Devices
What it runs on
Where every device stands today, including the ones with a catch.
Tablets
| Family | Status | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Fire tablets all generations | Not supported | Fire OS does not provide the supervision path ParentProof requires. Choose a supported Android tablet instead. |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab A and current Tab series | Supported, with a catch | Samsung's Auto Blocker sits in front of setup and you must switch it off by hand first — supervision cannot do it for you. |
| Lenovo Tab M / Idea Tab | Supported | Close to stock Android. Lenovo Family Mode is a competing supervisor; turn it off. |
| Walmart onn. | Supported | Stock Android behaviour, no special handling needed. |
| Redmi Pad SE, TCL Tab | Expected to work | Standard Android, so the same setup covers them. |
| Nokia / HMD | Expected to work | Clean Android, small volume. |
"Supported" means we have run it on that tablet. "Expected to work" means the tablet is standard Android, so the same setup covers it.
Amazon Fire — not supported
Amazon Fire tablets are 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.
For a supervised tablet, choose a supported Android model such as Lenovo, Samsung or Walmart onn.
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-safe 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-safe 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.
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.
- 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.