Google Family Link Reviews and details

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• Need help tracing a phone number to get its exact location.

  Install google family link app in your father mobile. You can enable GPS and view your father live location. Https://families.google.com/familylink/. Source: over 1 year ago

• A device to help kids control their screen time?

  Use parental controls on the device: https://families.google.com/familylink/ . If you prefer to give the kid a visual reminder of how much time there is left then pair it with an egg timer or a set of hourglass timers. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Mom wants for our daughter to have a phone when she starts middle school. I don't.

  What I did was we started with an android phone, upon set up I created her own gmail account and with her being a minor it automatically asked for parent gmail and it linked together There was an app that was automatically installed called “Family Link”. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Parental Software Advice: Kids GPS location PLUS online safety/screen-time management?

  Doesn't the googles family link already do all of those and is free? Source: almost 2 years ago

• A way to limit and monitor kids iPad app usage

  Have you tried the Family Link app by Google? It does most of that from what I'm reading. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Spy or Tracker app recommendations...

  You can try Google Family Link, it has tracking build in with other controls. Source: about 2 years ago

• Is it possible to just completely restrict your iPhone or Android to specific apps?

  I've not tried it but you could create a Google family group, create a child account and then manage the phone as if it were a child's. Install the apps you need and prevent installation of other apps. Https://families.google.com/familylink/ https://support.google.com/families/answer/7039872. Source: about 2 years ago

• How to block WiFi for all apps except for WhatsApp?

  If you want to control your child's phone, you can also use family link. Source: over 2 years ago

• Managing family link in browser?

  Now, family link homepage just redirects to an app. What gives? Source: over 2 years ago

• My daughter is 8 and shady, advice is needed.

  If it's an Android phone I recommend Family Link. It lets you lock the phone at set times, limit usage by app, etc. Source: over 2 years ago

• Let the sales begin 🔥

  First set up your google family: https://families.google.com/familylink/. Source: almost 3 years ago

• An android that's not useful for kids

  Family Link. Gives you control over the situation. Source: almost 3 years ago

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  The internet is full of possibilities, but not all screen time is the same. Family Link gives parents control to set digital ground rules and create healthy habits that help keep everyone safe online. It’s very easy to use via the Family Link app on your phone. The app helps you keep your kids off certain websites and limit their screen time across their Android phones, tablets, and Chromebooks, a sort of digital... Source: almost 3 years ago

• my dad put a lock on the wifi

  That works to get rid of third party apps. However, newer Android devices (running 7.0 and higher) have parental controls built right into the OS through Google Family Link, and it's possible that this is what the dad is using, not a third party app. In that case, unfortunately there isn't an easy way to disable parental controls without the parent's permission. Source: about 3 years ago

• Internet safety for children

  If it's an android device (phone or tablet) there is a family link app so you can keep kids under 12 "safe" on their device. Let's you appove apps being installed as well as helps limit what they can see online. https://families.google.com/familylink. Source: about 3 years ago

• Kid friendly phone / watch with good parental control

  Google Family Link is an app you can put on any Android or iOS device. We use it for our developmentally disabled foster girls. You can lock it remotely, set time limits (i.e. 2 hours total or between 1pm and 3pm), approve apps to download, and see their location. Not sure about contact limitations. Source: about 3 years ago