Part 1: Get Started on Parent's End

Get started with AirDroid Parental Control by first installing and registering an AirDroid account on the parent's device.

  1. Step 1.Download AirDroid Parental Control
  2. Directly search for AirDroid Parental Control on Google Play or App Store to download it. You can also download the app by clicking the download icon below.

    google play blackapp store black
    Note: If you'd rather not install an app, you can use the web version of AirDroid Parental Control.
  1. Step 2.Register an AirDroid Account
  2. Install and launch AirDroid Parental Control on your devices. You will be directed to the sign-in page. If you haven't registered for an AirDroid account, please click "Create one" to sign up.

    sign up page of AirDroid Parental Control

  1. Step 3.Select Device Owner
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to select "Mine" and click the "Agree" button to proceed to the next step.

    Select Device Owner

Part 2: Connect Kid's Device

Below are the detailed steps to tie up your kid's Android device.

We have also created a YouTube video to help you understand this guide better and faster.

Video Tutorial: How to Connect Kid's Android Device in AirDroid Parental Control

  1. Step 1.Download and Bind AirDroid Kids
  2. After installing AirDroid Parental Control on your device, you will be directed to a binding page with a QR code and a URL.

    Use your child's Android device to scan the QR code or enter the URL in a browser to download AirDroid Kids onto the device.

    Binding Child's Device Page

    The screen on your child's device will be guided to the download page. Tap "Download" to complete the AirDroid Kids download. If no download popup appears, click "Click to retry".

    Click Downoload

    Tips:

    • Some Android devices may display an "unknown sources" popup during the installation of AirDroid Kids. To continue installation, tap on Settings > toggle on Downloads from Unknown Sources or a similar option containing "Unknown Sources."

    Install Unknown Apps

    Click the "Open" button to open AirDroid Kids on your child's device after installation.

    Open AirDroid Kids on Kid's Device

    Tips:

      • If the "Open" button is unresponsive, return to the previous page and click the blue "Open now" button.

    Click Open Now Blue Button

    • You can also use the below ways to find AirDroid Kids icon and open it.
  3. Step 2.Set up AirDroid Kids
  4. Tap the "Accept" button to enter the child profile page. After editing, click "Done."

    Set up AirDroid Kids

    Please follow the on-screen instructions to grant the necessary permissions.

    Now, your child's device is now successfully bound. You can choose to hide AirDroid Kids on the child's device by selecting "Hide Icon" below.

    Select Hide Icon

💡Cannot Find AirDroid Kids Icon?

If you can't find AirDroid Kids on the home page of your child's device, refer to the following steps to open it.

Method 1. You can enter *#*#247543#*#* on the dial pad of your child's device to open AirDroid Kids. Please note this method is only available on some devices.

Method 2. Enter the following URL in a browser on your child's device to open AirDroid Kids.

airdroid.com/openkids

Part 3: Start Supervising

Manage Calls

Function

  • Block or only allow certain calls on your kid's device.
  • Monitor whether your child has made or received harmful calls.

Note: If you are an old user and want to use the new feature, please access your child's device to enable corresponding permissions. Here's how:

  • In AirDroid Kids: Visit airdroid.com/openkids to open the app, tap Calls & SMS Monitoring to toggle on the switch with contacts and SMS.
    enable Permissions for calls and SMS from AirDroid Kids
  • In the Settings App: Select Apps and tap on it, find AirDroid Kids, and enable the permissions for contacts and SMS.
    enable Permissions for calls and SMS from Settings

How-to-Use

Once the permissions are ready, tap the "Calls & SMS Monitoring" option on the parental dashboard.

  1. Step 1.Select Mode for Calls Management
  2. By tapping "Mode" in "Call & SMS Monitoring," you can manage the call in three different modes.

  • Unrestricted Mode: No restrictions for the calls on your child's device.
  • Blacklist Mode: Blocking the incoming and outgoing calls from the numbers on the blacklist.
  • Whitelist Mode: Only allowing incoming and outgoing calls from emergency numbers and that on the whitelist.

select mode for calls management

  1. Step 2.Add the Number to Blacklist and View the Blocked Records
  2. Block Mode is the default mode. You need to tap "Call Blacklist"> "Add Phone Number," and then you can add the phone numbers you don't want your child to receive or call.

    add the phone numbers to block

    If the number contacts your child via phone call, it will be listed in the blocked records.

    view the blocked calls

    Tip: If you want to view all call history, go to the "Notifications" section and search for "Calls."

  1. Step 3.Add the Number to Whitelist
  2. If you want to use Whitelist Mode, you can add phone numbers to the whitelist. Then, your children can only contact the numbers in the list via calls.

    add the phone numbers to whitelist

Monitor SMS

Function

  • Detect whether your child receives harmful or inappropriate content in SMS and send alerts.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Set Up Keyword Detection
  2. Go to "Call & SMS Monitory" as before. In "Keyword Management," tap "Create keyword category." Enter the category name, add keywords you want the get alerts on your child's phone, and hit "OK" to save.

    Tips: If you have added keywords in "Social Content Detection," the app will sync the keywords and vice versa.

    added keywords

  1. Step 2.View SMS Detection Records
  2. If your child sent or received text messages with the keywords, you will get alerts. You can tap the Message icon to view or see it in "SMS Detection Records" of "Calls & SMS Monitoring."

    view SMS detection records from Calls & Message Center

    view SMS detection records from Calls & SMS Monitoring

    Tip: If you want to view all SMS your child received, go to the "Notifications" section and search for "Messages."

Sync App Notifications

Function

  • Monitor your kid's incoming SMS and calls.
  • Receive messages and notifications from your kid's social media, such as Snapchat, Discord, Instagram, etc.
  • Get informed of positive or negative activities on your kid's Android phone.

How-to-Use

Tap on "Notifications" on the dashboard of AirDroid Parental Control on your phone.

tap on notifications

Then, you can see all notifications from your kid's phone. To locate notifications for a specific app, just type the app name in the search bar directly.

app notification

You are also allowed to customize which app you do or don't want to receive notifications for. Tap the "≡" icon at the upper right to access the "Notification Toggle" section. Then, turn the apps you want on or off.

customize apps to sync notifications

Limit App Time

Function

  • Set time limits or schedule downtime to restrict access to apps or categories within certain time frames.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Scroll down the home page and select "App Limits." Then tap "Add Schedule."
  2. tap Add Schedule in App Limits for Android

  3. Step 2.Tick the apps or categories you want to limit, then tap "Next" in the upper right corner. You can also quickly find an app by searching its name.
  4. tick apps or categories to limit

  5. Step 3.Select "Time Limits" to set how long your child can use the app.
  6. Set the same limits for every day by ticking "Every Day" > setting time limits > tapping "OK."

    set same limits for app on everyday

    Set different limits by ticking "Customize" > selecting days from Sun to Sat > setting time limits > tapping "OK."

    set different limits for app on each day

  7. Step 4.Select "Downtime" to set when you child can't access the app or category.
  8. Set the same downtime for every day by ticking "Every Day" > setting downtime > tapping "OK."

    set same downtime for app on everyday

    Set different downtime by ticking "Customize" > selecting from Sun to Sat > setting downtime > tapping "OK."

    set different downtime for app on each day

  9. Step 5.Tap "Done" in the upper right corner.

Block App

Function

  • Know all apps installed on your kid's phone.
  • View what app your kid has added recently.
  • See whether the apps are safe for kids.
  • Block the apps that you don't want your kids to access.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Click on "App & Content Restrictions," and you'll have two options.
  2. Step 2.In the "Open Newly Installed Apps" section, you can choose whether your child can open newly installed apps or not.
  3. app content restricitions

  4. Step 3.In the "App Blocker" option, you can block all apps or individual apps with one-tap. If you choose to block all apps, all apps except those "Always Allowed" will be instantly blocked until you disable this feature.
  5. app blocker

Limit Screen Time

Function

  • Schedule downtime to decide when your child's device is not available.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Scroll down the home page and select "Downtime." Then tap "Add Schedule."
  2. tap Add Schedule on Downtime for Android

  3. Step 2.Set the same downtime for every day or customize different downtime for each day. You can even set downtime to activate in specific areas.
  4. set downtime

💡During downtime, phone calls and apps added to "Always Allowed" will be accessible. So, you can add apps and websites to the "Always Allowed" list to let your kid can always access them. Here's how:

  1. 1.Select "Always Allowed" under "Device Supervision" on the home page.
  2. Always Allowed for Android

  3. 2.Tap to open it. You'll see all the apps on your child's device. Search for the app you want to add or scroll down to find it, then tap the "+" on the left of the app to add it to the allowlist.
  4. add apps to allowlist

  5. 3.Switch to "Websites" by tapping it. Then tap the "+" next to "Add URLs to the Whitelist" to enter the websites you will always allow your children to access.
  6. add websites to allowlist

    Note: If you want to delete an app or website, tap the "-" and then "Delete."

    delete apps from allowlist

Restrict Device Access

Function

  • Instantly block all apps except those always allowed until the set time ends or you disable this feature.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Under "Device Supervision," locate and tap "Instant Block."
  2. tap instant block

  3. Step 2.Choose to block all apps (except always allowed apps) for 1 hour, 2 hours, until midnight, or until manually turned off. Then, tap "OK."
  4. set up instant block

Filter Web Content

Function

  • Allow or block any websites on kid's devices.
  • Change web filtering levels flexibly.
  • Filter websites one by one or by categories.

To activate this feature on your Android, you have to install AirDroid Browser on your kid's device first.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Download AirDroid Browser on Kid's End
    1. Install AirDroid Browser on your child's Android phone. Launch it and click "Open AirDroid Kids" for binding.
    2. Check the account you want to bind. If yes, tap "OK".
    3. Install AirDroid BrowserBinding AirDroid Browser
    4. Set AirDroid Browser as the default browser to create a healthier internet environment.
    5. Set up AirDroid Browser

  1. Step 2. Choose Website Restriction Mode
  2. In AirDroid Parental Control, go to "Website Restrictions" from the home page.

    tap website restrictions

    Then, tap "Mode" and you can manage your child's web activities in these 3 different modes:

  • Unrestricted Mode: No restrictions for the websites your child can visit.
  • Block Mode: Blocking the sites you added or the website types you choose to block.
  • Whitelist Mode: Where your child can only access the sites you add.

Choosing Managment Mode

  1. Step 3. Set Website Blacklist for Your Kid
    1. In "URL Blacklist", tap "Add custom URLs to the Blacklist." Then, input the web address you don't want your child to visit.
    2. Manging Blocking Rules on AirDroid Browser

    3. Surely, you can also add the blacklist URL from your child's browsing history.
    4. add url blacklist

    5. Or switch to the "Subscription" tab to block the website by categories for your kids. This includes common categories that aren't suitable for kids, such as adults, drugs, violence, gambling, and more.
    6. add url blacklist

  1. Step 4. Set Website Whitelist for Your Kid
  2. In "URL Whitelist", tap "Add URLs to the Whitelist" to specify sites your child can visit or add allowed websites from their browsing history.
  3. Managing accessible websites

Track Browsing History

Function

  • Keep a record of your child's browsing and searching history.
  • Find out if your child visited blocked websites and get instant alerts.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Go to "Website Restrictions" from the home page.
  2. tap website restrictions

  3. Step 2.Click "View All" to see all entries. AirDroid also enables you to visit the website or add it to the blacklist directly by tapping the three-dot button next to the link.

    Checing Browsing History

    You can also click "Blocked" to see the websites your child has been prevented from accessing when the "Blacklist Mode" or "Whitelist Mode" is activated.

Detect Social Content

Function

  • Monitor content on the child's social media apps through keyword detection.
  • Receive instant alerts when keywords are detected, activating the content filter.
  • View details of detected keywords.
  • View the activities about TikTok and YouTube for 30 days.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Tap on "Social Content Detection" in AirDroid Parental Control.
  2. Step 2.Click on "App Detection Management" and turn on the button of the app you want to monitor. Once this is done, the content monitoring will begin, and the app will send alerts whenever keywords you've added are detected.
  3. app detection management

  4. Step 3.Tap the "Activity" option to view TikTok and YouTube activities for the past 30 days.
  5. atiktok and youtube activities checking

To set up keywords for content detecting and filtering, please follow:

  1. Step 1.Navigate to "Social Content Detection" and tap "Keyword Management".
  2. tap keyword management

  3. Step 2.Press "Create keyword category" enter the category name, add keywords you want the content filter to detect on your child's phone, and hit "Save".
  4. Step 3.Enable the categories that contain the keywords for the content filter.
  5. enable keywrod for content filter

Part 4: Monitor Remotely

Remote Camera

Function

  • Remotely open the kid's phone camera and switch between front and rear cameras.
  • See the surroundings around kids with the cameras of your kids' mobile devices.
  • Open the flashlight on kids' phones to get a brighter field of view.
  • Enable the one-way audio to listen to the kid's phone surroundings.

How-to-Use

Click "Remote Camera" in the "Remote operations" section, and you can view the surroundings of your kid's phone.

Remote Camera feature

You can also rotate the screen, switch the webcam, full screen, remotely open the flashlight, and enable a one-way audio function.

remote camera operations

One-Way Audio

Function

  • Listen to the ambient environment through the microphones of your kids' phones.

How-to-Use

Click the "One-Way Audio" button to listen to the kid's phone surroundings.

One-Way Audio

You can also make an audio recording if necessary.

One-Way Audio Recording

Screen Mirroring

Function

  • Remotely monitor your kids' live screen.
  • Ensure your child's digital activities are risk-free.

How-to-Use

Click "Screen Mirroring" in "Remote operations," and then you can mirror the kid's phone screen to your device.

Screen Mirroring feature

You can also rotate the screen, turn on the one-way sound, and go full screen.

rotate screen when mirroring

Part 5: Track Location

Live Location

Function

  • Check the current location of your kid's device.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Click the "Location" button at the bottom of the dashboard.
  2. tap GPS location

  3. Step 2.You will see the location of your child's device. To refresh the location, tap the Refresh icon in the bottom right corner.
  4. tap refresh location

Route History

Function

  • Check where your kids have been.
  • View location history of the past 30 days.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.On the location section, tap "Route History" at the top.
  2. tap route history

  3. Step 2.You can check the location history in timeline form.
  4. location history in timeline

    Step 3.Tap the calendar icon to view the location history for the past 30 days. You can also click "<" or ">" to see the previous or next day.

    tap calendar icon to view location history

Geofencing

Function

  • Set up a specific area to get notified when kids enter or leave the area.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.On the Location section, tap the "Geofence" button.
  2. Step 2.Tap "Add geofence."
  3. Step 3.Enter the geofence name, select the location, and set the radius. When you're done, tap "Save."
  4. geofence

Part 6: Check Reports & Alerts

Activity Report

Function

  • Check the daily and weekly phone usage details in a timeline format.
  • Check information about the most used apps. You can also learn how long they were used and when they were used.
  • See how many notifications each app has received.
  • Learn which app has used the most data and how much it has used.
  • Free to check the activity report of any date within 30 days.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Tap "Today's Event" at the top of the dashboard. 
  2. Enter Today's Event

  3. Step 2.Choose whether you want to see a "Daily" or a "Weekly" report. The "Daily" report is the default. You can also swipe the chart left and right to check the activity report from the previous day or the next day.
  4. Today Event

  5. Step 3.Scroll to view Screen Time Usage, Most Used Apps, Number of Notifications, or Cellular Data Usage.

Screen Time Usage - Check when and how long the device has been used. You will know what kinds of apps have been used most. You can also directly set up downtime for kid's device here.

Screen Time Usage

Most Used Apps - Learn more about your kid's most used apps, such as duration time, categories, and age ratings, making sure that your child uses appropriate apps and stays away from malware.

Most Used Apps

Number of Notifications - Check how many notifications the kid's phone has received. Know the name of frequently-notified apps and the times they received notifications. And read the notifications the app has received by tapping the app name.

Number of Notifications

Cellular Data Usage - Find out the cellular data usage of a kid's phone on a specific day.  Check which apps have used data and how much they have used.

Requests

Function

  • Receive and respond to your child's requests for restricted apps.
  • Get notified when your child tries to open a blocked app or installs a new one.
  • Know whether your child is in or out of the Geofences.
  • Stay aware of low battery and device offline.
  • Share new Admin Code with other family members.
  • Grab the latest and best deals.

How-to-Use

Press the "message" icon at the top or navigate into the "Request" section if any. Then, you will see three tabs - Requests, Alerts, and System.

tap on requests

Requests - Check if your child requested to access the blocked application. Then, choose "Approve" or "Refuse" to decide whether to grant additional time for the restricted app.

requests

When approved, go to pick these options for your preferences: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, Available for today, and Always allowed.

approve requests

Alerts - Get immediate alerts of low battery, device offline, when your child tries to open blocked apps or install a new app, and reach or leave the geofencing area.

You can also choose to see the restricted app details or add it to the "Always Allowed" list directly. For the newly installed app, AirDroid Parental Control allows you to block it at the touch of a button.

alerts in requests

System - Whenever you or the family member change or remove the Admin code, you'll get notified. Plus, receive the latest notifications if there are discounts or sales on the app.

system in requests

By tapping on the "<" or ">" button, you are able to check the alerts of the previous or next day.

Part 7: Family Chat

Function

Steps to Invite Family Members to Chat Group

The admin can invite up to 10 family members to the group. The steps are easy:

  1. Step 1.Tap "My" at the bottom of the parental dashboard and Select "Family Members".
    select family members from my android
  2. Step 2. Tap the Invite icon, and enter the member's email. Then, tap "Invite" to confirm.
    invite family members
  3. Step 3.Ask the family member to check their email to accept the invitation.

    ask family member accept the invitation

You can also tap the "+" icon at the upper-right corner to invite more family members.

tap the + icon to invite more family members

Please kindly noted that all joined family members can also adjust parental control settings for child's device from the dashboard.

Chat with Family Members

If no child is hidden, the admin, all joined family members and supervised children are in the Family Group. From the Family tap, all of the members in the group can send personal messages to others.

You can send text messages, audio message, files, videos and photos in both group and personal chat.

send text messages, audio message, files, videos and photos

The call feature is only available in personal chat. Tap the call icon at the upper-right corner to call the other person.

call in personal chat

Remove a Child from the Family Group

After binding a child’s device to your account, they will in the Family Group by default. However, the admin can remove a child from the chat.

  1. Step 1.Select "My" at the bottom of the dashboard.
  2. Step 2.Tap "Child’s Devices," find the child you want to hide, and tap the edit icon next to their name.
    tap edit icon from childs devices android
  3. Step 3.Select "Managed by me only."

    select managed by me only android

Only the admin can chat with the hidden child, monitor and mange the child’s device.

Part 1: Get Started on Parent's End

Get started with AirDroid Parental Control by first installing and registering an AirDroid account on the parent's device.

  1. Step 1.Download AirDroid Parental Control
  2. Directly search for AirDroid Parental Control on Google Play or App Store to download it. You can also download the app by clicking the download icon below.

    google play blackapp store black
    Note: If you'd rather not install an app, you can use the web version of AirDroid Parental Control.
  1. Step 2.Register an AirDroid Account
  2. Install and launch AirDroid Parental Control on your devices. You will be directed to the sign-in page. If you haven't registered for an AirDroid account, please click "Create one" to sign up.

    sign up page of AirDroid Parental Control

  1. Step 3.Select Device Owner
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to select "Mine" and click the "Agree" button to proceed to the next step.

    Select Device Owner

Part 2: Connect Kid's Device

Below are the detailed steps to tie up your kid's iOS device.

We have also created a YouTube video to help you understand this guide better and faster.

Video Tutorial: How to Connect Kid's iOS Device in AirDroid Parental Control

  1. Step 1.Install AirDroid Kids on Kid's Device
  2. After installing AirDroid Parental Control on your device, you will be directed to a binding page with a QR code and a URL.

    Use your child's iOS device to scan the QR code or enter the URL in a browser to download AirDroid Kids onto the device.

    Binding Child's Device Page

    Your child's iOS device will redirect to the App Store. Tap the download icon to complete the download and installation.

    Download AirDroid Kids on iOS Device

  1. Step 2.Download AirDroid Parental Connector on Your Computer
  2. After AirDroid Kids is installed, it will redirect you to the AirDroid Parental Connector download interface, as shown below.

    In the browser on your computer, enter the link provided on the iOS screen to start downloading AirDroid Parental Connector.

    Download AirDroid Parental Control Connector

    Open AirDroid Parental Connector after following the installation instructions on your computer.

    Open AirDroid Parental Connector

    Tip: If you prefer not to install AirDroid Parental Connector, you can still enjoy some basic features. But for full features, we recommend following the instructions below to enable supervision mode with AirDroid Parental Connector.

  1. Step 3.Enable Supervision Mode
  2. Once downloaded AirDroid Parental Connector, connect your child's iOS device to the computer via USB, and tap "Trust" on the iOS device.

    Tap Trust

    Select "Enable Supervision Mode" on the AirDroid Parental Connector.

    Select Enable Supervision Mode

    Enter the Pairing Code displayed on the screen of your child's iOS device in the pop-up window.

    Enter Pairing Code

    Click "Start" to begin the binding process. Your child's iOS device will restart, and once the restart is complete, you can supervise your child's iOS device from your phone.

    Clic Start to enable supervision mode

Part 3: Start Supervising

Limit App Time

Function

  • Set time limits or schedule downtime to restrict access to apps or categories within certain time frames.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Select "App Limits" under "Device Supervision." Then tap "Add Schedule."
  2. tap Add Schedule in App Limits for iPhone

  3. Step 2.Tick the apps or categories you want to limit, then tap "Next" in the upper right corner. You can also quickly find an app by searching for its name.
  4. tick apps or categories to limit

  5. Step 3.Select "Time Limits" to set how long your child can use the app.
  6. Set the same limits for every day by ticking "Every Day" > setting time limits > tapping "OK."

    set same limits for app on everyday

    Set different limits by ticking "Customize" > selecting days from Sun to Sat > setting time limits > tapping "OK."

    set different limits for app on each day

  7. Step 4.Select "Downtime" to set when you child can't access the app or category.
  8. Set the same downtime for every day by ticking "Every Day" > setting downtime > tapping "OK."

    set same downtime for app on everyday

    Set different downtime by ticking "Customize" > selecting from Sun to Sat > setting downtime > tapping "OK."

    set different downtime for app on each day

  9. Step 5.Tap "Done" in the upper right corner.

Block App

Function

  • Know all apps installed on your kid's phone.
  • View what app your kid has added recently.
  • See whether the apps are safe for kids.
  • Block the apps that you don't want your kids to access.

How to Use

  1. Step 1.Click on "App & Content Restrictions," and you'll find some native iOS app and content restrictions.
  2. App content restrictions

  3. Step 2.Locate and tap "App Blocker." Then, you can block all apps or individual apps with one-tap. If you choose to block all apps, all apps except those "Always Allowed" will be instantly blocked until you disable this feature.
  4. App Blocker

  5. Step 3.By tapping on "iTunes & App Store Purchases," you can allow or disallow your child's phone from installing, deleting, or making in-app purchases.
  6. iTunes app store purchase

Limit Screen Time

Function

  • Schedule downtime to decide when your child's device is not available.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Scroll down the home page and select "Downtime." Then tap "Add Schedule."
  2. tap Add Schedule on Downtime for iPhone

     

  3. Step 2.Set the same downtime for every day or customize different downtime for each day. You can even set downtime to activate in specific areas.
  4. set downtime

💡During downtime, phone calls and apps added to "Always Allowed" will be accessible. So, you can add apps and websites to the "Always Allowed" list to let your kid can always access them. Here's how:

  1. 1.Select "Always Allowed" under "Device Supervision" on the home page.
  2. Always Allowed for Android

  3. 2.Tap to open it. You'll see all the apps on your child's device. Search for the app you want to add or scroll down to find it, then tap the "+" on the left of the app to add it to the allowlist.
  4. add apps to allowlist

  5. 3.Switch to "Websites" by tapping it. Then tap the "+" next to "Add URLs to the Whitelist" to enter the websites you will always allow your children to access.
  6. add websites to allowlist

    Note: If you want to delete an app or website, tap the "-"and then "Delete."

    delete apps from allowlist

Restrict Device Access

Function

  • Instantly block all apps except those always allowed until the set time ends or you disable this feature.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Under "Device Supervision," locate and tap "Instant Block."
  2. tap instant block

  3. Step 2.Choose to block all apps (except always allowed apps) for 1 hour, 2 hours, until midnight, or until manually turned off. Then, tap "OK."
  4. set up instant block

Filter Web Content

Function

  • Allow or block any websites on kid's devices.
  • Change web filtering levels flexibly.
  • Filter websites one by one or by categories.

AirDroid Parental Control can manage all installed browsers on your child's iOS device, including Safari, Opera, Edge, Chrome, and more.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Choose Website Restriction Mode
  2. In AirDroid Parental Control, go to "Website Restrictions" from the home page.

    tap website restrictions

    Then, tap "Mode" and you can manage your child's web activities in these 3 different modes:

  • Unrestricted Mode: No restrictions for the websites your child can visit.
  • Block Mode: Blocking the sites you added or the website types you choose to block.
  • Whitelist Mode: Where your child can only access the sites you add.

Choosing Managment Mode

  1. Step 2.Set Website Blacklist for Your Kid
    1. In "URL Blacklist", tap "Add custom URLs to the Blacklist." Then, input the web address you don't want your child to visit.
    2. Manging Blocking Rules on AirDroid Browser

    3. Surely, you can also add the blacklist URL from your child's browsing history.
    4. add url blacklist

    5. Or switch to the "Subscription" tab to block the website by categories for your kids. This includes common categories that aren't suitable for kids, such as adults, drugs, violence, gambling, and more.
    6. add url blacklist

  1. Step 3.Set Website Whitelist for Your Kid
  2. In "URL Whitelist", tap "Add URLs to the Whitelist" to specify sites your child can visit or add allowed websites from their browsing history.
  3. Managing accessible websites

Limit Web Usage

Function

  • Set a total time limit on websites.
  • Or schedule downtime to limit access to websites during specific periods.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Select "Website Limits" and then tap "Add Schedule."
  2. tap Add Schedule in Website Limits for iPhone

  1. Step 2.Set how long your child can use the URL:
  • Tap Add URL to enter the URL you want to limit. You can also add URLs from the browsing history.
  • Select Time Limits.
  • Choose if you want to set the same limits for every day or customize different limits.
  • Tap Time to set the exact time limit.
  • Confirm the limits by tapping OK

set time limits for websites

  1. Step 3.Set when you child can't access the URL:
  • Tap Add URL to enter the URL you want to restrict. You can also add URLs from the browsing history.
  • Select Downtime.
  • Choose if you want to set the same downtime for every day or customize different downtime.
  • Tap Downtime at the bottom to set the Start and End time.
  • Confirm the downtime by tapping OK.

set downtime for websites

  1. Step 4.Tap Done in the upper right corner.

Track Browsing History

Function

  • Keep a record of your child's browsing and searching history.
  • Find out if your child visited blocked websites and get instant alerts.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Go to "Website Restrictions" from the home page.
  2. tap website restrictions

  3. Step 2.Click "View All" to see all entries. AirDroid also enables you to visit the website or add it to the blacklist directly by tapping the three-dot button next to the link.

    Checing Browsing History

    You can also click "Blocked" to see the websites your child has been prevented from accessing when the "Blacklist Mode" or "Whitelist Mode" is activated.

Manage Content & Privacy

Function

  • Prevent explicit content or control content ratings.
  • Set restrictions for several types of content, such as movies, apps, books, Siri, games, etc.
  • Allow or disallow privacy setting changes.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Go to "App & Content Restrictions" from the home page.
  2. Step 2.Scroll down and you can choose to "Allow" or "Disallow" certain system features, such as screenshots and recordings, Siri, AirDrop, password changes, and account changes.
  3. ios system restrictions in AirDroid

  4. Step 3.Or select "Content Restrictions" to manage the available content, Siri, or Game Center features for your kids' iPhone.
  5. tick apps or categories to limit

Part 4: Track Location

Live Location

Function

  • Check the current location of your kid's device.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Click the "Location" button at the bottom of the dashboard.
  2. tap GPS location

  3. Step 2.You will see the location of your child's device. To refresh the location, tap the "Refresh" icon in the bottom right corner.
  4. tap refresh location

Route History

Function

  • Check where your kids have been.
  • View location history of the past 30 days.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.On the location section, tap "Route History" at the top.
  2. tap route history

  3. Step 2.You can check the location history in timeline form.
  4. location history in timeline

    Step 3.Tap the calendar icon to view the location history for the past 30 days. You can also click "<" or ">" to see the previous or next day.

    tap calendar icon to view location history

Geofencing

Function

  • Set up a specific area to get notified when kids enter or leave the area.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.On the Location section, tap the "Geofence" button.
  2. Step 2.Tap "Add geofence."
  3. Step 3.Enter the geofence name, select the location, and set the radius. When you're done, tap "Save."
  4. geofence

Part 5: Check Reports & Alerts

Activity Report

Function

  • Check the daily and weekly phone usage details in a timeline format.
  • Check information about the most used apps. You can also learn how long they were used and when they were used.
  • See how many notifications each app has received.
  • Learn which app has used the most data and how much it has used.
  • Free to check the activity report of any date within 30 days.

How-to-Use

  1. Step 1.Tap "Today's Event" at the top of the dashboard. 
  2. Enter Today's Event

  3. Step 2.Choose whether you want to see a "Daily" or a "Weekly" report. The "Daily" report is the default. You can also swipe the chart left and right to check the activity report from the previous day or the next day.
  4. Today Event

  5. Step 3.Scroll to view Screen Time Usage, Most Used Apps, Number of Notifications, or Cellular Data Usage.

Screen Time Usage - Check when and how long the device has been used. You will know what kinds of apps have been used most. You can also directly set up downtime for your kid's device here.

Screen Time Usage

Most Used Apps - Learn more about your kid's most used apps, such as duration time, categories, and age ratings, making sure that your child uses appropriate apps and stays away from malware.

Most Used Apps

Number of Notifications - Check how many notifications the kid's phone has received. Know the name of frequently-notified apps and the times they received notifications. And read the notifications the app has received by tapping the app name.

Number of Notifications

Cellular Data Usage - Find out the cellular data usage of a kid's phone on a specific day.  Check which apps have used data and how much they have used.

Requests

Function

  • Receive and respond to your child's requests for restricted apps.
  • Get notified when your child tries to open a blocked app or installs a new one.
  • Know whether your child is in or out of the Geofences.
  • Stay aware of low battery and device offline.
  • Share new Admin Code with other family members.
  • Grab the latest and best deals.

How-to-Use

Press the "message" icon at the top or navigate into the "Request" section if any. Then, you will see three tabs - Requests, Alerts, and System.

tap on requests

Requests - Check if your child requested to access the blocked application. Then, choose "Approve" or "Refuse" to decide whether to grant additional time for the restricted app.

requests

When approved, go to pick these options for your preferences: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, Available for today, and Always allowed.

approve requests

Alerts - Get immediate alerts of low battery, device offline, when your child tries to open blocked apps or installs a new app, and reach or leave the geofencing area.

You can also choose to see the restricted app details or add it to the "Always Allowed" list directly. For the newly installed app, AirDroid Parental Control allows you to block it at the touch of a button.

alerts in requests

System - Whenever you or the family member change or remove the Admin code, you'll get notified. Plus, receive the latest notifications if there are discounts or sales on the app.

system in requests

By tapping on the "<" or ">" button, you are able to check the alerts of the previous or next day.

Part 6: Family Chat

Function

Steps to Invite Family Members to Chat Group

The admin can add up to 10 family members to the group. Here’s how:

  1. Step 1.Tap "My" at the bottom of the parental dashboard, and Choose "Family Members."
  2. Step 2. Tap the Invite icon, and input the member’s email. Then, tap "Invite" to confirm.
    invite family members
  3. Step 3.Request the family member to check their email and accept the invitation.

    ask family member accept the invitation

You can also tap the “+” icon in the upper-right corner to add more family members.

tap the + icon to invite more family members

Note that all joined family members can modify parental control settings for a child’s device from the dashboard.

Chat with Family Members

If no child is excluded, the admin, all joined family members and supervised children are in the Family Group.

All of the members in the group can send personal messages to anyone in the Group. You can send text or audio messages, and share files, videos and photos in both group and personal chat.

send text messages, audio message, files, videos and photos

In personal chat, you can even tap the call icon at the upper-right corner to make calls.

call in personal chat with ios

Remove a Child from the Family Group

Once a child’s device is linked to your account, they are automatically included in the Family Group. However, the admin can remove a child from the chat.

  1. Step 1.Tap "My" at the bottom of the dashboard.
  2. Step 2.Tap "Child’s Devices," locate the child you want to exclude, and tap the edit icon next to their name.
    tap edit icon from childs devices ios
  3. Step 3.Select "Managed by me only."

    select managed by me only ios

Only the admin can communicate with the excluded child and manage the child’s device.

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