Parental controls

[GentleHoneyLover]

Does Sony provide API related to parental controls? Is it theoretically possible to include some parental control functionality in ps5-mqtt?

One use case I have in mind is disabling/enabling a play limit for a day (e. g., a kid's play time ran out for the day and they are asking for some extra time). With Nintendo, it's very easy via their dedicated parental controls app (and via HA integration) — just a flick of a switch. In case of Sony, you have to be logging in their web portal and digging through a ton of menus and submenus every time to do what should have been a one-button operation :)

Welcome your thoughts on this! ;)

[FunkeyFlo]

AFAIK the API doesn't support this. However the next best thing might be to track time spent per account in HA and if the amount gets exceeded use the add-on to shut down the device that is in use. 😂

[GentleHoneyLover]

Thanks! Unfortunately, most kids are smart enough to turn the console back on :)