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Tammy Rogers

Don't want your kids installing dodgy apps from third-party app stores? Change their iPhones' parental control settings, says Apple

A person holds an iPhone 14 Pro in their hand.

It looks like there’s a way to stop the latest EU-mandated iPhone change from taking effect on your (or your kids) iPhones — and it’s hidden in the parental control settings.

If you’re worried about the kinds of apps that your kids could install or the payments that they could make now that third-party app stores are available in the EU following the iOS 17.4 update, Apple has an answer. According to an Apple support document, you need only hop onto the parental controls and change the content and privacy settings.

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