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For parents whose child does homework on their phone
- How to stop your child downloading games on your phone (and falling for fake game links)
Your child installs games on your phone, or taps a "free download" link asking for an OTP. What Play Store and iPhone settings stop, and what they don't.
- My child spent money on a game with my UPI: how to get a refund
Your child bought diamonds or UC on your phone with UPI. How to ask Google Play, the App Store, Garena or Krafton for a refund, and when to call your bank.
- Your child has their own phone now: how to keep homework time and block unsafe websites
Your child has their own phone now. What to set up for homework time and unsafe websites, how FocusEdge works on their phone, and what to use the phone's own settings for.
- How to block adult websites on your phone when your child uses it for homework
SafeSearch and Chrome's settings don't stop adult websites. What works on an Android phone you lend for homework, including Samsung Internet's own filter.
- How to stop UPI payments and game purchases when your child uses your phone for homework
Your phone has Google Pay, PhonePe and the Play Store on it. Here is how to stop a child from buying game coins or sending money while they use it for homework.
- Kids mode on Samsung, Vivo, OPPO, realme and Redmi phones: is it enough for homework?
How to turn on and exit kids mode on Samsung, Vivo, OPPO, realme and Redmi phones, and the two things it can't do when your phone is for homework.
- जब बच्चा होमवर्क के लिए आपका फ़ोन इस्तेमाल करे, तो उस पर एडल्ट वेबसाइटें कैसे ब्लॉक करें
SafeSearch और Chrome की सेटिंग्स एडल्ट वेबसाइटों को नहीं रोकतीं। होमवर्क के लिए दिए गए Android फ़ोन पर क्या काम करता है, Samsung Internet के अपने फ़िल्टर समेत, यहाँ जानें।
- App lock for kids: what works when your child uses your phone for homework
An app lock puts a PIN on each app. When your child does homework on your phone, it's easier to lock everything except the study apps. Here is how the two compare, for Android phones in India.
- How to block YouTube while your child does homework on your phone
Restricted Mode and YouTube Kids still play videos. Here is how to actually block YouTube, the app and youtube.com, on your Android phone during homework, and get it back with your PIN.
- How to lock apps before giving your phone to your child for homework
Your child needs your phone for homework, but it also has YouTube, games, WhatsApp and GPay. Here are the ways to lock apps on Android before you hand it over, and what each one can't do.