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Jan 9, 2025
1:01:16pm

UNLVcougar Intervention Needed

How do you do remote permissions on iPhone? I thought that was only possible

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UNLVcougar

Bio page: UNLVcougar
Joined: Oct 3, 2001
Last login: Jan 9, 2025
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We are getting to the point with kids that we are starting to look at phone options for our oldest. Curious if anyone

P-Boy Squad All-American

Jan 9, 12:53pm

My in laws use Troomi I think for their kids. Say it's better

homegrown

Jan 9, 12:54pm

We just did an iPhone but locked it down.

Superman21

Jan 9, 12:54pm

This is what we did. Kids got our old phones and we got new ones.

HarlemCoug

Jan 9, 12:55pm

Can you lock down photo sharing through messaging/texting?

P-Boy Squad

Jan 9, 12:56pm

You can disable gif's and any app, but I can't think of a way to prevent someone from sending a photo to your kid

SaturdaySpecialDay

Jan 9, 1:04pm

How do you do remote permissions on iPhone? I thought that was only possible

UNLVcougar

Jan 9, 1:01pm

You think your kids won’t be on social apps until they’re 18??

pink22

Jan 9, 12:57pm

We didn’t let our kids and it’s worked just fine.

UNLVcougar

Jan 9, 12:58pm

Gabb was horrible for us. We now have apple watches on standalone tmobile plans

Jan 9, 12:57pm

What made Gabb terrible? I want to get a brick phone for my oldest when she

Adwight

Jan 9, 1:06pm

I felt like the service was unreliable. My kids had watches and couldn't always

Jan 9, 5:16pm

That’s a very good decision on the social media stuff to let them not have it

UNLVcougar

Jan 9, 12:59pm

I suggest getting them what you have. Use all of the parental controls available…

Tokolosh

Jan 9, 12:59pm

I hate when Utes have thoughtful, even-keeled, and wise comments. It destroys my narrative.

SaturdaySpecialDay

Jan 9, 1:06pm

I was thinking the exact same thing. Must be an ALUF and not a doof

Cletus the Fetus

Jan 9, 1:08pm

We did Gabb, then Troomi, and just switched the Apple/iPhone a few months ago

Jan 9, 1:01pm

Did pinwheel with my son until 15 and just gave it to his 11 younger brother. It

Bluedarts

Jan 9, 1:04pm

It’s a trap! Wait as long as you can.

Shawarma

Jan 9, 1:08pm

You have to let kids be able to communicate. It’s impossible not to especially

pink22

Jan 9, 1:09pm

Yep, it’s really, really hard.

Shawarma

Jan 9, 1:15pm

But be prepared to say goodbye to their natural sense of curiosity.

Shawarma

Jan 9, 1:23pm

This is why we're are going down the road. Too many instances lately with everything our kids are doing where

P-Boy Squad

Jan 9, 1:22pm

I’m no expert, just someone with teens who sympathizes.

Shawarma

Jan 9, 1:31pm

Evan at 15 their minds really aren’t ready for it.

Shawarma

Jan 9, 1:11pm

We tried Gabb. It was awful. We heard good things about Troomi. Also awful.

RalphWiggam

Jan 9, 1:09pm

We started our kids with gabb at like 10 or 11 then Pinwheel at 13 or so. Both

pinolero

Jan 9, 1:13pm

iPhones with parental controls and we use Bark too

Jan 9, 1:16pm

Bark Phone has been good for us

CougarTail

Jan 9, 1:48pm

Be aware that today's texting apps have all of the characteristics of ...

CougaReb

Jan 9, 2:57pm

Gabb is horrible. We used it and have since switched to Troomi

futbolmaven

Jan 9, 4:27pm

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