[GeekyBear]

You can control which apps children can install, how much time they are allowed to use those apps a day, decide if they have access to the web, which web sites they can visit, and decide who they are allowed to communicate with.

What features are missing that makes everyone giving up their privacy a better option?

[BeetleB]

I have an Android. I want to let my kid use the phone, but without a separate account. I basically want to say "Enable Kid Mode", and I specify what apps he sees. To get out of Kid mode I need a PIN.

This is basic level protection.

How do I do this?

[OkayPhysicist]

The separate account is, in fact, the way to do exactly this. Settings->System->Multiple Users->Add User. Follow the on screen prompts to set it up the second user with Parental Controls. Selecting which user to access the phone as is available on the lock screen.

[BeetleB]

Thanks - will try it.

[broost3r]

granular control over push notifications would be great

see: recent article about Snap sending pushes to kids during school hours

[gib444]

Screen Time let's you turn off notifications.

I have all notifications on my phone off, except for phone calls

[broost3r]

yeah of course, it's all or nothing though. i have a 14 year old who is supposedly in a "no phones allowed" school, but they're on them all the time anyway (this is a separate issue)

being able to setup a schedule with only approved apps being able to deliver pushes during a particular time period would be great

[gib444]

which ones do u want to keep

[broost3r]

thank you for asking, it helped me realize i was probably using downtime within screen time wrong and it can probably get me what i really care about during school hours

[akimbostrawman]

How about not installing/allowing a grooming chat app in the first place?