A few years ago, I installed Google Family Link on my children's phones to help manage their screen time and app usage. Now, as one of my kids turns 15 and the others approach 14, I deeply regret that decision. When they turned 13, I was told that the only way to remove Family Link was to delete their Google accounts entirely.
As a result, my children lost years of personal data—including photos they drew, emails, and Google Photos memories. Those accounts are now gone, and I can’t even reactivate them. Although I’ve removed Family Link, the damage is done. Their phones are practically unusable, and they’re sad about losing everything. I can’t even locate their devices anymore.
Family Link has completely taken over my account and made my digital life unbearable. Somehow, my account was added under Family Link as a child account—even though it’s my personal main account that I use for everything, including important apps and services. Now I’m stuck. I can’t remove the pare...
While using Google Family Link, I accidentally created a child account under my own name. When I tried to remove that child account, my main Gmail account (y*************@gmail.com)** was deleted instead. Now I can’t access my email at all, and I’m locked out of an account that contains very importa...
I’m having a serious issue with Google Family Link. Even though I entered the correct access code, the app keeps saying it’s invalid. Now my child’s phone is completely locked and unusable. It won’t unlock no matter what I do, even though the device is connected to the internet. When I try to remov...
I’ve been using Google Family Link for the past four years, and I’m now 17 years old. Even though I’ve passed the 13+ age threshold, I still can’t remove the parental supervision from my account or manage my device independently. I’ve looked everywhere online, read Google’s help articles, and follo...
I’m 18 years old, yet I still can’t disable Google Family Link’s parental supervision on my account. I’ve been dealing with this issue for over 1.5 years, and no matter what I try, it doesn’t allow me to stop the supervision—even though I’m legally an adult. When I try to disable it from the parent...
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