Published by Google LLC on Oct 24, 2024

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What users are saying

1. Edited: since the update this morning, nothing is working!! This is so frustrating!It used to work great, but now the location notifications are delayed anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours.

2. This is by far one of the worst "upgrades" an AP has made.Ever since this new update it doesn't track my daughters location.

3. I can't even access support through the app.The location update and notifications no longer work.

4. Doesn't update her location at all.

5. I've been trying to update their location on the app for an hour now and it just spins.

6. Our phones and apps are current, the location and notification settings (as well as permissions) are accurate, and our phones always have data.

7. The app takes so long to update a location - 30 minutes or even longer.

8. Location is the worst! It'll show the device being at the last location we traveled to (Walmart), but we're home 🤣.

9. I gave 3 stars because I am still able to get live location data.

10. If you want this app for something OTHER THAN locating your child/phone then maybe you will like it but the location almost never works.

11. Not more user friendly! But the worst is that I just did an update and now I have 2 identical phones that are under my sons account.

Steps to Troubleshoot & Fix Google Family Link Issues

1. Fix Google Family Link Not Working/Crashes/Errors/Unresponsive & Black/White screen:


  1. Restart Google Family Link: Restarting the app will resolve most errors.
  2. Update the Google Family Link App. Here is how:
    1. On Android goto PlayStore » Search for "Google Family Link" » Open Google Family Link » click "Update".
    2. On iPhone, goto AppStore » Your profile » Available Updates » Check for Google Family Link » click "UPDATE".
  3. Clear Google Family Link app cache: Clearing cached data will force your app to retrieve the latest data directly from Google Family Link servers.
    1. On Android, goto Settings » Apps » Select "Google Family Link" » click Storage » click "Clear Cache".
  4. Check Google Family Link app permissions. If any of these permissions required to use your device's features are disenabled, Google Family Link might not work.
  5. Uninstall and reinstall Google Family Link. If nothing else has worked, completely uninstall Google Family Link then reinstall.
  6. Restart your device. Last, restarting your device can often clear most problems causing Google Family Link not working


2. Fix Google Family Link Server issues & Internet Connection


  1. Check network connection: An unstable Internet will make Google Family Link be unable to connect to it's servers. Ensure your wi-fi is working then restart app.
  2. Disable VPN: VPN can cause connection errors and lead to Google Family Link not working. Make sure all VPNs are off
  3. Enable background data: When Background data is turned off, Google Family Link may not be able to connect to the Internet when running in the background.

Reported Issues

— 5 months ago by Наталья

Здравствуйте. Аккаунт моего ребенка nadezdarybakova353@redacted - детский. На него 04 11 24 пришло уведомление о необходимости родительского контроля, иначе он будет заблокирован. Я установила на телефон ребенка приложение Family Link. Приложение увидело данный аккаунт nadezdarybakova353@redacted, предложило в него войти. Но Family Link распознает этот аккаунт как взрослый, то есть спрашивает: У вашего ребенка есть аккаунт Google? Мой вопрос - Что нужно сделать, чтобы Family Link опознало аккаунт как детский?

— 5 months ago by Михаил Евгеньевич Чебатков

Здравствуйте, вчера у меня закончилось время на некоторые приложения по ограничению времени. Сегодня они так и не разблокировались. Перезагружали телефон, переустанавливали приложения с родителем, ничего не помогает. Что делать? Hello, yesterday I ran out of time for some time-limited apps. They have not been unblocked today. Rebooting the phone, reinstalling applications with the parent, nothing helps. What to do?

— 5 months ago by Наталья Анатольевна Русанова

Здравствуйте помогите восстановить аккаунт ребёнка на планшете Так как аккаунт был удалён и заблокировалась всё и невозможно зайти на планшет. Сломали экран через несколько лет сделали и забыли что там есть родительский контроль. Получается нельзя было войти в аккаунт писали какие-то ошибки решили другое создать аккаунт только без родительского контроля. Тут же приходит оповещение что аккаунт ребёнка удалён и тут же блокируется родительским контролем весь планшет. И чтобы зайти разблокировать нужен код доступа родителя но так как у меня сломанный телефон и я не помню информацию которая была какой аккаунт там был привязан и как посмотреть тоже не могу. Подскажите как быть в этой ситуации аккаунт ребёнка ianisenko085@redacted Свой конечно я не помню, так это было очень давно. Помогите либо полностью удалить родительский контроль либо восстановить уже только какой-то адрес мой был.

— 6 months ago by Комаров Максим Витальевич

Добрый день. У ребёнка телефон HUAWEI nova 10 SE и в настройках нет родительского контроля. Как поставить программу Google Family Link на данный телефон?

— 6 months ago by Комаров Максим Витальевич

Добрый день. У ребёнка телефон HUAWEI nova 10 SE и в настройках нет родительского контроля. Как поставить программу Google Family Link на данный телефон?

— 10 months ago by Артём

Мне 2 года назад было 13, но папа не удалил мне родительский контроль, сейчас мне 15 и мне кажется, что мой папа поменял настройки I was 13 2 years ago, but my dad didn’t remove parental controls for me, now I’m 15 and it seems to me that my dad changed the settings

— 1 year ago by Lou

My controlling, abusive ex partner has gone, he is not allowed to contact me due to bail conditions imposed on him. However, he is still controlling me with technology. We had a Family Link account mainly to monitor our son's Chrome book usage. My ex was the 'Family Manager' I used to have access to the account, but now he has reduced me to 'member' status, so I am not able to do anything at all with my son's usage. My ex can still monitor our son, his usage and his (and ultimately my location) despite not having seen him for 3 months. What are my options to be able to remove my son from this Family Link account? Would I have to set up a new Google account for my son? If so would he then lose all his apps?

— 2 years ago by Stacey

Delete delete delete!

— 2 years ago by Brinal Dandaraj

Good Day Please can you assist? I have downloaded the App & I am trying to set up my child's device.(Note that supervision was stopped previously). These are the steps shown below on my app. When I select Signed-in devices on my child's device I get the error" Something went wrong. Try again later." I've tried to factory reset his device but get the message: "Action not allowed You do not have permission to perform this action. Contact your organization's IT administrator for more information." I've also tried to deactivate Family Link Manager on my child's device. The option is greyed out. Regards, Brinal Dandaraj brinal.dandaraj@redacted

— 3 years ago by Sharee Powell

I deleted this app but its still asking for an access code on my kids devices

— 3 years ago by Lesnita

I installed family link a on mine and my daughters phone back in/around January and my daughter no longer uses the phone we had installed it on. I cannot get the application off of the phone period. I've tried to factory reset my phone and it wont allow it at all I don't have the application any longer on my cell nor access to the email it was attached to. So now I have a samsung galaxy 7 with a family link administrator lock on it. Can someone please help me so I can get it removed from my cell. Please and thank you

— 3 years ago by Heidi Hill

A person has hacked my Google and set up a Family Link Account and set themselves as parental manager. I need this reversed withouy phone or Account being shut down

— 3 years ago by Jo byers

I installed it on my daughters tablets but it put the paternal lock on my phone. I have cancelled accounts, uninstalled apps on both devices and it's still on my phone. I just got a new phone and still on there. I want to remove it

— 3 years ago by SOPHIE BEVAN

I added my 12 yr old daughter's email (tessa.staccini@redacted) to family link under my account. The problem is that on her phone she already has another account for school (tessa.staccini-1@redacted) which is connected to the school's G-suite. Now I cannot add her account back on to her phone as it says that no other accounts can be on the phone when installing her account. I am worried that if I delete her school account and then add hers, that I won't be able to re-install the school account afterwards. I am just tempted to change her birthdate to make her old enough for this problem to go away, but my family link app gives me the error message "Update failed please try again later" CONSTANTLY if I try to do this. Please help. All of her contacts are now being stored under my account on her phone!!

— 4 years ago by Nada

Hi, i wanted to stop supervision over my child's phone. I already clicked stop supervision in my parent family link app and i uninstalled the app from my mobile But the supervision is not stopped!! And when i tried to download the family link app again on my mobile as a parent, i cant complete the steps on my childs phone to open the link with him again because already some app are still blocked due to my parental control which i couldn't cancel.. Please help its very complicated for me, i cant control my child phone and i cant stop the supervision either..

— 4 years ago by Alexandra Reynolds

3218066338 im having issues setting up my childs account and need a call

— 4 years ago by sia

Hi there I am trying to disable the family link app off my child's phone but it won't come off, even if I reset the phone back to factory settings. It won't disable from my parental controls on my app and I'd like to know how I can disable it without having to use the parent app. Regards Sia