Gadget Minder - Kid

Gadget Minder Kid is the child-device app of Gadget Minder, a parental-control service. A parent or guardian installs it on their child's Android device and pairs it with Gadget Minder Parent on their own phone, then manages app limits, schedules, extra time, website filtering, remote alarm and device blocking from there.

Parental monitoring app. Gadget Minder Kid is installed by a parent on their child's device. While it runs it always shows a notification with the Gadget Minder icon. The parent can see which apps are installed and which apps are used, when and for how long, and can limit or block apps and websites.

This listing is for the child app only. It does not work on its own: it must be paired with Gadget Minder Parent.

How it works:

1. Install Gadget Minder Kid on the child's device.
2. Install Gadget Minder Parent on the parent's phone.
3. Pair the child device with the parent app.
4. Complete the guided permission setup on the child device.
5. Set rules and manage the device from the parent app.

Features:

• Daily time limits for apps
• Weekly schedules for allowed and blocked periods
• App blocking for school, homework, bedtime or family time
• Extra time for one app or the whole device, approved in the parent app or with the parent's PIN on the child device
• Website filtering with a block list or an allow list
• Remote alarm to find the device or get the child's attention
• Remote device blocking when stronger limits are needed
• Guided setup for the permissions the child device needs

Built for family routines:

• School focus: limit games and social apps during study time
• Bedtime: reduce late-night device use
• Learning exceptions: more time only for approved apps
• Family time: block distracting apps during meals or activities
• Safer browsing: block websites the parent chose

Accessibility service. Gadget Minder Kid uses Android's Accessibility service to see which app is open, so it can block apps the parent chose or when today's time is up, and to stop protection being switched off in Settings. It asks for consent before Accessibility is turned on. Screen contents and taps are checked on the device only and are never recorded or sent.

VPN. To block websites, Gadget Minder Kid uses Android's VpnService to run a DNS filter entirely on the device. Website lookups are checked on the device and are not recorded or sent anywhere; there is no remote VPN server.

Other permissions. Depending on the device and Android version, the app also needs Usage Access, display over other apps, notifications and device admin (so it can't be uninstalled without the parent's PIN). They are used only for the parental controls the parent sets up.

Privacy. Gadget Minder is for supervision managed by a parent or guardian. Parents can manage account data and request account deletion in the parent app.

Install Gadget Minder Kid only on a child's device, as part of a parent or guardian setting up Gadget Minder.