iOS 26: Apple will expand family tools for child accounts

Apple today announced a sweeping set of updates aimed at helping parents protect kids and teens online, as part of its broader push to make Apple platforms safer, more transparent, and more age-aware. Here’s what’s coming.

The new features, many of which land with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26 this fall, expand on existing parental controls and introduce smarter ways to manage Child Accounts, share age ranges with apps, and limit risky…