YouTube Kids is merging with the main YouTube app

YouTube Kids has been a safe bet for parents who wanted to plop their children down in front of their iPad to entertain them. This app filters and funnels child-friendly content for children to watch. Now, the Youtube Kids app is merging with the main YouTube app.

So, the standalone YouTube Kids app will be going away, but parents shouldn’t worry. They’ll still have a place for their children to watch their favorite kid-friendly content.

YouTube Kids is merging with the main YouTube app

This news comes from The Streamable. Folks who use YouTube Kids on game consoles, smart TVs, or streaming devices will find a difference. The YouTube Kids app will be gone. Instead of being a standalone app of its own, it will live within the main YouTube app.

When you open the YouTube app, you’ll be able to enter the Kids app from within the main app. If you use the kid’s app, then you should know that you’re able to make a kid’s profile.

When you open the main YouTube app, you’ll be able to select the kid account from the account picker. Then, you’ll be taken to the safe space on YouTube. The only issue is that there is an extra step. That can be an issue for parents who let their kids access YouTube Kids on their own.

Now, their child needs to go through the main app. They run the risk of seeing content that their parents don’t want them to see.

However, as noted by The Streamable, this could make YouTube Kids more accessible. While the YouTube app is available across a ton of platforms, YouTube Kids isn’t supported on a lot of platforms. Well, now that YouTube Kids is merging with YouTube proper, this will put this app on more platforms.

This is rolling out, so there’s a chance that you won’t see it right away. If you don’t see it, then you’ll want to wait a few days.