Use the current audio application
ABC’s closure notice, updated on 1 September 2026, directs families to the Kids tab in ABC listen. The radio station, podcasts and audiobooks continue there, and the audio remains free. This closure concerns the separate audio app. It should not be applied to the similarly named ABC Kids video app or interpreted as the radio station itself ending.
Create the child’s space while signed in
The safety instructions require a free ABC account for profiles and parental controls, even though ordinary Kids listening is available without signing in. Existing iview profiles can be used in ABC listen. To add one, select Add profile, confirm it is a Kids profile, provide its name and year of birth, then finish setup. A Kids ABC Account alone does not activate these controls by default.
Protect switching on this device
From the profile icon at the top left, open settings and enable Kids Lock. ABC describes a passcode protecting access to adult profiles and says the setting applies to all Kids profiles on that device. In the profile chooser, non-Kids profiles display a lock when it is enabled. Check that result on the actual listening device rather than assuming a profile avatar supplies the lock.
Return to the intended child’s saved audio
The migration notice says downloads and followed programmes, stations and audiobooks are kept separately for each profile. Switch to the intended child before looking for saved listening. A selection under another profile is not proof that the migration erased it. The closure notice also retains the sleep timer and casting routes, so choose those within the current audio app rather than reopening the retired one.