iPhone/iPad Setup Guide

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Screen Time

Interactive ScreenKin Setup Guide

Get Started

Install ScreenKin onto your child's device

Install ScreenKin from the App Store by searching for "ScreenKin".

Or send them this link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/screenkin-kids-app/id6747992475

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Configure Screen Time

Now you (the parent) needs to configure Screen Time settings for your child's device.

From your (parent) Apple device, open up the Settings app and select Screen Time.

If you don't have an iPhone, you can also use an iPad or Mac. If you don't have any Apple devices, you won't be able to manage Screen Time from your device. Instead use your child's device to adjust these settings.

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Please use the interactive guide above to setup ScreenKin. If you'd prefer we also have a non-interactive guide.

After ScreenKin Installation

ScreenKin Device Settings

Once ScreenKin is set up on your child's device, the parent can adjust their child's device settings from the device settings page.

Find your child's device and click to expand the settings.

We recommend enabling the "Block Tamper" setting if your child may tamper with the app. This will prevent further editing of the "Always Allowed Application List" that you configured in previous steps in this guide. Read carefully through each of the available options and configure them to best meet you and your child's needs. Make sure to hit "Save" before leaving the page when you are done.

If you have any questions, comments, or ideas to help us improve, email us at support@screenkin.com.

Other notes

Unblock apps delay

ScreenKin allows full device wide screenshots. The only way to accomplish this on iOS (iPhone/iPad) is using the broadcast permission. Apple control's the broadcast permission popup, and requires a 3 second delay.

Music apps / background players

Music apps / background players won't be able to play in the background unless they're added to an "Always allowed" list. Music apps will still function while connected to a car via CarPlay even if they aren't on an "Always allowed" list. Before you add these apps to an always allowed list, please note that there is visual and audible pornography found in music apps.

* Please Note: We're investigating issues with Apple Music currently, which prevents you from listening to music while a broadcast is running (which is what this app does when apps are unblocked). This creates an issue where each time you start a broadcast Apple Music will continue playing but it doesn't actually produce sound through speaker/headphones. This is not an issue with YouTube Music, Spotify, and other music streaming apps--only with Apple Music. If you wish to use Apple Music, you can use it in the background and it works fine. However, if you wish to use Apple music while being monitored using other apps, you'll need to use a web browser and go to music.apple.com (or beta.music.apple.com if music.apple.com only redirects to the app) instead of using the Apple Music apps. We'll continue searching for ways to improve this.

Video streaming apps

Some video streaming apps (Netflix, etc) use digital rights management (DRM) features to block screenshots from being captured in order to protect their copyrighted video content. When this occurs, it will be indicated in the event timeline. We recommend you use the apps built in parental control features, or use a web browser to watch the films instead of the app.

Snapchat

Since ScreenKin monitors using a screen recording broadcast, Snapchat will report that your child is recording the screen to anyone they're receiving Snapchat's from. If you wish Snapchat to be monitored, the child must put up with this. If you trust your child with Snapchat, you can add Snapchat to one of the "Always Allowed" lists (either in the ScreenKin app, or Screen Time setting).

Compatibility

ScreenKin requires iOS 18+ on the iPhone or iPad (if the phone was newly purchased after 2019, you should be good to go).