YouTube is launching something that is for a specific age group: the kids! YouTube Kids is now available in the Philippines — an app built with parents and children in mind.
It will make it easier for kids to find videos on topics they want to explore.
Since YouTube Kids launched in over 14 countries, it’s been downloaded tens of millions of times by families who rate it among the top five kids apps available.
YouTube Kids for iOS and Android devices
YouTube Kids is now available to download for free on Google Play and the App Store. It is built from the ground up with little ones in mind, the free Kids app makes it easy for children to find videos on topics they want to explore.
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YouTube Kids features
Bright and playful design
The app’s kid-friendly design makes it even easier to find Little Baby Bum or the latest video of In The Night Garden. With larger images and bold icons, YouTube Kids is fast and simple for little thumbs to navigate. And we’ve built in voice search so that even if your child can’t spell or type, they can still find videos of things they’re curious about.
Family-focused content
We’ve built the YouTube Kids app to be a more family-friendly version of YouTube, a place for kids to explore their imagination and curiosity. You can browse channels and playlists in four categories: Shows, Music, Learning and Explore. Search for videos of particular interest to your family, like why penguins waddle on National Geographic Kids, or watch favorites from Thomas and Friends, Wallace and Gromit, and Reading Rainbow. And of course, your kids can watch new series from YouTube channels they already like.
Parental controls
Google built options into the app that help you control the experience for your kids and put parents in the driver’s seat.
● Learn how the app works: When parents open YouTube Kids, they learn upfront how our systems choose and recommend content and how to flag videos. We always try to make the videos available in the app family-friendly, but no system is perfect. So if you ever find a video you’re concerned about, please flag it. This helps make YouTube Kids better for everyone.
● Search settings: We’ll also prompt you to make a choice about how broadly you want your child to explore – turn search on to access millions of family-friendly videos, or turn search off to restrict your child’s experience to a more limited set. Either way, parents decide the right experience for their family from the get-go.
● Timer: Let the app be the bad guy with a built-in timer that lets you limit kids’ screen time. The app alerts your child when the session is over, so you don’t have to. (You’re welcome. 😉
● Sound settings: Sometimes you need a little peace and quiet! You have the option to turn off the background music and sound effects, so your kids can keep watching while parents catch a breath.
● Custom passcode: Parents have the ability to set their own passcode, and to access settings and other parental information in the app.
● YouTube Kids on the big screen: You can now also watch YouTube Kids as a family on your big screen using Chromecast, Apple TV, game consoles or a smart TV.
It’s easy to get started using the YouTube Kids app. When parents open the app for the first time, it is advised how the systems choose and recommend content and how to flag videos. It also prompts you to make a choice about how broadly you want your child to explore—turn search on to access millions of family-friendly videos, or turn search off to restrict your child’s experience to a more limited set. Either way, parents can decide the right experience for their family from the get-go.
