Samsung A15 setup for a ten year old

[popegregory]

Hi all. We’re all apple in our house so I’ve no experience of Samsung. Said 10 year old has an iPad with Apple ID login and all that, but he can whistle if he thinks he’s getting an iPhone to lose. What do I need to do to setup his phone - is it a case of getting a Samsung id and just logging into his apps with his email address? Can me and my wife monitor stuff he does from an iPhone or do they not talk to each other? Was especially concerned by not having access to any locational stuff like we do with his ipad and his apple watch. Thanks.

[Your Dad]

google Family Link can be used to manage Android devices, works fine being managed from an iOS.

Needs the app deploying on the device to be managed (child phone) and the devices being used as the managers (parents devices), you create a g-suite account for the child as part of the process and can set parental controls as required.

[Forester1965]

Yep, family link works very well. You can control which apps are on the device, content restrictions, brick it in the event it gets lost, track it and even get notifications when your child arrives/leaves a location (e.g. school if they get their under their own steam).

[popegregory]

Cheers guys, that sounds like exactly what I was after

Edited by popegregory on Saturday 30th November 14:03

[popegregory]

Sorry all, just one more. Am I setting up a Samsung account for the child as well as the Google family link? Or do I want to do my own Samsung account, or even not bother at all?

[Road2Ruin]

You don't 'need' the Samsung account, but it can be useful for somethings. Google does all you want, though, I beleive.