SkieCan I lock my child's phone or tablet from my own phone?
Yes. Open the Skie dashboard in a browser on your phone or computer, choose your child's device and lock it. The device locks when it next syncs, which is very soon when it is online. Allowed and emergency calls still work. You can unlock it the same way.
A remote lock is the quickest control you have, and it works from anywhere you can open a browser. Sign in to the dashboard, pick the child's device, and press lock.
The device is reached by sync. Skie's background service checks in regularly and syncs at once when the internet returns or the screen turns on, so a lock normally arrives quickly. If the device is switched off or has no signal, the lock waits and applies as soon as it is back online. Rules already on the device, like windows, keep working meanwhile.
A locked device still takes allowed calls and emergency calls. It is meant to stop the screen being used for games or video, not to cut your child off from help.
Parents use remote lock for a few things: dinner time, homework that has stalled, a school day when you find the phone in use, or a late night. It is also useful in an emergency, along with lost mode, if a device goes missing.
Both parents can lock from their own dashboard access.
Remote erase of a lost device is not available yet. Locking and tracking are what you have today, and reset protection means a wiped device is of no use to whoever took it.
Tip: tell your child when you will use it. A lock used as a fair tool is accepted. A lock used as a surprise is not.