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Apple Watch exists if that's what you want.
by wmf 2y ago
Apple Watch exists if that's what you want.
- janice1999 2y agoDoes Apple have a children's version of their smartwatch? I was not aware of that.
- philomath_mn 2y agoNo, but there are several settings you can enable to make them more kid-friendly (including app limits and school hours)
- bradfa 2y agoAs mentioned by others in this discussion, Apple does have a way to limit the functionality of an Apple Watch, as outlined: https://support.apple.com/en-us/109036 https://support.apple.com/en-us/109036
- vundercind 2y agoYou can do similar things with an iPhone or iPad. Turn off all kinds of stuff entirely, require a request (comes through in the parent’s phone) to override. No Web browsing without asking? Done. No installing apps without asking? Done. Web browsing allowed, but allow-list only? Done. Allow some app, but max one hour per day? Done. Lots of stuff.
- jrexilius 2y agoThat isn't really much better, except that Apples ad network is smaller than googles perhaps?
- RobotToaster 2y agoApple is also an advertising company.
- atonse 2y agoApple doesn't see any of your location data when it comes to Find My. It's usually end-to-end encrypted.
- prepend 2y agoGoogle makes almost all their income from ads. Apple makes almost none.
- standardUser 2y agoApple purposefully leverages its closed ecosystem to generate social friction amongst kids in order to drive hardware sales, making them persona non grata in my book.
- prepend 2y agoI guess you have to pick your poison, then.
- themoonisachees 2y agoNo you don't. You could also simply not drink the poison.
- prepend 2y agoIf they were truly poison, yes. But it’s a figure of speech. I prefer Apple because it’s not nearly as bad. And I like having a phone and laptop.