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[Enhancement]: parental control #838

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opened 2026-04-24 23:23:17 +02:00 by adam · 4 comments
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:23:17 +02:00
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Originally created by @puregreen59 on GitHub (Dec 26, 2022).

Describe the feature/enhancement

So my kids are just starting to get to the age where they want there own access to audio books.

but i don't want them to be able to listen to anything i didn't approve,

I've had a good poke around and didn't find a way of doing this other than making a copy the same audio books and setting up another library and doing it that way.

i thought about doing tags but that didn't work as they audio book wasn't in there empty library folder.

would be great to have a simple right click and "share with USERNAME" or "Approve access with USERNAME"

Originally created by @puregreen59 on GitHub (Dec 26, 2022). ### Describe the feature/enhancement So my kids are just starting to get to the age where they want there own access to audio books. but i don't want them to be able to listen to anything i didn't approve, I've had a good poke around and didn't find a way of doing this other than making a copy the same audio books and setting up another library and doing it that way. i thought about doing tags but that didn't work as they audio book wasn't in there empty library folder. would be great to have a simple right click and "share with *USERNAME*" or "Approve access with *USERNAME*"
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adam commented 2026-04-24 23:23:18 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 26, 2022):

The "share with username" approach doesn't work as well with the data model of Abs like it does with Plex. We could figure out a way and implement that in the future but maybe there is another approach that could work for you.

I'm not understanding why the tags didn't work?

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 26, 2022): The "share with username" approach doesn't work as well with the data model of Abs like it does with Plex. We could figure out a way and implement that in the future but maybe there is another approach that could work for you. I'm not understanding why the tags didn't work?
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:23:18 +02:00
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@puregreen59 commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2022):

That's fair enough,

As for tags I made a separate library, called it kids, pointed it to a empty folder, then I tagged a appropriate audiobook from my normal library and added that tag to my kids account but it didn't show up.

Was that the correct method? I mean if I can get that to work, then that would do the trick nicely to be honest!

@puregreen59 commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2022): That's fair enough, As for tags I made a separate library, called it kids, pointed it to a empty folder, then I tagged a appropriate audiobook from my normal library and added that tag to my kids account but it didn't show up. Was that the correct method? I mean if I can get that to work, then that would do the trick nicely to be honest!
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:23:19 +02:00
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@hobesman commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2022):

With tags, the kids would have to be in the same library, and if you enable it, they'll only have access to the books with those specific tags.

What I was hoping this request would be about was time limitations, either amount of time, or time windows, or both. I realize that would be hard to enforce with downloaded books, but I already disabled downloading for my kids' accounts so I could control their use by cutting off their wifi access after bedtime (they don't have mobile data). They would stay up all night listening if I didn't cut them off. Or if I want them to do their chores before they get more time. But it would be nice to control that within abs too/instead, since sometimes I want things like location services and WiFi calling to still work. Also, they could just pick up another device (like a sibling's phone) and continue listening since it's device based and not a per-account block.

Should I open a separate request for that kind of time management?

@hobesman commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2022): With tags, the kids would have to be in the same library, and if you enable it, they'll only have access to the books with those specific tags. What I was hoping this request would be about was time limitations, either amount of time, or time windows, or both. I realize that would be hard to enforce with downloaded books, but I already disabled downloading for my kids' accounts so I could control their use by cutting off their wifi access after bedtime (they don't have mobile data). They would stay up all night listening if I didn't cut them off. Or if I want them to do their chores before they get more time. But it would be nice to control that within abs too/instead, since sometimes I want things like location services and WiFi calling to still work. Also, they could just pick up another device (like a sibling's phone) and continue listening since it's device based and not a per-account block. Should I open a separate request for that kind of time management?
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:23:19 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2022):

@puregreen59 It seems you misunderstood what the tag restriction is as @hobesman pointed out.

@hobesman Have you seen this sort of thing in other software? Seems like a huge feature to build out but I may not be understanding.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2022): @puregreen59 It seems you misunderstood what the tag restriction is as @hobesman pointed out. @hobesman Have you seen this sort of thing in other software? Seems like a huge feature to build out but I may not be understanding.
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