SkieHow 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 safe browsing. The child cannot change it, and the search engine is locked to Google.
SafeSearch hides explicit results from Google searches. Normally it is a setting in your account or in the browser, and a child can turn it off in a few taps.
Skie sets the rule at the device-owner level, where Chrome treats it as an enforced policy, not a preference. The setting does not show as something to change. It applies to Chrome stable, beta, dev and canary.
The same policy group does more. YouTube restricted mode is forced on. The safe-sites filter and safe browsing are on. Chrome's own secure DNS is turned off, so the filtered system DNS is used. Incognito is blocked. The search engine is locked to Google, so a child cannot swap to a search engine that ignores SafeSearch. Chrome sign-in and sync are disabled.
Pages that could be used to change settings, such as chrome://flags, net-internals, inspect, view-source and javascript: pages, are blocked.
You do not need to do anything on the phone. In the dashboard, the browser is off, restricted or allowed per child, and the Chrome rules come with it.
SafeSearch is a layer, not a wall. Together with the locked filter it reduces what appears. Keep the conversation going, and keep the browser off for younger children.
Skie does not show you what your child searched for.