SkieCan I limit my child's phone to calls from approved contacts only?
Not yet. Skie cannot restrict calls to an approved contact list today. You can turn outgoing calls or SMS off or on as a whole, and the SOS button reaches the number you set. The team is working on contacts-only calling, with no date to give.
Many parents want a child's phone that can ring them, a grandparent and no one else. It is a sensible wish, and some kids' phones are built that way. We want to be straightforward that Skie does not do it yet.
What Skie has today is a set of switches. Outgoing calls can be disabled. SMS can be disabled. The camera can be disabled. Blocking unknown numbers is not available yet. These switches work for the whole device, so they suit very young children or a phone used only at certain times.
The SOS button is separate from the switches. It calls the emergency number you have set and sends location to your dashboard. That gives a younger child a direct line to you even when other calling is off.
If a locked list of numbers is the main reason you want a phone, a phone sold for that purpose may suit you better. Gabb, Pinwheel and Troomi each take a different approach to calling and messaging, and they come with their own hardware and wireless plans. Skie does not include a plan or phone.
Pair the switches with the schedule. Calls can stay allowed overnight, for example, while other apps are off. Check back here, because we will list contacts-only calling when it is released.