Devices
What it runs on
Protected kids devices are compatible Android tablets only. Windows and Mac are used only to run setup., plus Windows PCs and Macs. Windows and Mac also run the setup app that prepares an Android device.
Compatible Android tablets
ParentProof runs on compatible Android tablets. A tablet is compatible when:
- It runs Android 10 or newer and has the Google Play Store. Every feature, including web filtering, needs Android 10 or newer.
- No other parental-control or device-management app is in charge of it.
- No accounts are signed in when setup starts. If an account is signed in, back up anything important and remove it in Android Settings. The setup app checks whether this tablet needs any further recovery before changing it; being used before does not by itself mean you must factory reset it.
The setup app checks your tablet for you. Connect the tablet to the setup app on your Windows PC or Mac and it reads the tablet first, without changing anything on it. Then it tells you whether the tablet can be set up and what, if anything, to do first.
Setup computers
A Windows PC or Mac is the tool that prepares a compatible Android device over USB. ParentProof does not lock, filter, time-limit, or otherwise protect the computer itself. The same computer can also be protected: see Computers below.
| Setup host | Status | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 or 11 | Setup supported | Runs the ParentProof setup app and connects to the child's compatible Android device over USB. |
| macOS 12 or later | Setup supported | Runs the same setup flow for the child's compatible Android device over USB. |
| Linux desktops | Setup not supported | Use a Windows PC or Mac to prepare the Android child device. |
The setup computer is not a protected device. ParentProof protects compatible Android tablets, plus protected computers. The Windows PC or Mac only helps Android grant supervision during setup.
Computers
A computer is managed from the same dashboard as a tablet, with two differences worth knowing. On Windows, the categories and sites you block stop resolving in every browser and app on the machine. On a Mac, the family filter covers the whole machine but the individual sites you name are not blocked. The remote rest switch is Android-only.
| Machine | Status | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 11 | Supported | Your administrator password once. It then blocks the programs you have not allowed, runs your schedules, and filters the web for every browser and app on the machine. Compare the platforms. |
| Windows 10 | Supported | The same protections. Windows will not let a home edition lock a child to exactly one program, so what holds is the set of programs you chose rather than a single one. |
| macOS | Supported, fewer controls | Your administrator password once, then a family web filter for the whole machine — with every step checked after it is applied and reported back as a tick or a cross. Individual sites you name are blocked on Windows and Android, not here. |
| Linux desktops | Not supported | Choose a Windows PC or a Mac for a child's computer. |
A rule about one page inside a site works differently on a computer. Whole-site and category blocks hold everywhere. A rule aimed at a single page reaches Chrome and Edge only, so block the whole site when it matters.
Your own computer is not the child's computer. Setup changes the machine it runs on — the web filter, and which programs may start — for every account on it, including yours. Run it on the machine the child actually uses, and read the removal steps first.
Tested devices
These are the exact devices and computers this release of ParentProof was tested on. Being listed here means we ran it on that device. It does not mean every device like it will work.
Android devices
| Device | Kind | Android version |
|---|---|---|
| Google Pixel 7 Pro | Real phone | Android 17 |
| PEICHENG CP31U | Real tablet | Android 16 |
| Android emulator (Google APIs with Play Store image, Pixel Tablet profile) | Emulator, not a real device | Android 13 (API 33) |
| Android emulator (Google APIs with Play Store image, Pixel Tablet profile) | Emulator, not a real device | Android 15 (API 35) |
Computers the setup app was tested on
| Computer | Operating system |
|---|---|
| Windows PC | Windows 11 25H2 |
| Windows 11 virtual machine | Windows 11 26H2 (build 26300) |
| Mac | macOS 15.6 |
Everything else is untested. Every other device, manufacturer, tablet model, Android version and computer operating system has not been tested. It may work, it may not, and we make no promise either way. The devices listed under Not supported, on purpose, below, are not supported regardless of this list.
Test another device, get a free lifetime license
ParentProof offers a free lifetime license to testers who are willing to give us technical feedback on other models and Android versions. If you have a device that is not listed above and you are willing to tell us what happened when you tried it, email support@parentproof.com and say which device and Android version you have. The setup app is on the Get ParentProof page.
Not supported, on purpose
- A child's iPhone or iPad, as a supervised device. Apple does not give ParentProof the protected management role it uses on Android, so the restrictions could not reliably hold. This is about the child's device only — see below.
- Amazon Fire tablets, all generations. Not supported: Fire OS does not provide the protected management role ParentProof needs, and removing the Amazon account would also remove the only app store on the device. The setup app detects a Fire tablet and stops. Choose a compatible Android tablet instead.
- Huawei — no Google services, and the supervision path depends on them.
- Kindle e-readers — not Android tablets in the sense that matters here.
- Unbranded tablets from marketplace sellers. The software varies from one unit to the next, so setup cannot be relied on.
If you have an iPhone, this is still for you
The line above is about the device your child uses. The device you use is a different question, and the answer is any of them.
You manage everything from a browser — apps, sites, daily limits, schedules, requests, and the remote lock — and the dashboard is built for a phone held in one hand. An iPhone is a first-class parent device today.
What an iPhone cannot be is the supervised one. If the device you need to supervise is an iPhone or iPad, ParentProof is not the product for it.