Android settings for your parent’s phone

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Their phone. True to them.

These are the Android settings for your parent’s phone, in the apps they already use: who can look them up, how the text on screen reads, whether a call rings out loud.

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

Privacy

It’s called TrueTo, not TrueToYou.

  • Every setting TrueTo changes is one they can change back, in the app itself.

Audience

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

Fewer people can look them up, and only contacts can add them to groups.

Learn more about Audience

  • Found by phone number or email

    Friends only in Facebook. Off in LinkedIn.

  • Who can add them to groups

    Contacts only in WhatsApp.

Data

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

Updates install by themselves, signing in to Google takes a second step, and ads are not personalized.

Learn more about Data

  • Ad personalization

    Off in Amazon, eBay, Netflix, and their Google account.

  • Two-factor authentication

    On in their Google account.

  • System and security updates

    Automatic in Android and Google Play.

  • Safe Browsing

    Enhanced protection in Chrome.

  • Threat protection

    On in NordVPN and ExpressVPN.

  • Account recovery

    Checked in their Google account.

  • Install unknown apps

    Not allowed in Android.

Eyes

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

Text stands out from its background, and every website zooms with a pinch.

Learn more about Eyes

  • High-contrast text

    On in Android.

  • Pinch zoom on every site

    On in Chrome.

Notifications

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

YouTube stops sending them promotions.

Learn more about Notifications

  • Promotional notifications

    Off in YouTube.

Sound

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

Mail, news, and WhatsApp calls make a sound when they arrive.

  • Notification sound

    On in Gmail and Google News.

  • Ringtone for calls

    On in WhatsApp.

Phone

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

A touch has to rest longer before it counts as a hold.

  • Touch and hold delay

    Long in Android.

Get started with TrueTo for a parent’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, and their change stays.

What happens when they install a new app?

TrueTo sets the new app the same way as the rest, and they can still change it there.