About supervision on Meta Horizon
For parents
A complete guide to supervising your teen on Meta Horizon
Supervision is a set of tools and insights you can use to help support your teen on Meta Horizon. Both you and your teen must agree to supervision, and either of you can remove it at any time. This page explains what you can and can't see or do when supervising your teen.
How supervision is set up
Your teen manages their own Meta Horizon profile. Supervision is optional and must be set up by you or your teen through Family Center.
For information about parent-managed profiles for children aged 10 to 12, visit Manage your child's Meta Horizon profile.
Eligibility
- Your teen must be between 13 and 17 years old
- You must be 18 or older
- Both you and your teen must agree to supervision
Core features
- Time management: You can see how much time your teen spends in apps and Worlds. You can set daily time limits and scheduled breaks.
- App and content management: You can see which apps your teen uses, their purchases, downloads and gifts. You can also block or allow their access to specific apps, purchases and features.
- App access: By default, your teen is blocked from downloading or purchasing apps rated above their age in the Meta Horizon Store. You can allow individual apps on a case-by-case basis. You can also change this setting to allow age-restricted apps without per-request approval. If you turn this setting off, you will need to block any apps manually.
- Social connections: You can see who your teen follows and who follows them, including any Meta AI features they interact with.
- Social features: You can block or allow your teen's access to social features like Horizon chats, calling features, and voice chat in Worlds. Blocking social features does not prevent access to social features within other apps.
- Casting: You can watch your teen's Meta Quest experience in real time by casting to a mobile device.
- Meta Quest Link: Link and Air Link allow your teen's Meta Quest headset to access additional apps by connecting the headset to a computer through a Link cable or wirelessly. You can block or allow this feature. When blocked, your teen will need to request permission before they can connect their headset to a PC.
- Developer mode: You can block or allow your teen's access to developer mode. Developer mode is for building and testing apps. It allows your teen to load and use apps from a connected device or computer. These apps may not be available in the Meta Horizon Store.
- Notifications: You can adjust your notification settings and how they appear on your phone or in headset. Changes to your notifications will not affect your teen's notifications. Your teen will be able to see which notifications you have turned on. To receive notifications, use Family Center from the Meta Horizon app. The web version of Family Center does not support notifications.
Worlds-specific features
If your teen uses Worlds, you can also:
- See, change, or lock their voice channel or personal boundary settings. Your teen will be notified if you change these settings.
- Lock a setting so your teen must send a request to make it less restrictive. They can always change it to be more restrictive on their own.
- Set time limits or scheduled breaks specifically for Worlds.
- Block your teen from using specific worlds.
What you can't see or do
- Read your teen's private messages
- Change your teen's avatar or username
- Delete their profile or reset their password
Regional features
In some regions, you may have additional capabilities as required by local law, such as the ability to download your teen's profile information or delete their profile.
Removing supervision
- When your teen turns 18
Supervision is automatically removed when your teen turns 18 according to the birthday on their profile. Meta will send a reminder to you and your teen as they approach their 18th birthday.
- Removing supervision early
You or your teen can choose to remove supervision at any time from the Family Center settings. The other person will be notified. If your teen removes supervision before they're 18, they have 24 hours to change their mind and restore it. During this time, you can also confirm the removal to complete it right away. If the 24-hour window passes without your teen restoring supervision, it will be removed. Once removed, you will need to set up supervision again if needed.
How to adjust settings
In the Meta Horizon mobile app:
- From your phone, open the Meta Horizon app.
- Tap Menu at the top of your Horizon Feed.
- Tap Family Center.
- Select your teen's profile.
- Tap Supervision settings to access parental supervision settings.
In Family Center on web:
- Go to Family Center and log in.
- Select your teen's profile.
- You will be able to see your teen's activity on Meta Quest and adjust your parental supervision settings.
- Click Safety settings to block apps, Meta Quest Link, developer mode or social features.
For teens
A complete guide to how supervision works on Meta Horizon
Supervision is a set of tools and insights your parent or guardian can use to help support you on Meta Horizon. Both you and your parent must agree to supervision, and either of you can remove it at any time. This page explains what they can and can't see or do when supervising you.
How supervision is set up
You manage your own Meta Horizon profile. Supervision is optional and must be set up by you or your parent through Family Center.
Eligibility
- You must be between 13 and 17 years old
- Your parent must be 18 or older
- Both you and your parent must agree to supervision
Core features
- Time management: Your parent can see how much time you spend in apps and Worlds. They can set daily time limits and scheduled breaks.
- App and content management: Your parent can see which apps you use, your purchases, downloads, and gifts. They can also block or allow your access to specific apps, purchases, and features.
- App access: By default, you are blocked from downloading or purchasing apps rated above your age in the Meta Horizon Store. Your parent can allow individual apps on a case-by-case basis. They can also change this setting to let you access age-restricted apps without per-request approval. If your parent turns this setting off, they will need to block any apps manually.
- Social connections: Your parent can see who you follow and who follows you, including Meta AI features you interact with.
- Social features: Your parent can block or allow your access to social features like Horizon chats, calling features, and voice chat in Worlds. Blocking social features does not prevent access to social features within other apps.
- Casting: Your parent can watch your Meta Quest experience in real time by casting to a mobile device.
- Meta Quest Link: Link and Air Link let you access additional apps by connecting your Meta Quest headset to a PC through a Link cable or wirelessly. Your parent can block or allow this feature. When blocked, you will need to request permission before you can connect your headset to a PC.
- Developer mode: Your parent can block or allow your access to developer mode. Developer mode is for building and testing apps. It allows you to load and use apps from a connected device or computer. These apps may not be available in the Meta Horizon Store.
- Notifications: You can choose which supervision notifications you receive. You can also see which notifications your parent has turned on. Notifications are not available if you use Family Center on web.
Worlds-specific features
If you use Worlds, your parent can also:
- See, change, or lock your voice channel or personal boundary settings. You will be notified if they change these settings.
- Lock a setting so you must send a request to make it less restrictive. You can always change it to be more restrictive on your own.
- Set time limits or scheduled breaks specifically for Worlds.
- Block your access to specific worlds.
What your parent can't see or do
- Read your private messages
- Change your avatar or username
- Delete your profile or reset your password
Regional features
In some regions, your parent may have additional capabilities as required by local law, such as the ability to download your profile information or delete your profile.
Removing supervision
- When you turn 18
Supervision is automatically removed when you turn 18 according to the birthday on your profile. Meta will send a reminder to you and your parent as you approach your 18th birthday.
- Removing supervision early
You or your parent can choose to remove supervision at any time from the Family Center settings. The other person will be notified. If you choose to remove supervision before you're 18, you have 24 hours to change your mind. During this time, you can restore supervision and everything will stay as it was. Your parent can also confirm the removal during this time, which removes supervision right away. Once removed, you will need to set up supervision again if needed.
How to view settings
From the Meta Horizon mobile app:
- On your phone, open the Meta Horizon app.
- Tap Menu at the top of your Horizon Feed.
- Tap Family Center.
- Tap your parent, then tap View what they can see.
From Family Center on web:
- Go to Family Center and log in.
- Click on your parent's profile, then click View what they can see.