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by ChuckNorris89 1415 days ago
>I'm in Europe...

Then how do your kids communicate with those who only have android devices? That's a big social issue among teens in the US.

iMessage is never popular in Europe, as everyone here uses cross platform apps like Whatsapp, Telegram, Snapchat, etc. due to the lower market share of IOS vs Andorid.

Your case seems like an outlier.
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iasay 1415 days ago
I have WhatsApp as well. None of our kids have Android devices as you can't control them adequately.
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ChuckNorris89 1415 days ago
>Android devices as you can't control them adequately

What's missing on Android that Apple has for control?

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iasay 1415 days ago
one browser engine across the whole platform and white listed content filters.
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cowtools 1415 days ago
What prevents you from just using your own browser with your own parental safety controls, and then sand-boxing the user from installing other apps?
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iasay 1415 days ago
Some of the auto updated apps have a history of adding circumventable embedded browsers in about boxes and things on Android which can be used to browse the internet. This happens on iOS too but the browser engine is safari and is subject to the same white lists as normal Safari.

This is a fairly large security concern if I'm honest generally.

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