Re: Just Picked Up a Droid Turbo
Ok, this is going to sound really bad/mean, but my son has this phone and he isn't "following the rules". So since we have had this discussion WAY TOO MANY TIMES with him we are looking for a solution. I DO NOT want him to be without the phone (it is brand new after all) but I don't want him misusing it either.
Nope, that is not really bad/mean. That's being a sensible parent. Thankfully, I did not have that same problem with my kids.
Android really needs better built-in parental controls. Unfortunately, I think that you'll be looking for a third party app.
You may be able to contact Verizon and see if they can put a mobile data block on the line itself (I'm not sure, but it's worth a call), but that won't stop use over WiFi.
I've not tried any of these services/apps myself, but here is a list of some articles with some solutions:
» 10 Android Parental Control Apps
Mobile Guardian (Android, iOS) (~$3.66/mo)
And here are some apps in the Play Store (but be sure to read the reviews to make sure that they will do what you want, remembering that some of the bad reviews are by kids who can't do what they want to do
):
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...details?id=com.kaspersky.pctrl&token=X8OVCTa0
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e.../apps/details?id=funamo.funamo&token=kwBMlR1T
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...s?id=com.symantec.familysafety&token=Bzd-qiUJ
Here is what worries me about these apps: if your son is savvy he may figure out that there is a way to factory reset the phone from the bootloader/recovery screen, set up the phone from scratch, and bypass the restriction.
So, I hate to suggest this, but you can try the parental control app solution but, if you find he's abusing it, go straight to Verizon and buy him a simple feature phone that cannot get on the web, gives you the assurance he has a phone but no way to abuse the internet. Or, exchange it for an iPhone, which has built-in parental controls of a sort that will not be disableable (unless he guesses your passcode.) See
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304
Is there a way to uninstall Chrome? I know I can disable it, but he isn't stupid so I am sure he would figure out how to enable it.
Unfortunately, there are many free browser apps in the Play Store.