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Friction is the problem with something like this. If my kid grabs my phone, or uses the LG TV Youtube App, or the Apple TV app, or the PlayStation 5, can all of
by nsxwolf 2mo ago
Friction is the problem with something like this. If my kid grabs my phone, or uses the LG TV Youtube App, or the Apple TV app, or the PlayStation 5, can all of those default to KidScreen?
If it can't solve all those, there's absolutely no utility for me. If I were willing to become the kind of authoritarian taskmaster that tightly controls which devices my kids use to watch something at all times, I would already not need KidScreen.
- HumblyTossed 2mo ago> If it can't solve all those, there's absolutely no utility for me. To be fair, how the hell is that something an APP can do?
- nsxwolf 2mo agoYeah that's what I'm saying. So why are we making apps that pretend to do it?
- HumblyTossed 2mo agoDoes this?
- Tintly 2mo agoIt is a browser-based, parent-curated shelf that works together with parental controls.
- Tintly 2mo agoI agree that claiming universal control would be misleading. KidScreen does not intercept other apps or devices; it only controls the shelf inside KidScreen. Whether that narrower model is useful depends on how a family manages the child’s device.
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- Tintly 2mo agoKidScreen cannot become the default inside the native YouTube apps on phones, Apple TV, PlayStation, or other platforms. It works only where the child opens the KidScreen web app in a compatible browser, and the parent still needs device-level controls to restrict other routes to YouTube. It solves a smaller problem than universal device control, so it will not fit every family.