Give an existing Meta account to a child
Everyone who uses a Meta Quest headset should have their own Meta account that’s the right account for their age.
If your child is between the ages of 10-12 (age may vary by region) and is using a Meta account meant for someone 13 or older, you can help them get into an account that’s meant for children their age.
One way you can do this is by giving the existing Meta account to your child. You may need to create a Meta account if you don’t already have one.
When you give the account to your child, it will become a Meta account that's managed by you. This means the account will have access to features and apps that are appropriate for your child’s age group. These accounts require parental approval and include additional parental controls, data privacy features, and management and monitoring features.
No one under the age of 10 can have a Meta account.
To give an existing Meta account to a child:
- If you’re eligible to give an existing Meta account to a child, you’ll receive an email notification. Click on the link provided, then follow the on-screen instructions.
- When you’re asked if you’d like to give an existing Meta account to your child, click Get started.
- Enter your child’s name and birthday, then click Continue.
- Enter your email, then click Continue.
- Enter the confirmation code we sent to your email, then click Continue.
- Review your child’s account information, then click Continue.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Before your child can use the headset, they’ll need to enter a device code to log back in on the headset. They can find the device code by putting the headset on. Enter the device code, then click Continue.
You will receive an email notification confirming that you’re now managing your child's account.
Note: If a Meta account has previously used developer services (such as Meta Spark and Horizon Worlds creation) or Ray-Ban Stories, it can't be given to a child. In this case, the parent or guardian will need to create a new Meta account for a child that they manage.
What happens when you give an existing Meta account to a child
When you give an existing Meta account to your child aged 10-12 (age may vary by region), they will see the following changes:
- That account’s Meta Horizon profile will be set to private and their Active status will be set to appear offline. Their app activity will also be visible only to their followers.
- You’ll approve new apps, review existing apps and make purchases for them. If your child was using an app that’s now rated above their age, they will lose access to the app.
- Your child can continue to follow people and accept follow requests, unless you choose to manage their follow requests. They can still use social features in apps you allow.
- If your child’s Active status is set to joinable, then your child’s followers can join your child in their current destination in Meta Horizon Worlds. By default, this is limited to people your child follows who also follow them back. Note: Parents need to approve Horizon Worlds before children can use it.
- You’ll need to add people as approved contacts before they can chat with, call, and invite or join your child in a parent-approved app or destination. Approved contacts can join your child in a parent-approved app or destination outside of Horizon Worlds.
- They’ll lose access to chats they had before you gave them the account, and new messages won’t be sent or delivered.
- If you add someone as an approved contact, then your child can see previous one-on-one messages with the approved person before your child changed accounts.
- You can export a copy of your child’s chat history. You’ll need to log in as your child to export a copy of your child’s messages.
- They can’t access subscriptions and will not receive a refund.
- You’ll manage any existing store credit or gift card balances.
- They can’t purchase, send or receive Quest cash.
- You can purchase Meta Credits for your child instead.
- You can watch their Meta Quest experience in real-time.
- Data from previously used Meta Horizon apps and experiences may be deleted.
- Their Meta account will be removed from its current Accounts Center so it doesn’t have access to other accounts. Learn more about how we use information across accounts in the same Accounts Center.
Learn more about managing a Meta account for a child.
When your child turns 13, they will manage their own account. They’ll automatically be enrolled in parental supervision, and their profile will stay private by default. You or your teen can stop supervision at any time.
If you're experiencing issues, please contact Meta Store Support.