Parental control apps are nothing new nowadays, and as a matter of fact, various mobile operators are currently offering their own respective take on the concept. For instance, Verizon Wireless has its FamilyBase app, while subscribers of another major US wireless carrier, AT&T, can take full advantage of Smart Limits. But when it comes to parental control apps from among the Big Four carriers in America, Sprint hay have just debuted the best of the bunch.
Sprint has just announced Safe & Found, a feature that combines the advantages of a parental control app with location tracking (in real time) and geo-fencing capabilities, as well as an SOS button and even a means for locating, locking, and wiping any handset that gets lost or stolen. For $7 a month, the service is made available to both Android and iOS mobile users. For those who want to try the feature, they might be delighted to know that they can avail of a 15 day trial, completely free of charge.
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Indeed, it is quite impressive to see how Sprint’s Safe & Found feature seems to do a lot of things well -- apart from allowing parents to know where an enrolled family member is at a given time (by way of a map that tracks the location of that member in real time), the service also can set up geo-fences so that mom and dad will know if their kid has entered or has left a specific geographical area (like campus grounds, for example). There is also a check in functionality to let other family members know they have reached their intended destination.
Akin to the Find My iPhone feature on iOS, the Safe & Found feature can also help search for a misplaced or lost or stolen mobile device. For those who do not want to take any chances, they can rest assured that the Sprint service also allows for the remote locking and wiping of personal information.
Of course, Safe & Found can hold its own as a parental control system. Parents can monitor their kid’s device usage, and can even set preferences according to which times of the day to allow access, or which phone numbers can call or text their kid’s phone. The feature also comes with content protection, which should prove handy when protecting one’s child against inappropriate web or video content, or when blocking apps with mature content.
To know more about Safe & Found, you can head to Sprint’s official web page.
