Parental control for "Android". Parental Controls Free

Parental control is the fencing of the child from unwanted content on the Internet, to which the child can stumble even completely by accident, as well as protection from too much time spent on the web and in a smartphone (or tablet) in principle. Parental control for "Android" is implemented by various programs for this mobile OS. If you choose the right application, you can sleep peacefully and do not worry about the safety of the child.

Parental control programs - free, paid, demo versions and full licensed ones - are presented below.

"Parental Time Control"

The Russian-language program from the domestic manufacturer "Parental Control of Time" is designed to ensure the safety of the child while he is on the Internet.

It includes:

• Setting your own time frames for the Internet, games and so on;
• Blocking sites and applications that the parent deems undesirable;
• Compilation of a list of recommended applications, the time frame for which they will not be distributed;
• Banning of any sites and applications at a specific time (for example, games and the Internet in class, at night, etc.);
• The ability to remotely monitor the child's activity on his smartphone through the official application support service.

All the settings are available immediately after the installation of the application - this is the first thing that is displayed on the screen. If you tick the option "Connect to account", it becomes possible to control through the service - on the site of the development team KidLogger will need to enter under the appropriate login and password. The program "Parental Control of Time" is available for download on the same site. It's free.

Kids Place

An application that provides parental control for "Android", Kids Place is translated from English as "Child's Place", which fully reflects the essence of the program. "Kids Place" is not just a list of restrictions that overlap the OS, but the replacement of the standard device launcher - in other words, when a child "sits" in a tablet or smartphone, he surfs on it only with this application, and leave it for him Becomes an irresistible task. Reboot is also useless - in the settings you can specify that at startup the entrance to the Kids Place is automatically made.

Actually, the only thing that a parent needs to do is specify which applications are available to the child through the running program, and at what time. You can also save some data that will not be available through the Kids Place.

It's easy to trace the feature of the application: it is supposed to be installed not on the phone of the child, but on the phone of the parent, to allocate a little bit of "his place" to the mother on the mother's or father's smartphone.

Care4Teen

But the application Care4Teen ("Caring for a teenager") is installed on the child's phone. This program provides parental control in a slightly different way. At the forefront is not protection of the data of the mother / father, and the safety of the child. Of course, here you can also put your limitations on applications and sites.

Parental control for "Android" can be installed and by default - Care4Teen already has its own list of banned online resources that a child (or teenager) will not even visit by accident. Functionality is complemented by synchronization with GPS.

The only drawback is the English-language program. Parental control for "Android" is realized at it: "Caring for a teenager" always works in the background, so it will not turn off the child.

Kaspersky Internet Security

A powerful Kaspersky Internet Security tool guarantees the safety of both the child and its device. Kaspersky provides parental control on the tablet "Android", "Vindous", aipads, PCs, smartphones of any existing mobile OS. Among its functions are protection from viruses, confidentiality of information, setting up of associations on the actions of the child on the Internet.

When you register and log into different devices in the same account, the entire configuration will be copied to the new device in a similar way.

However, Kaspersky is not a free program. For this quality, developers are asking for a fee. However, on the official site, you can download a 30-day trial version, try how much the application really works. And if you like it, why not? This manufacturer has long been on the market and has its own good reputation.

KidRead

The unexpected development of the company that produces e-books surprised the market with its suddenness, and then - with quality. Parental Control for "Android" KidRead allows you to configure applications and games to which the child will have access. You can even classify them according to their ranks: they are neutral, exclusively game or educational.

Through "KidRid" it is also proposed to establish a time frame during which the child will be able to surf free in the virtual world. Remote access is also assumed.

Since they still developed the PocketBook application ("Pocket Book"), it feels directed to reading on an electronic device - although this is even a plus. The game moment in "KidRid": the establishment of certain points on the allowed applications (both positive and negative), the accumulation of which will be very pleased with the child, because in the end they can be spent on extra time to play, or even some kind of entertainment to taste .

For reading the same application motivates using a special, built-in default plug-in - "Extracurricular Pulp Fiction".

MSpy

MSpy is a multifunctional program. Parental control for "Android" in it is presented in the extended version.

No wonder its name is the English word "spy" - with the help of "MSPay" you can find out who the child is talking to, who communicates with sms and by correspondence in social networks, where it is located, what sites it visits using a browser on its device . All this data is transmitted in hidden mode, the parent himself decides which of this information he needs.

"MSPay" is a means for surveillance, and not for restriction, therefore, despite the fact that it is very powerful, the ethics of its use are being questioned.