Device safety

Android phones & tablets, locked down

If you install Family Link before your child signs in, you get serious control. Add it after and you'll be fighting the device.

Control depth 5/5
Google Family Link
Android phones & tablets illustration
start tonight

Lock it down — start tonight

Mum's free quick wins for Android phones & tablets. Do step 1 tonight; the rest are in the members' guide.

  1. 1
    Create a Google account for your child via Family Link before first sign-in

Not ready for the full guide? Grab the free age-by-age checklist

Six things that actually matter at each stage — by a mum of two. No spam, unsubscribe any time.

The rest of the Android phones & tablets lockdown

3 more quick wins — plus the full screen-by-screen walkthrough.

The full screen-by-screen walkthrough for Android phones & tablets lives in The Ultimate Parents Guide.

Back

Device Scoreboard

Every device, scored head-to-head.

See also

App Scoreboard

App-by-app honest verdicts.

View Then

Talk to your kids

The conversation that makes the settings stick.

How to start