SkieHow do I lock a tablet for kids?
Choose a short list of allowed apps in the Skie dashboard so everything else is hidden, add windows for study and bedtime, and lock the tablet from your own phone when you need a stop. For a very young child, a one-app list or full-screen kiosk mode keeps it on a single app.
Locking a tablet has three meanings, and you can use all three. A lock on what the tablet offers, a lock on when it can be used, and a lock on the tablet right now.
For what it offers, pick the apps. Everything not on the list is hidden, and the Play Store can be hidden so nothing new arrives. A one-app allow list, or full-screen kiosk mode, narrows it to a single app for a young child.
For when, add windows. Days, a start, an end and the allowed apps. A tablet can settle into a night window at nine and wake into normal use at seven. The first window that matches applies, and windows may run overnight.
For right now, use the remote lock. Open the dashboard on your phone or computer, pick the tablet, and lock it. It applies when the tablet syncs, which is soon when it is online. It can be unlocked the same way.
To keep the child from undoing any of this, Skie blocks uninstall, factory reset from Settings, safe mode, developer options, new users and installs from unknown sources.
If you are lending the tablet to a visiting relative or a customer in a shop, it is a different job, handled by the Skie for Enterprise product. For a family tablet, the steps above are enough.
Tip: when a tablet is first handed over, set the lock list shorter than you think you need.