c spire 202307 Apple Watch User Guide

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Apple Watch
your easy guide to parental controls

202307 Apple Watch

What you’ll need: A good WiFi connection, your C Spire account username and password, your iPhone, and your kid’s Apple Watch.

1. Set up your kid’s Apple Watch
   • Place your iPhone next to your kid’s Watch
   • Open your iPhone’s Watch app and tap “Set Up for a Family Member”
   • Scan the Apple Watch face with your iPhone camera
   • Select their Watch preferences and passcode
   • On your kid’s Watch, enter the passcode

2. Create your kid’s Apple ID
   • Select “Create New Apple ID” or use your kid’s existing one
   • Enter your kid’s info and tap “Verify You’re an Adult”
   • Tap to enter a new card or provide the CVV for your existing payment method
   • Create an email address for their Apple ID or use an existing one

3. Activate your kid’s Watch services
   • Turn on Ask to Buy and Share Location
   • Tap “Set Up Cellular,” enter your C Spire account info, and tap “Activate a New Watch”
   Need help fiding your username and password? Go to cspire.com, tap Sign In and “Forgot Username or Password,” or “Create an Account” if you don’t have one.

4. Modify your kid’s Watch features
   • Set up location services, iMessage, health information, emergency contact and other preferences

5. Set up Contacts and Screen Time
   • Add important contacts and share with their Watch
   • Enter a Screen Time passcode to manage parental controls
   • Turn on School time and enter their schedule
   • Select their Watch app view

6. Adjust other Screen Time settings
   • Go to the Watch app, select Screen Time, and tap “Screen Time Settings”
   • Select Content & Privacy Restrictions, toggle them on, and enter your Screen Time password
   • Tap Allowed Apps and set your restrictions to match our recommendations (see picture A)
   • Tap Back, select Content Restrictions, and set your restrictions to match our recommendations (see picture B) • Tap Back twice, select Communication Safety, and toggle on “Check for Sensitive Photos”
   • Tap Back, select Downtime, toggle on “Scheduled” and “Block at Downtime,” and set your kid’s screen downtime schedule

Interested in learning more ways to keep your kids protected online?
Check out our Parent Resources Hub atcspire.com/ParentResources
C Spire cannot operate restrictions or parental controls outside its cellular network; parental restrictions and/or controls for other usage, including Wi- Fi, must be implemented and controlled solely by customer at their own option via third party services such as Apple Family Share and/or Bark. Contact cspire.com for more details. Apple Family Share is a service provided by Apple, Inc. on certain Apple devices. Not all features will be available if the Apple Watch is set up through Family Setup. Wireless service plan required for cellular service. Check apple.com/watch/cellular for more details. Emergency SOS requires a cellular connection or Wi-Fi Calling with an internet connection from your Apple Watch or nearby iPhone. ©2023 C Spire.
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References

• Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple
• Wireless, High Speed Fiber Internet, and Cloud Solutions | C Spire
• Parents' Resource Center | C Spire
• Parents' Resource Center | C Spire

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