# Built In Controls Brief
> Phones already include parental controls. Compare what built-in tools do with what a monitoring service adds, and decide what your family needs.

## Guides
- [What Built-In Controls Do Well](https://built-in-controls.pages.dev/what-built-in-parental-controls-do/): What built in parental controls do is provide a foundation for managing device access, screen time, applications, content and selected family safety features.
- [Gaps Parents Commonly Notice](https://built-in-controls.pages.dev/gaps-in-built-in-parental-controls/): Gaps in built in parental controls usually involve limited visibility into communications, browsing activity, location history and activity within supported.
- [Using Both Together: A Layered Approach](https://built-in-controls.pages.dev/layered-parental-controls-approach/): A layered parental controls approach starts with the device's built-in restrictions and adds a separate monitoring capability only when a clearly identified.
- [Why a Teen May Prefer Built-In Tools](https://built-in-controls.pages.dev/teen-prefers-built-in-controls/): A teen may prefer built-in tools because they are already part of the phone experience, feel familiar, and can make household boundaries easier to understand.
- [A Decision Tree for Choosing](https://built-in-controls.pages.dev/decision-tree-parental-controls/): A decision tree parental controls approach starts by identifying the actual safety or device-management problem, then checking whether existing phone settings.

## About
- [About Built In Controls Brief](https://built-in-controls.pages.dev/about/): responsible use, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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