Parental control application on Android platform

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to build the Android-based applications for parent to supervise, control and restrict the children’s usage of the smartphone and tablet.

Design/methodology/approach

The method used is the method of analysis, i.e. collection of necessary data. The data are collected from journals, articles, books, questionnaires and the similar application analysis.

Findings

The GPS tracking feature of the parental control application facilitates searching the children’s location by indicating the location where they used their Android device. The history feature of the parental control facilitates finding out what application was accessed by their children through their Android-based application, and the time limit feature of the parental control application facilitates restriction on time that the children spend on their Android-based gadgets, so that they will not be addicted to the gadget.

Originality/value

The parental control application for the Android platform provides users or parents a means for managing the young generation’s usage of an Android-based mobile device.

Citation

Widyatri, I., Salman, A.G. and Kanigoro, B. (2018), "Parental control application on Android platform", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 18-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHTN-08-2017-0057