FlashGet Parental Control Getting Started
This is a beginner’s guide to using FlashGet Parental Control. Discover the ultimate solution for modern parenting with FlashGet Parental Control! Keep a close eye on your children’s online activities, easily manage their screen time and app usage, set geofences for their safety, and stay informed of their whereabouts at all times.
Stage1: Install FlashGet Parental Control
Let’s start by installing the FlashGet Parental Control app. The app must be installed simultaneously on the parent’s and kids’ mobile phones.
Step 1 Download and install FlashGet Parental Control on the parent’s device
When the parent uses an Android phone
You can search for FlashGet Parental Control on Google Play or visit our download page.
When the parent uses an iPhone or iPad
You can only download FlashGet Parental Control on App Store. You can visit App Store to search for our app or go to our download page.
Step 2 Get FlashGet account
Before using FlashGet Parental Control, you must register a FlashGet account. If you have the account already, please click Sign in.
Step 3 Bind kid’s device to parent’s device
As of now, our parental control app only supports managing children’s Android devices. However, we are also working on adapting the app to support Apple devices within the next few months. This will allow parents to monitor their children’s activities on any device they use.
- Open a browser on your kid’s device, and enter flashget.co. Please be aware that it’s not flashget.com.
- Click the download button to download the APK file.
Tips
If you see a popup prompt of “unknown sources,” tap on Settings > toggle on Downloads from Unknown Sources or something similar that contains “Unknown Sources.”
Because FlashGet Kids is not on the Google Play store, Google defines APK files installed from third-party channels as from unknown sources, and you need to allow installation from unknown sources in the settings to continue.
- After installation, click “Done” to open FlashGet Kids on your child’s device.
Tips
Can’t find the FlashGet Kids icon after installation?
If you can’t find FlashGet Kids on your child’s device, follow the methods below:
Method 1. You can enter *#*#247543#*#* on the dial pad of your child’s device to open FlashGet Kids. Please note this method is only available on some devices.
Method 2. Open a browser on your kid’s device, and enter flashget.co/openkids.
- Enter the binding code to bind the child’s device to the parent’s account. The pairing code has nine digits which shows on the parent’s app.
- Tap “OK” to start parental control or click “Bind next” to bind more devices. You can also tap the Add icon at the upper right corner of your dashboard to bind more devices.
Stage2: Set Up FlashGet Parental Control
Step1 on-screen instructions
Step2 Hide and continue
Tap “Hide and continue” after finishing the setup. So the FlashGet Kids’ icon will not appear on your kid’s phone screen.
Step3 Set up keepalive
Set up a keepalive setting to make FlashGet Kids run continuously in the background of a device. This ensures that FlashGet Kids remains effective at all times in protecting children.
See how to set up a keepalive setting.
Stage3: Start FlashGet Parental Control
Monitor your kids’ online activities and let them away from all risks.
- Screen Time
- Tracking App
- App Blocker
- Daily Usage
- Alerts and Notifications
- Location Tracker
- Geofences
- Live Monitoring
Screen Time
Features
How-to-Use
Step 1. Tap Today’s Event at the top of the dashboard.
Step 2. Choose whether you want to see a Daily or a Weekly report. The Daily report is the default. You can also swipe the chart left and right to check the activity report of the previous or next day.
Step 3. Scroll to view Screen Time Usage, Most Used Apps, Number of Notifications, or Data Usage.
Tracking App
Features
- Block all apps with one tap by using the Disable All Apps feature.
- See how many notifications any app has received.
- Set up a screen time limit for the devices.
- Set up a time limit for an app and block the app when the limit is reached.
- Set up Smart Schedule to block a chosen app or disable the phone during a particular time.
- Customize the allowed apps list.
Tap Usage Limits on the dashboard. Click See More in the upper right corner to see the Screen Time Usage report. Tap the switch with Disable All Apps or Forbid New Apps to block all apps or new installed apps.
How-to-Use
Step 1. Click Screen Time Limits and then tap Add limits. Tick Available Time Limits or Timespan Limits as you like.
Step 2. Suppose you want to set the same timespan limits every day, tick Timespan Limits, type in the Limits Name and tap Enable Limits, tick Every Day, and set available time limits or the start & end times.
If you want to customize everyday timespan, tick it and set the start & end time from Mon to Sun.
App Blocker
Features
How-to-use
Daily Usage
Features
How-to-use
Alerts and Notifications
Features
How-to-use
Location Tracker
Features
- Check the current location of your kid’s device.
How-to-Use
Step 1. Click the GPS icon at the bottom of the dashboard.
Step 2. You will see the location of your kid’s device. To refresh your kid’s location, you may also tap on the Refresh icon in the right top corner.
Geofences
Features
- Set up a specific area to get notified when kids enter or leave the area.
How-to-Use
Step 1. Click the GPS icon on the underside of the dashboard, and you will see a smaller GPS icon. Tap it and then click Add geofence.
Step 2. Enter a name for the geofence. You can choose to set the current location as the geofence or click Change and search for another place.
Step 3. Swipe the blue dot left and right to confirm the range you would like to apply to the Geofence area and tap Save.
Live Monitoring
Features
- Know whether your kids are in or out of the Geofences.
- Learn whether your kids’ phones have enough battery.
- Get alerts if there is no data update for a long time.
- Receive a notification if your kids are trying to open a blocked app.
How-to-Use
Click the Alerts on the dashboard, and you will see all alerts. You can also tap on “<” or “>” to check the Alerts of the previous or next day.