[jzwinck]

Danger: the front page says the child will always be able to call "first responders," but the FAQ reveals that 911 is the only built-in one which the child cannot change. If you live outside the US, 911 may not work, leaving your child unable to dial emergency services.

Adding 112 and 999 to the list would help, but perhaps it's better to just let the kid call whomever they like, and just block "fun" things like texting and other apps. After all, if your kid is out with friends and gets a bit lost, the best person to call will be one of those friends, not the police.

[ElliotH]

Hilariously, there's actually nothing stopping the kid phoning whoever they want. It's controlled by a contact group on the phone, that the child device can edit at will. Step 1 would be to add all friends to that group.

[brational]

Ha. I guess I'll put it on my son's phone and tell him that there is a "solution" to fully defeat the app. Make a game out of it. (and I'll tell him Mom won't know)

PS this is how you build trust with your kids.

[unfamiliar]

> this is how you build trust with your kids

By turning your partner into a common enemy?

[neohaven]

No, by playing a game.

[sbierwagen]

Kids don't use phones to make voice calls, grandpa, for much the same reason they don't use morse code, or smoke signals.

[StavrosK]

"Kids"? Hell, I'm 31 and the only people I ever call are my parents.

[ElliotH]

Grandpa? Ouch! I'm three years younger than you!

[alexcroox]

911 works in the UK, I imagine it's the same for most to cater for those a little too engrossed in US films/TV

[TamDenholm]

Just as an aside, I dont know about other countries but both 911 and 112 work in the UK.

[KJasper]

The app is only available in the US appstore for now.

[blueskin_]

Because restricting to GeoIP really works well, right? Oh wait, even many users know how to use a proxy to get Iplayer/Pandora/Netflix from another country - there are even dedicated products for this purpose.

[ceejayoz]

Apple handles the restriction, not via GeoIP, but via the credit card attached to the account.