help them to choose between what’s right and what’s wrong. As responsible parents, it is our duty to keep our children away from adult content or anything related to that.

Today, we will talk about all the effective ways through which you easily filter out all adult content from your Android TV. So, let’s not waste any more time and move toward our content.

Why is it necessary to block Adult Content

At puberty, most teens have the sensation of feeling new things. Whatever we say they always try to do the opposite.
As parents, it is not always possible to track each and every activity of their children. And the most critical situation comes when you can’t track anything over the phone or tv. With the advancement of science, many new features have come which make look easy for kids but difficult for parents to adapt.

So it is necessary to block all the adult content so that our kids could not get access to it and remain safe. Adult content is very addictive and leads to an imbalance in society. Thus, it is our responsibility to prevent the kids from watching any adult content.

Ways to block adult content on your TV

Now we will talk about some of the effective tips which you can apply to block access to adult content.

[Disclaimer: – All these methods may not be applied on all devices so make sure to check over the net or on our website to get complete guidance on the parental control system]

1. DNS Server Change

We all know that whatever we browse we need DNS server access. So, if we block some DNS servers it automatically blocks access to all such adult content websites.

To change the DNS servers, you can use OpenDNS. Follow the steps to access OpenDNS: –

• Search opendns.com on the web
• Once you open the website sign up to access everything
• Now search for the “Add zones” button and click on it
• Once you click on that button OpenDNS will guide you on the way to blocking all adult contents from your child’s device.

2. Parental control

Most companies have also shown respect to help parents prevent their children to watch the wrong things over the internet. Thus, they have come with the new Parental Control system. With the Parental Control technology, you can simply lock unnecessary channels and even track what your kids are watching over the TV.

Moving further let’s know how to access Parental Control on your Android TV: –

• At first, go to the settings
• Once you go to setting click on system settings
• Select personal on system settings
• Once you click personal you will find an option for Parental Control
• Input a generated pin and select block channel. (If you don’t have a pin make sure to create one at that moment. Some companies even give re-generated pins for safer access.
• So, you consult the manual or search over the net for the pin and access to all parental control features.)
• Once you get all access block all the unnecessary channels

Note: –

The way to access Parental Control may differ from device to device. All devices don’t have the same procedure to access their personalized features. So, make sure to check over the internet before doing anything. It is advised to check first and then apply, otherwise, you may end up locking your whole system, creating a disaster.

3. Chrome search settings

Most of the adult content can be found online on google. Thus, to ensure safe searching and filtered search for your child, follow the steps given below: –

• Go to the three dots in the right-hand corner of the chrome tab.
• Go to settings
• Search web settings
• Click on Safe search – it will enable you to search safely over the net by filtering out all the explicit search results on google.

4. Parental Control App

There are many apps available on the internet for safe browsing and observing your child’s activity over the Internet. To get access to such apps follow the steps described below: –

• Open the play store app
• Search parental control app and you find many apps coming as a result of your search
• Pick anyone based on user ratings and install it on your device
• Once it gets installed, open the app and sign up
• Lastly, go to web browser settings and enable it to prevent your kid to search for anything related to adult content.

Note: –

All these features may not be the same features in all apps. It may differ from app to app. Although you will find all the necessary guides over the net to access different kinds of apps, for your child’s safety.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How to access parental control on my Samsung Smart TV?

Ans: – Follow the steps given below to access parental control: –

• Go to settings
• Click on Broadcast settings
• Now select the Broadcast rating lock system
• Then it will ask you to enter the pin. (Most Samsung smart tv has the pin 0000. You can try this one or consult with customer care before ending up in any mess.)

2. Can I unlock the channels once I lock them?

Ans: – Yes you can definitely unlock all the channels which you locked earlier. Follow the same steps and in place of lock select unlock. It will open the lock and you watch the channel again without any interruption. If you are unable to do so, please comment in the box below for a perfect solution to your problem.

Conclusion

It is good to access new things and as a teen, it is obvious to do so. But there is an age where we should experience and if we do before it, it may cause harm to us. Like that, watching adult content at a mere age may cause disruption in your social life and break your concentration on studies.

Thus, for your own good, it is essential for parents to prevent them from searching for such content. We have tried to lighten up all the necessary methods one can use to protect their children.

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