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Notification Log
See the notifications that arrive on your child’s Android phone — the app, the time, and the message text a notification shows — kept for 60 days so you can review the context before you talk.
Android · Parent app on Google Play · Child app installs directly
Kept for
60 days
When you would use it
Moments it is for
Read once, then deleted.
The message that worries a child is often cleared in a second. The log keeps what their phone showed.
A name you have not heard before.
A new contact in a message alert is worth a question at dinner, asked calmly.
Something specific to ask about.
“Who is Sam?” is a conversation. “Is everything okay online?” is a shrug.
What it does
Inside Notification Log
What arrives, in order
Each notification the phone shows — app, time, and the text in the notification — newest first.
The app it came from
So you can tell a game alert from a message.
Sixty days
Long enough to look back, then deleted automatically.
The message that usually comes first
The alert that worries a child is often read once and cleared. This keeps it.
As it appeared — The notification the way their phone showed it — app, title and preview text.
Newest first — The last hour is the top of the list, grouped by day.
Nothing to catch in time — You don’t have to be looking at the right moment.
On their phone, 12:56
New message
You don’t belong here
Read once, then swiped away.
New message
You don’t belong here
Your streak is waiting
Keep your 12-day streak alive
Homework due tomorrow
Maths worksheet 4, due 9:00 AM
Kept for 60 days, newest first.
What it shows, said plainly
FlashDroid sees the notification a phone displays. It does not open the app behind it.
The notification’s own text — The title and preview a message shows when it lands — not older messages, not the full thread.
Not their chat history — FlashDroid doesn’t open apps or scroll back through conversations.
Not what they type — There is no keyboard logging anywhere in FlashDroid.
Recorded
Not recorded
A permission you switch on yourself
Android keeps this behind its own settings screen, and it should.
Granted deliberately — It takes a trip into Android settings — nobody turns this on by accident.
Off unless you want it — Skip it and the rest of FlashDroid works exactly as before.
Settings › Notifications › Device & app notifications
Notification access
Skip it and everything else in FlashDroid works exactly as before.
Why it helps
What Notification Log is really for
- You see it earlyThe first sign of trouble is often a message, and it is usually seen and then deleted.
- A reason to talkSomething specific to ask about beats a general worry neither of you can name.
- Clear about its scopeIt shows what a notification displays — the app, the time, the preview — not your child’s whole chat history.
Plainly
What the Notification Log doesn’t do
The clearest way to describe it is by what it can’t reach.
- It doesn’t open their appsFlashDroid only sees what appears as a notification. Old chats stay where they are.
- It doesn’t read what they typeThere is no keyboard logging in FlashDroid, anywhere.
- It skips music and mediaPlayer and transport notifications are not logged, so the list stays about messages.
- Sixty days, then goneNotifications are deleted automatically after 60 days. This is not a permanent archive of their friendships.
Getting started
How to use Notification Log
Two apps, one code, about five minutes. Then open Notification Log in your FlashDroid app.
- 1
FlashDroidInstallDownload the parent app
Install FlashDroid on your own Android phone from Google Play.
- 2Sign in
Create your parent account
Sign in on your own phone and add your child.
- 3Pairing codeK7M4X9
FlashDroid KidConnectedInstall and pair FlashDroid Kid
Install FlashDroid Kid on your child’s phone and enter the pairing code shown in your app.
Questions
Notification Log — the questions parents ask
Does my child know FlashDroid is there?+
Yes. FlashDroid is visible on their phone under its own name and consent is recorded at pairing — it isn’t a hidden or secret tool.
Does this let me read their messages?+
It shows you the notifications their phone displays, which for a messaging app usually includes a preview of the message — its title and text. It does not open apps or read old chats; only what appears as a notification.
Can it recover deleted messages?+
It may keep a notification that was already captured before it was dismissed, within the 60-day window. That is different from recovering a message that never produced a notification.
Does FlashDroid record what they type?+
No. There is no keyboard logging anywhere in FlashDroid.
How long is it kept?+
Sixty days, then it is deleted automatically. Music and media-player notifications are not logged at all.
Do I have to turn this on?+
No. Android keeps it behind its own permission screen, and the rest of FlashDroid works exactly the same without it.
How is this different from Parent Alerts?+
Notification Log shows the notifications received on your child’s phone from their own apps. Parent Alerts sends updates about FlashDroid events, such as reached limits and extra-time requests.
Does this work on iPhone?+
Not yet. FlashDroid is Android only today, both the parent app and the child app.
How do I know if my child is being bullied online?+
Often the first sign is a message that upsets them and is deleted straight away. The Notification Log keeps what their phone showed, so you have something specific to ask about. Ask calmly rather than accusingly.
Set up FlashDroid today.
Download the parent app, pair your child’s phone and choose the protections your family needs.
- Agreed during pairingChild app remains visible
- Clear data controlsRequest deletion when needed
- Guided setupTwo apps and one pairing code
- Everything includedNo features are kept for a higher-priced plan.