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iOS parent controls handle this pretty ok. The time limits can be by application class (which can be customized) or individually. The controls are linked to the
by adolph 2y ago
iOS parent controls handle this pretty ok. The time limits can be by application class (which can be customized) or individually. The controls are linked to their Apple ID, so the same permissions flow across devices: tablet, phone, watch (probably desktop too?). The child can request "more time" on an app and an alert pops up on the parents' devices (which can be obnoxious until some boundaries are set). The communication/contacts control strikes a reasonable balance too.
I think the cell enabled watch offers better mobile function than carrying around a full phone and its baggage of capability.
- ricardobeat 2y agoWe went the cell enabled watch route and it’s not there yet. Calling and location often don’t work, even though there is perfect mobile signal. Updates must be managed from a phone, so you need one anyway. Maps are not easy to use, you can’t do simple stuff like a google search or look up train times.
- adolph 2y agoYeah, I have a wish that Apple would have been braver and pushed the watch at expense of the phone like they pushed the phone past the iPod. Maybe the watch form factor won't mature until a good enough LLM is squeezed into a future more capable watch processor. Remember the days when iPhone updates had to be managed from a desktop and cell data wasn't so great? I have an appreciation for the format even if I'm not a user of it.