Removing Verizon Smart Family Controls: A Complete Guide

With technological advancements, parents are concerned about their children's online safety. Verizon Smart Family helps families manage their children's online time and protects them from accessing inappropriate content. Although it's a protective tool, sometimes kids have to go on trips, and they may find these restrictions limiting their activities.

Many teenagers wonder if it's possible to disable Verizon, whether to play games or gain more online freedom. This guide provides several methods for disabling Verizon Smart Family as a child and removing these restrictions.

Verizon Smart Family Restrictions

Verizon Smart Family is a set of unique tools that help parents protect their kids online. Its features, such as app access, content restrictions, and location tracking, enable parents to control and manage their children while they are online. Smart Family helps parents ensure their kids use phones responsibly as they gain more independence once they turn 13.

Here are the prominent features that parents can use to monitor their child's digital activity:

• Monitor web and app activity
• Set data usage and data limits
• Manage screen time, texts, and calls
• Location check-in feature
• Crash detection services
• Check and pause internet connectivity

How to Disable Verizon Smart Family as a Child

While Verizon Smart Family protects kids' digital activity, some may find the restrictions limiting and look for ways to bypass them. Therefore, here are prominent methods that will help them disable Smart Family and gain complete smartphone functionality.

Method 1 – Removing your Phone from your Parent App

If you have the password, you can manually remove your device from your parent's phone, and restrictions will no longer apply. Here's how you can unpair or delete your account from the Verizon Smart Family:

1. Sign in to the Verizon Smart app and click the "Family Profiles" tab
2. Select the family member and click the arrow under the "Device" section to select the desired device
3. Click "Delete Device" and press "Remove" to altogether remove the device from parental control

Method 2 – Turning Off Companion VPN

The Smart Family VPN controls the child's internet activity, implements content filters, and tracks location. Therefore, without the VPN, the Smart Family cannot enforce restrictions and disrupt parental controls.

From iOS Devices:

1. Open your device settings and Navigate to the General Settings section
2. Look for the "VPN and Device Management" and click VPN
3. Under the "VPN Configuration" section, click "Status" and tap to turn off

From Android

1. Go to your device Settings app
2. Tap "Network and Internet" or "Connections" depending on your Android model
3. Alternatively, tap the search bar and search for "VPN."
4. Click "VPN" and tap the "Settings" button
5. Press "Disconnect" to turn off the VPN

Besides removing the Companion VPN, switching to a different VPN will turn off the app functionality.

1. Go to your "App Store" or "Play Store" to download a different VPN network.
2. Then, open your device settings and navigate to "VPN Settings."
3. Change your second VPN to always active.
4. It will ask for permission. If you want the Smart Family VPN, press "Yes," and all restrictions will be removed.

Method 3 – Deleting the App

Deleting the Smart Family app can turn off some parental controls, but parents can still change your time limit. Below is the simple process to delete the app from your smartphones:

From iOS Device:

• Touch and hold the Verizon Smart Family app
• Select "Remove App" and press "Delete App"
• Tap the delete button to confirm your choice

If the app is removed, the controls will no longer be active, and parents will be notified within 48 hours.

From Android

To uninstall or delete the Smart Family Companion app, remove it from the Smart Family Parent app. Alternatively, the child must enter a specific code from the parent device to delete the app. After removing your device, you can uninstall the app by the following method:

• Press and hold the Smart Family app icon
• Tap "Uninstall app" from the pop-up menu and press "Uninstall" to complete the process

Note: A text message is immediately sent to the parent and displayed as a temper error on the child's device.

Method 4 – Factory Reset

Factory reset means to restore and regain control of your device by deleting all information stored on your device. It will delete your device's configured settings, personal data, and app data.

For Android

• Select your device Settings and navigate to Backup and Reset

• Or, scroll down to "System" and select "Backup and Reset."
• Click "Factory Data Reset" and tap "Reset device" from the next window

• Press "Ok" or "Erase everything" depending on your Android model

For iOS

• Go to your iOS device settings and tap "General" settings

• Scroll down and select "Transfer and Reset iPhone."

• Then click "Erase all content and settings" from the bottom of the screen

• Then, tap the "Continue" button to confirm, and it will factory reset your iPhone to default settings

• If prompted, enter your Apple ID and password to confirm the process

Note: Back up the critical data before the factory reset because it will permanently delete all the stored information. Once the process is complete, the parents will be notified that the device has been reset and that they will be required to pair again.

What Happens If You Disable Verizon Smart Family?

• Will parents be notified if the app is removed or functionality is limited?

Removing Verizon Family service will remove limitations and restrictions from all associated accounts. However, if a child deletes or turns off functions of the Verizon Smart Family app, the parents will receive a notification. Therefore, it manages the child's digital activity and notifies parents of significant changes.

• How does disabling affect the phone's functionality?

Turning off the Verizon Smart Family app removes the limitations and provides more digital independence.

1. The calls and text limitations will be lifted
2. Restrictions on limited mobile data consumption are not applied
3. Location tracking stops

• Can parents re-enable the app remotely?

If you delete or turn off the app functionality, the parents will be notified and can ask you to pair again. Moreover, if you delete the Verizon Smart Family, parents can still implement certain limitations, such as time limits, data limits, and call/text controls.

• Alternative restrictions by the parents

Besides Smart Family, smartphones have built-in functions such as screen time (iPhone) and Family Link (Android) to control children's online activity. Moreover, many modern routers have parental control features to schedule internet access and block specific websites.

Conclusion

Verizon Smart Family ensures children's safety by enforcing certain restrictions while they are online. Disabling Smart Family will turn off limitations such as data limits, call/text limits, and location tracking. However, parents will be notified when you disable or delete the app from your device. Therefore, to disable Verizon Smart Family as a child, you must factory reset.

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FAQs

Can Verizon Smart Family see Snapchat messages?

Verizon Smart Family cannot access or see Snapchat messages. However, parents can block or time-limit different websites or apps, such as Snapchat, to limit internet activity. Moreover, the Smart Family app can view data like times, dates, and the number of text messages.

What are children's standard methods to bypass Verizon Smart Family restrictions?

To bypass Verizon Smart Family restrictions, you can adopt the following methods:

• Disable Companion VPN or use a different VPN
• Connect to a Wi-Fi that your parents don't use
• Factory reset your device
• Delete the app
• Change carrier network

Can I temporarily turn off my child's phone on Verizon Smart Family?

You can restrict or turn off your child's phone using the child's Verizon Smart Family. First, log in to your Verizon account from the app or website and go to the "My Devices" section. Select the desired device, and from the drop-down menu, tap "suspend, disable, or remove" to turn off the phone.

Does Verizon Smart Family see internet history?

Verizon Smart Parental Controls provides a browsing history feature that allows parents to see their complete browsing history. Therefore, it enables parents to set data limits and block certain websites' accessibility.