If your other kids have Android devices, follow this guide instead, since the steps above are just for kids who use iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.If your children have a shared iPad, consider creating a child named 'Shared Device' (or something similar) to set up that device.

STEP 10: Repeat these steps for your other children's iOS devices. On your dashboard, under your child's monitored devices, you'll see the progress. STEP 9: Review the best practices on the following page. After reviewing this page, select Continue. This means it's starting an analysis of the device's texts, iMessages, photos, videos, notes, Whatsapp messages, and Kik messages. STEP 8: Once the device is detected and selected, you will see this page. If you'd like to avoid having to enter the lockscreen passcode for Bark's analyses, you can consider turning off the lockscreen passcode entirely on your child's device. NOTE: On newer devices ( iOS 15.7.1+ and iOS 16.1+), you may have to enter the lockscreen passcode multiple times due to Apple's security. STEP 4: Follow the prompts to download the Bark Desktop Apponto your home computer (preferably a computer that your child does not use or have access to). STEP 3: Scroll down to +Add a new device, click on Monitoring, and select Apple/iOS. STEP 2: Select Monitoring under your child. STEP 1: Navigate to your parent / guardian app or dashboard. We will also alert you if it's been a while since we've analyzed your child's iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. 💡 Don't have a home computer? Consider purchasing the Bark Home device. Not only will it give you powerful screen time & filtering tools for your in-home devices, it can also be used to monitor your kids' iPhones and iPads!Īfter the first-time setup, your child's device will send copies of texts and photos several times a day to your computer over Wi-Fi as long as their device is at home and connected to your network.īark then scans them for dangers and sends you an alert if we find something that may benefit from a conversation with your child, like bullying, depression, or sexual content.

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