For parents, it can be difficult to monitor what their children are watching, but a TV manufacturer could offer an innovative solution. While many TVs may offer parental controls and streaming services do their part by providing kid-centric profiles or settings, manufacturer Hisense is teaming up with a company to offer some options that can eliminate the need for parents to worry when a youngster holds the remote. The only downside is that the United States might not benefit from this feature.
In partnership with A Parent Media Co., Inc. (APMC), owner of the Kidoodle TV service, Hisense model 2026 televisions will offer a “Safe Streaming” remote control as well as a kid-friendly app (per TechRadar). Together, these two features can be useful to parents, potentially avoiding the hassle of setting up streaming services or a TV to make it kid-friendly. However, for now, the features will only roll out to TVs in Europe and the UK.
The remote will be free for displays that receive it, and it’s also set up for voice commands and includes “recognizable” icons for easier navigation. For those who still want to watch the best R-rated superhero shows after the little ones go to bed, the new features can really be a game-changer. Naturally, if you’re not familiar with Hisense TVs, we can tell you who makes them and where they’re made.
HiSsense offers kid-friendly features for parents
Aimed at keeping children who rely on the internet safe, Hisense TVs equipped with the new remote control and child safety app will launch in June, and users can expect to find them on screens running the Vidaa operating system. This includes devices in the RGB MiniLED and MiniLED ranges, meaning models like the ER9S, U7S, and US7S Pro series will have this feature, among others. According to APMC, this is the first remote control of its type from a British manufacturer.
With the new Vidaa Kids app, kids will be able to access more than 50,000 episodes of a variety of kids’ shows, including titles like “Baby Shark,” “PAW Patrol: Pup Tales,” “SpongeBob SquarePants” and more. As for the remote itself, it’s designed for little hands, powered by Kidoodle TV services, and ensures kids can only access approved content. Notably, the said content has also been verified and approved by real humans.
While Hisense TVs may have some issues that we need to show people how to fix, parents will probably be happy to hear about the new parental controls. Unfortunately, it is not yet known whether these controls will be available in the United States. The new features use the Vidaa operating system, and while that operating system has made its way to the US, there don’t appear to be any immediate plans to bring those features here.
