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Keep your kids engaged by setting up iTunes The Right Way!

Vaibhav Jain

Jan 05,2024
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It doesn’t matter if you’re in your 50s or 60s, the love for music is never coming to a halt. Music is a way through which you can express yourself and sometimes connect with your inner-self. It will not be wrong to say that the kids too have their preferences when it comes to music. Many mobile devices offer a good music platform for their users but, the way Apple has satisfied its customers with the best music experience is unmatchable.

Did you get the idea?

If not, then we’re pointing to iTunes. It is the most common and reliable musical platform for people worldwide. However, you may think that it is quite difficult to set up but trust us, it’s a myth. The procedure is very sorted. You can easily proceed with all the necessary settings to please yourself and most importantly, your kids.

Let us start discussing the steps that you will have to follow to set up iTunes the right way.

A little brief about iTunes

iTunes acts as a media player, media library, Internet radio broadcaster, and mobile device management utility. In addition to that, it plays the role of a client app for the iTunes store. Mainly, its job is to purchase, play, download, and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating systems.

It is used to copy songs from CD’s, as well as play content with the use of dynamic, smart playlists. It also provides options like sound optimizations and ways to share the iTunes library wirelessly.

But hang on!

Did you know that iTunes can add duplicate files to your child’s system? Yes, that’s right. Duplicate files slow the system and might hinder your child’s technical experience.

Thus, as per the experts' recommendations, you must teach your kids how to get rid of those files for a seamless experience. This will benefit them in the long run.

How to set up iTunes for your kids?

It is extremely important for parents to understand their kids’ love for music. And then, having a decisive responsibility to set up a reliable musical platform for their kids. You will have to follow the steps provided below to satisfy the love your kid has for iTunes. The steps are:

The first step for parents to do is to set up an iTunes account if their kid is using an iPad or an iPhone.
After downloading the latest version, parents can set the controls to enable or disable their kids' things. Here, you'll see a restrict explicit content option that will allow you to keep inappropriate videos and content away. Other options allow you to disable podcasts and radio as well as access to the music store entirely.
Lastly, according to the tech experts parents should enable the 'Buy using a Shopping Cart' option as it allows them to vet all the purchases before they are in the downloading phase.

The last word/conclusion

It will not be wrong to say that kids nowadays will witness the digitized world via iTunes first and then through other options. With the steps mentioned above, you can easily set up iTunes for your kids. Go and open your kid's account now, and thank us later!