SkieHow do I set up a child's phone safely?
Start with a reset device on Android 12 or newer, set it up with Skie, then choose a small list of apps, lock the adult-site filter, hide the Play Store, add a bedtime window and set a safe zone for school. Tell your child what is on and why before you hand the phone over.
Do the controls first and the fun second. A phone set up safely on day one is much easier than one tightened after problems.
Step one is the device. It must run Android 12 or newer and have no Google account on it. If it was used before, reset it. Step two is Skie setup, either with the Provision app on another phone or with a computer and cable. Step three is the dashboard, where you create your child's profile and choose what to allow.
A sensible first list is the phone app, one messaging app, a calculator, a clock, a camera, a couple of learning apps and a browser if needed. Hide the Play Store so installs are your decision. Leave YouTube off until you decide on it.
Add a bedtime window and, if your child studies at set hours, a study window. Set a safe zone for home and school, and set the SOS number. Check the compliance score reads fully protected.
Then hand the phone over properly. Show the home screen, explain the bedtime rule, press SOS together once, and say how to ask for a new app. Agree that you can change the list as they show they can handle it.
Skie does not read messages or hide itself. That honesty is part of the setup: your child knows what is managed.