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Does anyone know of a good privacy respecting (preferably FOSS) parental control app for Android? I'm trying to convince a friend to get a Pixel with GrapheneOS as their kids next phone but they won't do it unless it let's them control certain things.

They're used to iOS where apparently their kid can request to download an app and they can remotely allow the installation. They can also add screen time beyond the original set limit if the kids requests it.

Unfortunately, I don't think they'd be open to switching if it means losing their parental controls.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Okay, that makes much more sense if it's the kid's initiative.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah they were talking about a game and then started getting ads for that game. Classic start to the story lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  1. Yes I know that's way too old to be putting parental controls on their phone.
[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I disagree. A human Brain is fully grown by the age of 22.

Until then it is the parents duty to make sure they don't get addicted to anything, including phones.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you think that parental controls should be in place until the age of 22?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's difficult to generalize, but at least screentime-monitoring should be, so parents can find out if their child is addicted

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: a 22-year-old has been a legal adult for 4 years in basically every western country, is allowed to drink alcohol, and can join the military.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, but those aren't based on scientific data.

We do a lot of stupid shit simply because it's always been that way, when there are options that make more sense according to scientific data. Letting a 18yrs old join a deadly job is not responsible.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

HAH! You don't have kids do you? A 15yo needs more locks than an 8yo any day! Little kids stay in their bubbles and never even realize they're being filtered, teens go out and actively look for shit they shouldn't.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Same reason I try to get my GF to ditch her iPhone.