Android settings for your kid’s phone

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Their phone. True to your family.

These are the Android settings for your kid’s phone, in the apps they already use: who can message them, what plays next, where they show up on a map.

TrueTo goes into each app and changes the setting the way you would. Every one of them is reversible, one at a time.

Setup

Set up their phone in seconds. We timed it.

Check that TrueTo is on your phone and follow the steps below.

  • Open TrueTo
  • Tap For a kid’s phone
  • And they’re all set
TrueTo on a phone, with “For a kid’s phone” chosen.

Privacy

It’s called TrueTo, not TrueToSnoop.

  • TrueTo sets their settings and keeps them that way.
  • What it sees on their phone stays on their phone: no messages, no photos, nothing they type.

Audience

TrueTo on a phone, showing Audience: each setting as you want it.

Fewer people can find them, see them, or message them.

Learn more about Audience

  • Private account

    On in Instagram and TikTok.

  • Online status

    Off in Instagram and TikTok. Contacts only in WhatsApp.

  • Who can message them

    Friends only in TikTok, Roblox, and Discord.

  • Location shown to people

    Off in Snapchat, WhatsApp, and BeReal.

  • Found by phone number or email

    Off in X. Friends only in Facebook.

  • Who can call or drop in

    Off in Alexa.

  • Suggested to other people

    Off in TikTok.

  • Who can send friend requests

    Friends of friends in Facebook.

  • Who can add them to groups

    Contacts only in WhatsApp.

Feed

TrueTo on a phone, showing Feed: each setting as you want it.

Videos start when they press play, and YouTube’s filter is on.

Learn more about Feed

  • Autoplay video

    Off in YouTube, Reddit, and X.

  • Sensitive content filter

    On in YouTube.

Data

TrueTo on a phone, showing Data: each setting as you want it.

Location goes to an app only while it is open, and ads are not personalized.

Learn more about Data

  • Location access

    Only while in use in Android. Off in X.

  • Ad personalization

    Off in TikTok, Snapchat, and their Google account.

  • Location history

    Off in their Google account.

  • Safe Browsing

    Enhanced protection in Chrome.

  • Install unknown apps

    Not allowed in Android.

Notifications

TrueTo on a phone, showing Notifications: each setting as you want it.

Notifications wait during quiet hours.

Learn more about Notifications

  • Quiet hours

    On in Android.

Get started with TrueTo for a kid’s phone.

Questions? Answers.

Do they need TrueTo on their phone?

Yes. TrueTo changes the settings inside the apps on their phone, so it goes on their phone.

Can they change a setting back?

Yes, in the app itself. TrueTo then sets it back the way you set it.

What happens when they install a new app?

TrueTo sets the new app the same way as the rest.