SkieWhat can my child do on a phone or tablet managed by Skie?
Quite a lot. They can call, message, use the apps you allowed, browse in Chrome with safe search locked if you allow it, take photos unless you turn the camera off, and press SOS. They cannot install unapproved apps, uninstall Skie, or load adult sites.
To your child, it looks like a normal Android device. The home screen shows the apps you approved, and nothing else. Hidden apps are not deleted. They return, with their data, if you allow them again.
Phone, messages and the clock are there. The child can make and take calls and, if you do not restrict them, use SMS. Emergency calls always work, and calls can come in while the phone is locked. The camera works unless you turn it off. The wallpaper can be changed unless you lock it.
Chrome, if you allow it, behaves like Chrome with some edges removed. Safe search is locked on, incognito is blocked, the search engine is locked to Google, and Chrome sign-in and sync are off. More than 50 other browsers cannot be used.
The phone shows that it is managed. There is no hidden mode, and your child does not see the dashboard unless you show it.
Some Settings items are greyed out, such as factory reset, developer options and VPN. Children notice. A short, calm explanation of why, and what they get when they show responsibility, goes a long way.
The same applies to tablets. A child's tablet looks like an ordinary Android tablet with only what you approved.