cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/16690486

I am thinking about getting a phone for my son.

There are some really cheap android phones around.

But I also want to restrict what he can do on it while he is still young.

I was thinking something like net guard but with a password, so the settings can’t be easily changed.

I could just get a dumb phone, but I also have some old android phones hanging around.

What options are there for this kind of app/network control?

  • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Honestly I think not being able to go online might be beneficial for the kid until they’re 16+.

    or in a very controlled, supervised way, so that they may see the useful part of the internet and learn to use it, without getting dragged down by social media.

    • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzOPEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      Agreed, the already has my old laptop which he uses at home sometimes.

      I really just want to be able call him when he and his friends are away from the house.

      But also have some apps like signal, and a chess game. The Wikipedia app… There really is a lot of good stuff available.

      No social media, no unsupervised internet.