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Samsung's version of Digital Wellbeing with screen time reports, app timers, a volume monitor and parental control links.
Samsung package
Parental controls
Advanced: com.samsung.android.app.parentalcare Advanced Vendor documentation
Samsung account parental controls that let a parent manage a child's Galaxy phone, apps and purchases. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.
What it does
This package provides Samsung's own parental controls for child accounts in a Samsung account family group. A parent can limit web content, app and game age ratings, downloads and purchases, and approve app requests. Samsung says the controls apply to Galaxy devices with One UI 5.1 or later and are required when a child under 13 creates an account. It runs in the background on a child's phone to enforce the rules.
Also shown as Samsung parental controls.
If you disable it
On a phone used by a child with Samsung parental controls, the restrictions stop applying. On an adult's phone nothing changes.
How to disable it
On most phones Settings greys out Disable for this package, so ADB is the way to turn it off. The commands below work without root and can be undone.
Disable it (reversible)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.parentalcareTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.app.parentalcareThe stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.
Uninstall for the main user
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.parentalcareRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.app.parentalcareNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Shares the child's app requests and usage information with the parent's Samsung account in the family group.
Where it appears
- Made by Samsung Electronics.
- Android versions: 13 to 16.
- Seen on: Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24.
Questions people ask
What is com.samsung.android.app.parentalcare?
com.samsung.android.app.parentalcare is Parental controls. Samsung account parental controls that let a parent manage a child's Galaxy phone, apps and purchases.
Can I disable Parental controls?
You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first. On most phones it takes ADB.
What happens if I disable Parental controls?
On a phone used by a child with Samsung parental controls, the restrictions stop applying. On an adult's phone nothing changes.
Sources
- Samsung: Manage Family groups and parental controls with your Samsung accountVendor documentation
- Galaxy Store: Samsung parental controls listingVendor documentation
- Bayton system app database: com.samsung.android.app.parentalcareCommunity list
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
Confidence: Vendor documentation. Backed by the maker's own documentation, the Android source or the Play listing. How we decide a verdict.
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