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Walking alerts

A warning on their phone when they walk and scroll.

When your child walks while using an app you picked, a heads-up appears. If they keep looking, a warning covers the screen. It clears when they stop walking.

Heads-up over the child's home screen: Wait, check your surroundingsHeads-up over the child's home screen: Wait, check your surroundings
Illustration: a child walks toward a crosswalk looking at a phone showing a yellow warning sign, while the meerkat mascot raises both paws to say stop
Those few seconds walking with eyes on the screen — that's when your child's phone speaks up.

You choose in the parent app

  • Pick the apps

    Choose apps they shouldn't use while walking, like games or video.

  • Add safe zones

    No warnings in places you register, like on your home Wi-Fi.

  • Check the history

    See when warnings appeared in the parent app.

Safe zone screen on the child's phone: You're in a safe zone, connected to Home Wi-FiSafe zone screen on the child's phone: You're in a safe zone, connected to Home Wi-Fi
On a registered Wi-Fi network, it shows they're in a safe zone.

Walking is detected on your child's phone

Sensor data isn't sent to our servers. The parent app only shows detection status and warning history.

Worth knowing

  • It can miss some walking, or detect walking when there isn't any.
  • No warnings appear when the screen is off, when they aren't using a picked app, or inside a safe zone.
  • Detection can stop if required permissions are turned off.
  • It helps cut down on phone use while walking. It can't guarantee accidents won't happen.

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