PhoneWatcher Kids

PhoneWatcher Kids is the app a parent installs on their child's Android phone or tablet to use PhoneWatcher, the free parental control app. It works together with the PhoneWatcher parent app or the web panel at phonewatcher.app/panel. THIS IS A MONITORING APP FOR PARENTS PhoneWatcher Kids monitors app use and screen time and tracks the device's location, and sends this to the parent's PhoneWatcher account. It is only for parents and legal guardians of children under 18, on a device they own or manage for their child. It must not be used to monitor or track any other person, such as a partner or another adult, even with their permission. NEVER HIDDEN • The app is always visible and keeps a permanent notification while it runs. • Before connecting, your child sees a "What's shared" page that lists exactly what parents can see. It stays available from the home screen. • Live location always shows a notification and a banner with the end time. WHAT IT DOES • Shows your child how much screen time is left today, and a friendly "time's up" screen when a limit or schedule is reached. Calls, alarms and SOS always work. • Applies your app rules: blocked apps, per-app and category limits, and approval for new apps. • Lets your child ask for more time, an app or a website. You answer from your phone. • Web filter: blocks unsafe websites by category and locks SafeSearch on. • Family locator: location on the parent's map, arrival and departure alerts for saved places, a day timeline, SOS (hold 2 seconds) and low-battery alerts. WHAT IT COLLECTS Screen time per app, the list of installed apps, the names of blocked websites your child tried to open, battery level, and location. Location is collected in the background (when the app is closed or not in use) to give parents place alerts, the family map, the timeline, SOS and live location. A notice explains this before Android asks for permission, and location can be turned off. PhoneWatcher Kids never reads messages, photos, calls, passwords or the content of web pages. HOW IT USES SPECIAL PERMISSIONS • Usage access: counts screen time per app. • Display over other apps: shows the "time's up" screen. • VPN (web filter): PhoneWatcher Kids uses Android's VpnService only to filter websites on the phone. It checks website names against your family's rules; traffic is not sent to a VPN server, and pages, searches and messages are never read or stored. A separate notice asks for agreement first. • Device admin: only so that removing the app needs the parent PIN and the parent is alerted. It never locks, controls or erases the phone. • Run in the background, and a permanent notification: so limits keep working when the phone is asleep. SETUP (ABOUT 5 MINUTES, PARENT AND CHILD TOGETHER) 1. Show your child the "What's shared" page. 2. Connect the phone: sign in as the parent, create a free parent account, or scan the QR code from the PhoneWatcher parent app. 3. Pick the child (or add one), then turn on each setup item together. Free: no subscription, no ads, no in-app purchases. Delete your account and data at any time: phonewatcher.app/panel/delete-account Privacy policy: https://phonewatcher.app/privacy-policy/

First release of PhoneWatcher Kids: screen time and app limits, schedules, requests, family locator with SOS, and a clear "What's shared" page. Connect with a parent account or a code from the parent app.