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How it works

How your phone and your child's phone connect

Enter the 6-digit code from the parent app on your child’s phone to connect.

Illustration: two phones lie side by side on the breakfast table showing the same six-box code, joined by a dotted line, as a mom and her daughter lean in
Enter the code from your phone on your child's phone, and the two are linked.

  1. Install the parent app and sign up

    Install it on your phone and sign up with Google or email.

    Parent's phone sign-in screen — Continue with Google, Login with EmailParent's phone sign-in screen — Continue with Google, Login with Email

  2. Get a 6-digit invite code

    Create a code in the parent app. It works for 5 minutes.

    Invite Child screen on the parent's phone — a six-digit invite code, time left before it expires, Refresh, Copy Code and Share link buttons, and a four-step connection guideInvite Child screen on the parent's phone — a six-digit invite code, time left before it expires, Refresh, Copy Code and Share link buttons, and a four-step connection guide

  3. Enter the code and let your child review

    Your child enters the code without signing up, reads the notice and agrees.

    Enter Guardian Code screen on the child's phone — six input boxes, three steps for getting the code, and a number keypadEnter Guardian Code screen on the child's phone — six input boxes, three steps for getting the code, and a number keypad

  4. Review required and optional permissions

    Required and optional permissions are shown separately. If an optional one is off, that feature may not work.

Transparency

What does your child see?

Location sharing, agreed app times, smombie alerts, and protection status are visible in the child app.

Protection status is visible
The current protection status appears on the child-app home screen and in the notification panel.
The app lists what is shared
Your child can see shared location and app-usage information, along with smombie-alert status.
Your child sees your location too
Your child can see the parent's location on the same family map.
How we handle children's data
Child's home screen — Protected, Using safely, Location and App usage shown as shared with parentsChild's home screen — Protected, Using safely, Location and App usage shown as shared with parents

Connect the parent and child apps

Install the parent and child apps, then connect them with the four steps above. The Android apps are being prepared for launch.

On the parent's phone

Coming soon to Google Play

On your child's phone

Coming soon to Google Play