Get Guardian on both phones

Guardian is two apps: one on your phone, one on your child’s. Install yours first, then set up theirs.

Step 1

Guardian — on your phone

The parent app — the one you create your account in and pair your child’s phone from.

Guardian is not published on Google Play yet, so there is nothing to install from there. Set up the child’s phone below in the meantime — this step turns into a Play link on its own once the listing goes live.

Step 2

Guardian Kid — on your child’s phone

The child app installs directly (it is not on the Play Store). After installing, Android may ask you to turn on a setting or two so Guardian can do its job.

Download Guardian Kid

Turning on Guardian Kid

  1. Open the downloaded file and tap Install.
  2. On Android 13 and newer, open App info → ⋮ → Allow restricted settings.
  3. Grant the permissions Guardian asks for, then scan the pairing code from your phone.

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