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Verizon Smart Family™
Verizon Smart Family™
Find out how to manage your family’s wireless activities, set device usage limits and restrictions with Verizon Smart Family and Verizon Smart Family Premium™.
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FAQs
How to Block Numbers, Calls, Ads, Text Messages & Emails
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Learn about the different ways you can block calls from specific numbers, text messages, spam and emails. Both free and fee-based options are available.
How to Use Verizon Smart Family
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Get instructions on how to use Verizon Smart Family to set parental controls to block unwanted contacts, view your child's text and call history, locate family members, and set usage limits to avoid unexpected overages.
Verizon Smart Family FAQs | Set parental controls
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Use Verizon Smart Family to limit calls, texts & purchases, block contacts, monitor web activity, pause internet access & track location of your child. Learn more.
Verizon Smart Family | How to Set up Purchase Limits
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Learn how to set up purchase limits for a child on your account using Smart Family. Set a monthly cap on the dollar value your child can spend.
How to Use
Verizon Smart Family - Add Service via Website
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Here's how to add Verizon Smart Family service via the My Verizon website.
Verizon Smart Family - Enable Driving Insights
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Here's how to enable Driving Insights using the Smart Family app.
Verizon Smart Family - Remove Service via Website
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Here's how to remove your Smart Family service via the My Verizon website.
Verizon Smart Family - View Screentime
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Here's how to view your child's app usage on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - View Trips and Set Trip Status
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Here's how to view trips and set the driving status of the child from the Verizon Smart Family app.
Verizon Smart Family - Unpair Parent and Child Devices
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Here's how to unpair a parent and child device using the Smart Family parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Accept Child Pickup Request
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Here's how to accept a child's request to be picked up via the Verizon Smart Family app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Access App
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Here's how to access the Smart Family or Companion app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Add Content Filtering
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Here's how to add content filtering to a child device using the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Add Service
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Here's how to add the Smart Family service using your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Add Time Restrictions
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Here's how to add time restrictions to a child device via the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Add or Remove Boundary Alerts
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Here's how to add or remove Boundary alerts using the Smart Family parent app.
Verizon Smart Family - Add or Remove Scheduled Time Alerts
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Here's how to add or remove scheduled time alerts using the Smart Family parent app.
Verizon Smart Family - Add or Remove Trusted / Blocked Websites
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Here's how to add / remove trusted or blocked websites via the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Add or Remove a Blocked Call or Contact
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Here's how to add and remove blocked calls or contacts via the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Add or Remove a Contact to / from the Watchlist
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Here's how to add / remove a contact to / from the watchlist via the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Add or Remove a Trusted Contact
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Here's how to add and remove a trusted contact via the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Add, Edit or Remove Parent / Child Roles
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Here's how to add family members and edit / change roles using the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Download and Install App
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Here's how to install the Smart Family parent app using your smartphone.
Verizon Smart Family - Edit Content Filtering
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Here's how to edit content filtering for a child device using the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Install the Companion App
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Here's how to install the Smart Family companion app using your child's device.
Verizon Smart Family - Locate a Family Member
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Here's how to locate a family member using the Smart Family parent or companion app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Manage Notification Settings
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Here's how to manage email or text notifications via the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Pair Parent and Child Devices
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Here's how to pair a parent and child device using the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Pause or Resume Internet Connectivity
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Here's how to pause or resume your child's Internet access using the parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Remove Data Limits
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Here's how to remove data limits from a child device using the parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Remove Message Limits
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Here's how to remove message limits from a child device using the parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Remove Minute Limits
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Here's how to remove minute limits from a child device using the parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Remove Purchase Limits
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Here's how to remove purchase limits from a child device via the Smart Family parent app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Remove Time Restrictions
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Here's how to remove time restrictions from a child device using the parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Request Pickup
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Here's how to send a request to have a family member pick you up via the Smart Family Companion app on your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Restart Restrictions After a 911 Call
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Here's how to restart your Smart Family restrictions if they've been disabled due to a 911 call.
Verizon Smart Family - Send Location Check-In From Child's Device
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Here's how have your child send a location check-in from their device via the Smart Family Companion app.
Verizon Smart Family - Set Data Limits
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Here's how to set data limits on a child device using the parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Set Message Limits
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Here's how to set message limits on a child device using the parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Set Minute Limits
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Here's how to set minute limits on a child device using the Smart Family parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Set Purchase Limits
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Here's how to set purchase limits on a child device using the Smart Family parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Sign Out
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Here's how to sign out of the Smart Family parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Sync Child Contact List
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Here's how to sync your child's contacts with Smart Family so you can see the contact details when viewing call / text activity from your device.
Verizon Smart Family - Turn Location Sharing On / Off
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Here's how to turn location sharing on or off using the Smart Family parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - Upgrade or Downgrade Subscription
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Here's how to change your Verizon Smart Family subscription via the parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Verizon Smart Family - View Activity
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Here's how to view your child's call and/or text activity using the Smart Family parent app on your smartphone or tablet.
Videos
Video: How to get started with Verizon Smart Family(length: 3:00)
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This video shows you how to sign up for Verizon Smart Family and set up the app.
Length: 3:00
Video: How to use Verizon Smart Family - Video(length: 3:59)
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Watch this video to learn how to use and enable the features available with the Smart Family app.
Length: 3:59
Video: Verizon Smart Family overview(length: 0:31)
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Watch this video for a brief overview of the Verizon Smart Family app.
Length: 0:31
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