Even YouTube Kids' strictest setting still shows Shorts and autoplay. NoSuggest's free Kids Mode locks your child into only the channels you've approved — nothing else, ever.
Set Up Kids Mode — It's FreeYouTube Kids' strongest setting still has real gaps parents run into.
Even with Approved Content Only turned on, YouTube Kids has no setting to disable or hide Shorts. The rapid, endless-scroll format stays active regardless of which content mode is selected.
Once one video ends, the next one starts automatically unless a parent manually stops it — easy to miss when a young child is holding the device.
Turning off Approved Content Only — one tap in Settings — reopens the full recommendation engine. Nothing stops a child from tapping it.
A separate, PIN-locked mode built specifically for handing the device to a child.
Your child sees the latest videos from the channels you've added — nothing else. No recommended videos, no "Up Next," no autoplay.
When Kids Mode is on, the Search tab and Add Channel screen disappear from the interface entirely. There's nothing for a child to discover beyond what you've already picked.
Turning Kids Mode on or off requires a PIN you set at that moment. A child can't disable it, and can't switch back to the full app on their own.
The donation banner and Settings donation link are hidden while Kids Mode is active, so a stray tap can't trigger a payment on your device.
There's no login and nothing about your child's viewing is sent anywhere. Approved channels are stored locally, on your device only.
Videos still play through YouTube's official embedded player, so the creators your kid watches get their views and ad revenue exactly as normal.
NoSuggest isn't in the App Store or Google Play — it's a Progressive Web App, so it installs straight from your browser in a few taps and behaves just like a normal app once it's on the home screen.
Open nosuggest.com in Safari. Tap the Share icon (the square with an arrow pointing up) in the toolbar. Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen," then tap "Add" in the top corner. An icon now sits on your home screen like any other app.
Open nosuggest.com in Chrome. Tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner. Tap "Add to Home screen" or "Install app," then confirm. NoSuggest is added as its own icon, separate from your browser.
Open nosuggest.com. Look for the install icon in the address bar (a small monitor with a down arrow), or open the browser menu and choose "Install NoSuggest." It opens afterward in its own window, without browser tabs or address bar.
No app store, no download required. Works in any browser on any device — installing to your home screen above is optional, for convenience.
Visit nosuggest.com in any browser — desktop, iPhone, iPad, or Android. Nothing to install from an app store.
Search once, as the parent, and add each channel you're comfortable with your child watching.
Go to Settings → Kids Mode, and set a 6-digit PIN. This is the same PIN you'll use later to turn it back off.
Your child sees only approved channels — no Search, no Shorts, no autoplay, no recommendations, no way out without the PIN.
What parents ask before setting up Kids Mode.
No account. No install. No data collected. Just the channels you approved, and a PIN only you know.