Platform guides
Manufacturer-specific features that the generic Android and tablet guides don’t reach.
Platform guides
Samsung Galaxy Tab
Samsung’s tablet for kids. Built-in kid mode plus Secure Folder the feature you need to know about.
Open guide → PLATFORMGoogle Pixel (beyond stock Android)
Pixel-specific AI features and security extras that parents should know beyond the generic Android guide.
Open guide → PLATFORMKindle Kids
Dedicated e-reader for kids. Clean, focused, one of the lowest-risk tech purchases a family can make.
Open guide → PLATFORMSamsung Kids (Galaxy devices)
Samsung’s built-in kid mode on Galaxy devices.
Open guide →Read the generic guide first
Platform guides cover the manufacturer layer sitting on top of a device you have probably already set up, and each guide here assumes you have done that first. Samsung, Google and Amazon each add their own mode or feature set over stock Android, with its own separate settings screen. Do the Android or tablet guide before these, or you will be configuring the top layer of a device whose base is still open.
What these add is a maker-specific mode or feature set that the generic guide cannot reach — and which almost always has its own separate switch, in its own separate place, that stays off until you find it.
When parental controls change
Platform controls change without notice. Roughly monthly we send new guides, changes to controls like these, and scams worth knowing about.
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