KidPair — for the child

Paired Apps

About this app

KidPair for the child is the app a child uses on their own Android phone or tablet as part of KidPair parental control. It shows the child their screen-time rules and the time left, gives them an SOS button, family calls and chat, and lets them ask for more time. It works only together with "KidPair: Parental Control" on an adult's phone.

A parent installs and sets up this app on the child's Android phone or tablet — best together with the child — and connects it with a 4-digit code from the parent app. Before anything is connected, the app lists what the adults will be able to see and do. The setup list then explains every Android permission in plain words; each one can only be given on this phone.

WHAT THE CHILD HAS
• A big SOS button: the adults' phones ring and they see where the child is. A 3-second countdown with "Cancel" prevents accidental alarms
• "Call 112" always works, even during a break
• Calls with mum, dad or other family adults inside the app — also during a break or after the limit is spent. The child can answer or decline
• Family chat with photos and voice notes
• "I'm OK" check-in, tasks and rewards
• "My rules": which rules are on, how much time is left, and who set what
• Ask for more time, to end a break or to open a closed app
• Today's lessons, if the family entered a school timetable

WHAT THE ADULTS CAN DO
Depending on what the family chose for this child:
• See where the phone is and when the child arrives at or leaves places the family named
• See how much time is spent in each app and which app is open now
• Start breaks, set schedules and daily limits, close apps, approve new apps
• Ring the phone loudly to find it
• Start "Sound around" — a live sound link, up to 15 minutes at a time. A notification with a Stop button and Android's microphone indicator are shown while it is on. Nothing is recorded on this phone or on the server

ALWAYS VISIBLE
• A permanent notification shows that parental control is on; if it is hidden, a banner at the top of the app says so
• The "What adults can see" screen is always open, without a PIN: every kind of data, why it is used and how long it is kept, which adults have access and what they did recently
• Messages, notifications, typed text and screen content are never read

HOW PROTECTION WORKS
• An accessibility service ("KidPair: breaks and schedules") sees only which app is in front, to pause it during a break. It does not read the screen
• Device administrator is used only so the app cannot simply be uninstalled; it gives no access to passwords, camera or files. A parent removes it by disconnecting the device in the parent app
• Location is used for the family map and place notices; the child can see this on "What adults can see"

No ads, no third-party analytics. Requires Android 10 or newer and an internet connection.

What’s new

• A break at a chosen time: the phone warns in advance, then closes and opens by itself.
• New icon.