
The update to version 6.3.1 should automatically be installed on the device and if it isn't, you can go to the sourcelink for instructions on how to manually download it. After the update, you will find Parental Controls which allows you to password protect certain functions like streaming video and even making purchases at Amazon's Appstore. With password protection enabled, the user will have to enter a previously set password to make a purchase, or stream video. Parents can also completely block functions like Web, Newsstand, Books, Music, Video, Docs and Apps. On the main Kindle Fire screen, any function blocked will be "grayed out" and will be unavailable for use.
If someone tries to access one of the blocked functions, a pop-up appears to say that it has been blocked and asks if the user wants to cancel the request or go to Settings to disable Parental Controls. The easiest way to do this would have been for Amazon to allow a parent to enter the password to temporarily disable the block. Instead, if a parent wants to use an area of the tablet that he previously blocked, it would require a trip to Settings and a removal of Parental Controls. Of course, this means that the parent has to remember to enable the controls again once he is done using the tablet.

source: Amazon via MobileBurn
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