Meta Quest

Meta Quest headsets have become popular options for VR and MR game play in the home. Follow this step-by-step guide to help you set parental supervision tools and manage aspects of your kids’ VR experiences on the Meta Quest.

Creating a Child Account

For children between 10 and 13 you must first create a Meta account for them, which can be directly managed by you. Note that this will not permit your child to use other Meta products, such as Facebook or Instagram. Furthermore, children under the age of 10 are not permitted to have a Meta account. To create a Meta account for your kids:

1. Go to Meta’s Family Center and log into your account.
2. Select Create an account for a child.
3. Follow the prompts to set up your child’s account.

The child account is fully parent managed, meaning you can make all of the decisions around what your kids play, when and for how long, whether they can interact with others, and whether they can spend money on in-game purchases or new games.

Note: Accounts for kids between 10 and 13 are only available for the Meta Quest 2 and the Meta Quest 3.

Connecting to Your Teen’s Account

To set parental supervision tools for the Meta Quest are available for kids age 13 and up. To activate supervision tools, you must first connect to your child’s individual account.

1. Download the Meta Quest mobile app on the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
2. Login to the Meta Quest mobile app with your Meta account.
   • If you do not currently have a Meta account, you can create one through the Meta Quest mobile app.
3. Your child can then invite you to link accounts via their own Meta Quest app.
4. Tap Menu in the bottom right corner of the screen
   • Tap Invite Parent
   • Tap Send Link

Activating the link will allow you to:

• See your kids’ games and apps
• Manage which new games and apps your kids can download and purchase
• See your kids’ friends list
• Block your kids from accessing content from a computer connected to their Quest headset
• See how much time your kids spend playing
• Get real-time notifications of any new downloads, purchases, or gifts

Note: Your teen can disconnect accounts with you at any time. Meta describes these tools as supervision tools, unlike traditional parental controls.

Block by Age Rating

For Children Between 10 and 13:

Parents have full control over accounts belonging to kids between 10 and 13. As such, you can approve or deny any purchases or downloads via browsers or your Meta Quest app.

Browser

1. Check your email for your kid’s download request
2. Click View Request
3. Check the ESRB rating information assigned to the app, and click Review App
4. Click either Block or Allow

If it is a paid app, you must also go to the store and complete the purchase for your child.

Meta Quest App

1. Open your Meta Quest App and check your notifications
2. Tap the notification for the download request
3. Check the ESRB rating information assigned to the app, and click Review App
4. Tap either Block or Allow

For Teens:

You can proactively block games and apps you think are inappropriate for your child by doing the following:

1. Open the Meta Quest app
2. Tap Menu
3. Tap Parental Supervision
4. Tap on your child’s account
5. Tap Apps
6. Search for a specific app or app category
7. Tap the app you want to block
8. Tap Block

Since your child has opted into Meta’s parental supervision tools, VR experiences with assigned ESRB ratings that are above their age range are blocked. However, your child can ask for permission to buy or download a restrictively rated game, which you can approve via the Meta Quest mobile app. You may receive notifications about these requests directly to your smartphone, which you can then approve or deny.

Control Spending

For Children Between 10 and 13:

Parental permission is required for any spending on Meta accounts belonging to kids between 10 and 13. Should your child try to purchase something you will receive an email and a notification on your personal Meta Quest app where you can approve or deny the purchase.

For Teens:

1. Open the Meta Quest app
2. Tap Menu
3. Tap Parental Supervision
4. Tap on your teen’s account
5. Enable Purchases and Downloads notifications

This will allow you to individually approve all purchases and downloads on your child’s Meta Quest via the Meta Quest mobile app on your smartphone. You can also approve or deny any purchase requests directly through the app.

Limit Time Spent

For Children Between 10 and 13:

You can manage how long your kids can use their Meta Quest headset every day as well as schedule breaks via either a browser or the Meta Quest app.

Browser

Go to Family Center and log in to your Meta account.
Select your child’s account.
Select Manage time limits to schedule parameters for daily use.
Meta Quest App

1. On your Meta Quest app tap the Menu
2. Tap Supervision
3. Tap on your child’s account
4. Tap Manage time limits

For Teens:

You can see how much time your child spends in VR from the parent dashboard in your Met Quest app. Meta does not offer the ability to limit how much time is spent on the device for kids 13 and up, but this will help you to see what your kids were doing over the past week and initiate a conversation about moderation if necessary. Visit the Family Gaming Guide for tips on how to discuss video games with your kids and set mutually acceptable rules.

Restrict Communication

For Children Between 10 and 13:

Children between 10 and 13 have restricted social features by default. Your kids will not be able to:

• Follow other people or accept any follow requests
• Use chats or calls
• Invite other people to meet them inside of an app, or accept travel invitations to meet other people inside of an app
• Access the People tab
• View the Recently Met list or People You May Know

Note that some games and apps have built in social features that will not be restricted. These may include the ability to chat via voice or text in-game or in-app, share pictures and/or videos, and interact with people they do not know. We strongly encourage you to check the ESRB-assigned rating information and look for the Interactive Element for Users Interact to determine if a game or app may offer these features.

For Teens:

You can view your child’s VR friends list from the parent dashboard in your Meta Quest mobile app. This is a list of people with whom your child may be playing online in virtual spaces. Keep in mind that the list is composed only of usernames, so the real names of the people on your kid’s friends list may not be accessible. Visit the Family Gaming Guide for tips on how to discuss how best to manage online communication in the multiplayer video games your kids play.