Kaspersky Safe Kids for Android/iOS
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[Topic 156069]

About application monitoring

With application monitoring, you can restrict access to applications on your child's devices and view the history of application usage.

Application monitoring offers the following features:

  • Age restrictions

    This feature blocks applications whose content is not appropriate for the child's age. Age restrictions are determined according to international age-appropriate ratings and app store rules.

    On your child’s Android devices, Windows computers and Macs, Kaspersky Safe Kids blocks startup of apps and programs that are not appropriate for your child's age.

    On your child’s iOS devices, Kaspersky Safe Kids hides apps that are not appropriate for your child's age. The icons are not displayed on the home screen. Specifically, Kaspersky Safe Kids hides all installed browsers on child’s iOS devices, because browsers have a rating of 17+ according to the rules of the App Store. The child must use Kaspersky Safe Kids to browse the Internet.

    Kaspersky Safe Kids on child's iOS devices does not hide applications that have a rating of 4+ for children under 4 years of age since a rating of 4+ is the minimum possible rating for applications in the App Store.

  • Application category restrictions

    You can restrict your child's access to applications that belong to specific categories. For each category, you can set one of the following options:

    • Allowed. Your child can open and use applications in the category.
    • Forbidden. Your child can't open or use applications in the category. When your child tries to open an application, Kaspersky Safe Kids blocks it from starting.

      Application use cannot be restricted on your child's iOS devices.

  • Specific application restrictions

    You can restrict your child's access to specific applications or allow an application that belongs to a forbidden category. You can set one of the following options for an application:

    • Allowed. Your child can use the application. Select this option if you need to allow an application that belongs to a forbidden category.

      The applications that are added to the list of exclusions for Device Control, are automatically added to the allowed applications in Application Control. When you remove an application from the list of allowed applications in Application Control, it is automatically removed from the list of exclusions in Device Control, and the child will not be able to use this application when the child's device is blocked. However, when you remove an application from the list of exclusions for Device Control, it is not automatically removed from the list of allowed applications in Application Control.

      Applications that are added to list of exclusions for Device Control are assigned the Works, even if the device is blocked label.

    • Limited by time. Your child can use the application for a limited time. When selecting this option, you need to set the time limit, for example, 2 hours per day.
    • Forbidden. The child can't open or use the application.

    Application use cannot be restricted on your child's iOS devices.

  • Application use reports

    You can find these reports on My Kaspersky in Kids > Programs > Reports.

    You can view the list of applications your child opened and time spent using them. Kaspersky Safe Kids records the history of application use if the Application monitoring switch is turned on.

    Reports are available only in the premium version of Kaspersky Safe Kids. App use statistics are unavailable for your child's iOS devices.

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[Topic 156078]

Monitor app use

On the parent's Android device:

Turn on app monitoring

  1. Tap on the Kaspersky Safe Kids navigation bar.

    This opens the Kaspersky Safe Kids settings.

  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Turn on the App monitoring switch.

    App use cannot be restricted on your child's iOS devices. If no child's devices or only child's iOS devices are connected to your My Kaspersky account, the App monitoring switch is not displayed.

Turn on age restrictions

  1. Tap on the Kaspersky Safe Kids navigation bar.

    This opens the Kaspersky Safe Kids settings.

  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Turn on the App monitoring switch.
  4. To block startup of apps whose content is not appropriate for your child's age, turn on the Age Restrictions switch.

    App use cannot be restricted on your child's iOS devices.

Block or allow app categories

  1. Tap on the Kaspersky Safe Kids navigation bar.

    This opens the Kaspersky Safe Kids settings.

  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Turn on the App monitoring switch.
  4. In the App Categories section, specify which app categories are forbidden for your child.

    Kaspersky Safe Kids will block startup of apps in blocked categories.

    App use cannot be restricted on your child's iOS devices.

Block, allow, or limit the use of specific apps

  1. Tap on the Kaspersky Safe Kids navigation bar.

    This opens the Kaspersky Safe Kids settings.

  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Turn on the App monitoring switch.
  4. In the EXCLUSIONS section, tap Apps.

    A list of exclusions opens.

  5. Tap .

    A form for adding an exclusion opens.

  6. In the Device section, select your child's device on which you want to restrict the use of the app.
  7. In the App section, tap Select an app.

    A list of installed apps opens.

  8. Select an app.
  9. In the App use section, select the type of exclusion for the selected app: Allowed, Forbidden or Limited by time.
  10. If you select Limited by time, specify the time limits for each day of the week, or for weekdays and weekends.

    To limit app use by time for each day of the week, specify the number of hours during which your child is allowed to use the app.

    To limit app use by time on weekdays and weekends:

    1. Tap Weekdays & weekends.
    2. In the Time allowed (per day) window, for weekdays and weekends specify the number of hours during which your child is allowed to use the app.
    3. Tap SAVE.
  11. Tap .

    App use cannot be restricted on your child's iOS devices.

On the parent's iOS device:

Turn on app monitoring

  1. Tap Settings on the Kaspersky Safe Kids navigation bar.

    This opens the Kaspersky Safe Kids settings.

  2. Select the child.
  3. Tap Apps.
  4. Turn on the App Monitoring switch.

    App use cannot be restricted on your child's iOS devices. If no child's devices or only child's iOS devices are connected to your My Kaspersky account, the App Monitoring switch is not displayed.

Turn on age restrictions

  1. Tap Settings on the Kaspersky Safe Kids navigation bar.

    This opens the Kaspersky Safe Kids settings.

  2. Select the child.
  3. Tap Apps.
  4. Make sure the App Monitoring switch is turned on.
  5. To block startup of apps whose content is not appropriate for your child's age, turn on the Age Restrictions switch.

    App use cannot be restricted on your child's iOS devices.

Block or allow app categories

  1. Tap Settings on the Kaspersky Safe Kids navigation bar.

    This opens the Kaspersky Safe Kids settings.

  2. Select the child.
  3. Tap Apps.
  4. Make sure the App Monitoring switch is turned on.
  5. In the App Categories section, specify which app categories are forbidden for your child.

    Kaspersky Safe Kids will block startup of apps in blocked categories.

    App use cannot be restricted on your child's iOS devices.

Block, allow, or limit the use of specific apps

  1. Tap Settings on the Kaspersky Safe Kids navigation bar.

    This opens the Kaspersky Safe Kids settings.

  2. Select the child.
  3. Tap Apps.
  4. Make sure the App Monitoring switch is turned on.
  5. In the lower part of the screen, tap Exclusions.

    A list of exclusions opens.

  6. Tap Add Exclusion

    A form for adding an exclusion opens.

  7. In the Device section, select your child's device on which you want to restrict the use of the app.
  8. Tap App.

    A list of installed apps opens.

  9. Select an app whose use you want to block, allow, or restrict.
  10. In the App Use section, select the type of exclusion for the selected app:Allowed, Forbidden, or Custom.
  11. If you select Custom, specify the time limits for each day of the week, or for weekdays and weekends.

    To limit app use by time for each day of the week:

    1. Tap Every day.
    2. For each day of the week, specify the number of hours during which your child is allowed to use the app.

    To limit app use by time on weekdays and weekends:

    1. Tap Weekdays and weekends.
    2. For Weekdays and Weekends, specify the number of hours during which your child is allowed to use the app.
  12. Tap Done.

    App use cannot be restricted on your child's iOS devices.

You can allow or block the use of apps on your child's devices on My Kaspersky.

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[Topic 156093]

Block installation of new apps from Google Play

You can only block installation of new apps if your child uses an Android device.

To block installation of new apps on the child's devices, restrict access to Google Play Store in one of the following ways:

  • Through My Kaspersky
  • Through the Kaspersky Safe Kids app on a parent's device

How to block Google Play Store via My Kaspersky

  1. Sign in to your My Kaspersky account.
  2. Click Kids and select your child's profile.
  3. Open the Applications tab.
  4. Click Settings.
  5. Make sure that Application monitoring is enabled.
  6. Select your child's device.
  7. Select Forbidden from the drop-down list opposite Google Play Store.
  8. Click Save.

    Your child will not be able to download new applications from Google Play Store.

How to block Google Play Store via parent's Android device

  1. Open Kaspersky Safe Kids for Android and unlock the app with the access code or fingerprint.
  2. Select your child's profile.
  3. Tap opposite to the Apps & Games section.
  4. Tap Apps in the Exclusions section in the lower part of the screen.
  5. Tap .
  6. Tap Select an app.
  7. Select your child's Android device and then tap Google Play Store.
  8. Select Forbidden and tap .

    Your child will not be able to download new applications from Google Play Store.

How to block Google Play Store via parent's iOS device

  1. Open Kaspersky Safe Kids for iOS and unlock the app with the access code, Touch ID or Face ID.
  2. Tap Children and select your child's profile.
  3. Tap opposite to the Apps & Games section.
  4. Tap Exclusions in the lower part of the screen.
  5. Tap Add Exclusion.
  6. Select your child's Android device and then tap Google Play Store.
  7. Select Forbidden and tap Save.

    Your child will not be able to download new applications from Google Play Store.

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