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How To Kid-Proof Your Android Mobile Device?

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Android mobile devices are the most important item in our daily life. They are the best device to gain knowledge. Social media platforms, games & many others attracted users to scroll down & use them. With the growing technology, android mobile users are growing exponentially form. Day by day, the number of users is increasing. There are many users who are not yet crossed the adult age. They are kids or teenagers. 

In this article, we will see how to make a Kid-Proof android mobile device.

Configuration To Kid-Proof Android Mobile Device:

Using Visitor/Guest Mode In Android Mobile:

Guest mode or Visitor mode is a special option provided by smartphone companies. It is not possible for most users to buy a separate device for their child. Sometimes, they give their old smartphones to them. Those smartphones are sometimes still operatable by the users. So, there might be some applications or data that are completely for adults. So, it is not possible to remove all those things from the device. Instead of that, they can use the Visitor/Guest mode on their mobile.

Users need to enable the Visitor/Guest mode on their smartphones before handing over it to their kids. So, the child can only be able to use some applications & data that are not restricted. Whenever the user will again use the device, they need to close the Visitor mode. Then all the applications will be available there. No restrictions will be there.

Step 1: At first, users need to open the Settings of the Android device. In Settings, the user will find an option called Security. There, users need to click.

 

Step 2: Inside the security option, there will be another option called the Visitor Mode. Users need to click on it. This will help to get more options related to this.

 

Step 3: Inside the Visitor Mode, users need to provide the password for the Visitor. This means the visitor can only use this device in visitor mode. Using again this password will make them the user or owner of the device. This password will separate the user & the visitor.

For using the Visitor Mode, there should be a mobile lock present. This means, there should be a lock screen pattern or password there for the certain device. Otherwise, users first need to develop the lock screen security. Then users are able to provide the Visitors Mode security.

 

Step 4: Users need to draw the pattern for the Visitor Mode. Users need to remember the pattern for future needs.

 

Step 5: After that, users will find that there is a pattern provided for the Visitor Mode. This means they have completed the configurations. They can do different changes there. They can restrict to use of some albums, videos, etc. Also, they can hide installed applications.

 

Hence, we have successfully activated the Visitors Mode on the android device.

Using Parental Control In Google Play Store:

As the above approach will only save from using the data & applications that are already installed in the smartphones. But sometimes smart fellows installed some games & applications from the internet. Using the Google Play Store, they can easily install the application. So, you need to control that too.

Step 1: At first, we need to open the Google Play Account. There, users will find the Settings option. Users need to click on it.

 

Step 2: There we will find the Family option. Users need to expand that. Inside that, there will be another option called Parental Controls. Users need to click that.

 

Step 3: There will be an option to enable parental control.  Users need to click on it to start the function.

 

Step 4: For starting the option, users need to provide a password there. This password is needed to install any application from the Google Play Store. So, kids can’t able to install random applications from the internet. After providing the password, the user needs to click Ok.

 

Step 5: Now, users will find that they have successfully enabled the Parental Control in Google Play Store. They can do more configurations there as per their need. Hence, we have successfully enabled Parental Control in Google Play Store.

Users need to perform both methods to completely kid-proof the android device. Performing any one method will not kid-proof the device. Users need to do methods to completely save the device from kids.


Last Updated : 09 Dec, 2022
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