{"id":10009,"date":"2017-04-16T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=10009"},"modified":"2017-04-20T11:51:50","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T16:51:50","slug":"guide-childproofing-android-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/guide-childproofing-android-device\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Guide to Childproofing an Android Device"},"content":{"rendered":"

You don\u2019t want your child sending off gibberish emails to your co-workers again, right? You only want your young child playing with your phone some of the time, to keep him or her busy, perhaps. Click below to keep your children \u2014 and everyone else \u2014 out of your favorite or more sensitive apps.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"lock-your-apps\"<\/a><\/center>DFNDR\u2019s Applock feature lets you lock sensitive apps with a password, even if your phone\u2019s home screen is unlocked. You don\u2019t have to lock down every app, either, meaning that you can keep your child-approved apps running. But that\u2019s not all you can do. The following will explain how you can further childproof your phone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: <\/b>The 6 Best Apps to Keep Toddlers Busy<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Lock Your Screen <\/b><\/p>\n

Add a screen lock to your phone so your child can\u2019t get into it if you leave it somewhere. To add a lock screen, go to \u201cSettings.\u201d Here, choose \u201cSecurity\u201d and then \u201cScreen Lock.\u201d You can then choose to add a PIN or a pattern to lock your phone settings. Your child would have to be a genius in order to figure out how to get through those.<\/span><\/p>\n

Restrict Access to the Google Play Store<\/b><\/p>\n

One of the biggest worries about your child getting into your phone is buying anything from the Google Play store. But Android comes already-equipped with restrictions. To turn these on, tap \u201cSettings\u201d on the Play Store side menu. Click the option to always require a password when making in-app purchases.<\/span><\/p>\n

Set Web Browser Limits <\/b><\/p>\n

The Mobicip app lets you set controls for how long your child can browse the Internet. To use, you first set up a parental account that lets you set, monitor, and change browsing length controls. You can also block out websites that you don\u2019t want your child accessing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Separate Your User Profiles <\/b><\/p>\n

The most current Android devices (due to a function on the Lollipop operating system and up) lets you create separate user profiles for different family members. As part of this feature, you can create restricted profiles for your kids. This profile lets you lock down apps and set parental restrictions on what might be unsuitable content. <\/span><\/p>\n

To create a new profile, navigate to \u201cSettings.\u201d Next, click on \u201cUsers\u201d and \u201cAdd user or profile.\u201d After that, click \u201cRestricted profile.\u201d Once there, click \u201cNew profile\u201d to change it to your child\u2019s name. In the profile, you\u2019ll see every app downloaded to your phone. You can block or unblock apps based on your intended level of restriction.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Childproofing your phone means you won\u2019t have sticky fingers all over your important apps. Here\u2019s how to make sure your child can\u2019t get into your phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[30,2649,4025,4354],"class_list":["post-10009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-performance","tag-android","tag-android-device","tag-dfndr","tag-lock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}