Google is working on a new parental control function that disables your children's mobile phone and smartwatch during school hours. The name of the tool is "School Time on Android" and when parents activate it, they prevent children from accessing the applications, thus avoiding distractions at school. Let's know more details about this option and how it will be used.
School time on Android: the new function that blocks the mobile during classes
This technological era has "forced" everyone to have a cell phone in their hands. From older adults to young people and school-age children. The School policies restrict the use of these devices during class activities., but it is difficult to prevent the little ones from paying attention to these requirements.
Parents do not want to send their children without a mobile phone because it is very useful for calling in case of emergency. Also, know where they are located thanks to functions such as Google My Phone and other tools. parental control on Android.
Faced with this situation, parents, children and school authorities enter into discussion, but Google has found the solution and called it “School time on Android”. This is a function that is activated remotely and locks the mobile phone during the school day. Prevent the child from accessing applications, video games or social networks while watching classes.
Although The function limits access to these platforms, it will not do so for others such as calling by phone. According to Google, the tool will be customizable to adjust dates and the child's school schedule. Parents will be able to choose which applications to block and which not to, in addition to indicating what can be done with the mobile phone and what cannot.
The most interesting thing is that The School Time function on Android will also affect smartwatches during the established school hours. This update is one of the most interesting ones linked to schooling and parental control.
At the moment, the feature is in development and there is no set date for its launch. However, it had already been launched in the "Fitbit Ace LTE" model of smart watches, but it will be extended to all devices in the coming months.
If your child has an iPhone this option will not be available, but these devices have a parental control system that you can use to configure the use of the mobile phone in class. What do you think of this function on Android phones?
