SkieSkie for Parents
Websites and adult content
Blocking adult sites, safe search and stopping workarounds. 13 questions answered.
- How do I block adult websites on Android permanently?Use a filter the child cannot switch off. Skie locks a filtering DNS on the device, so adult sites fail to load on any Wi-Fi or mobile data, forces Chrome SafeSearch, and blocks other...
- How do I stop my child watching porn on their phone?Combine a filter the child cannot turn off with fewer ways to reach the open web. Skie blocks adult sites at the DNS level, forces SafeSearch, blocks other browsers and VPNs, and lets you...
- How do I prevent my kids from watching adult content?Layer a few things: a filter the child cannot switch off, a short list of apps, SafeSearch and restricted mode locked on, a bedtime window and an open conversation. Skie handles the first...
- What websites should I block for my child?Mostly you do not choose them one by one. Adult sites, and many sites for gambling and similar harm, are handled by the category filter. Skie blocks adult sites at the filter level....
- Can I block or allow one specific website on my child's phone?Not yet. Skie does not have per-website block or allow lists at present. It blocks adult sites with a category filter and forces SafeSearch, and you can turn the browser off or leave it on....
- Does the adult-site filter work on mobile data and any Wi-Fi?Yes, mostly. The filter is a filtering DNS locked on the device, so it goes wherever the phone or tablet goes: home Wi-Fi, a hotel, a friend's house or mobile data. The exception is a...
- Can my child use a VPN to get around the filter, and how do I stop it?On a Skie-managed device, no. VPN setup in Android settings is blocked, VPN apps, proxy apps and DNS changer apps are always blocked, and the Play Store can be hidden. So the usual routes...
- Can my child use incognito, another browser or a different search engine?No. In Chrome, incognito is blocked and the search engine is locked to Google. More than 50 alternative browsers, including Firefox, Brave, Opera, Edge, Samsung Internet and DuckDuckGo, are...
- How do I lock SafeSearch on Chrome for Android?Chrome's own SafeSearch toggle can be switched off by anyone. With Skie, SafeSearch is forced by the device owner on Chrome, along with YouTube restricted mode, the safe-sites filter and...
- What does my child see when a website is blocked?The site simply fails to load. Blocked adult domains do not open, and there is no special warning page with a message from Skie. The child sees the browser's usual error, as if the page...
- How do kids bypass parental controls, and how do I stop it?The common routes are uninstalling the app, factory reset, safe mode, a VPN, another browser, incognito, changing the date or DNS, and installing apps from files. Skie closes each by...
- Can my child change the date, reset the network or swap the SIM to escape the rules?No. Date and time are locked to automatic, network reset is blocked, and if someone resets all settings, Skie re-applies its protections within seconds. The rules do not depend on the SIM...
- How do I know the phone is actually following my rules?Check the compliance score on the dashboard. After every change, Skie reads each protection back from Android and reports whether it is in place. A score of 100 means every protection is...