Screen time & apps
Parent Alerts
Get FlashDroid alerts about the events worth knowing — a screen-time limit reached, an extra-time request, a new app, an arrival at a saved place — on your Android phone.
Android · Parent app on Google Play · Child app installs directly
Today
2 alerts
When you would use it
Moments it is for
They ask for more time.
The request arrives on your phone, and you approve or decline it wherever you are.
A place update.
Review an arrival or departure for a place you have saved, like school or home.
A new app, or a reached limit.
See what changed and decide whether it needs a rule — a daily digest sums up the day, too.
What it does
Inside Parent Alerts
The events that fire
Limits reached, extra-time requests, new apps, saved-place arrivals, tamper and device-offline warnings, and a daily digest.
Not a firehose
Cooldowns keep one problem to one alert.
Both parents
Whoever is on the family account gets the same alerts.
The handful of things worth interrupting you
A limit reached, an extra-time request, a new app, an arrival at a place you marked, or a sign the phone has been tampered with or gone offline.
The events that matter — Not a running commentary on their day.
Enough to act on — Each one names the child or device, the event and its time.
All in one place — Everything is listed in the app, whether or not you caught the alert.
Maya has entered School
Maya is requesting 15 minutes of screen time
Maya's phone has reached the daily screen time limit
Sky Racer was installed on Maya's device
One problem, one alert
A patchy connection should not become ten notifications.
Built-in cooldowns — The same thing does not tell you twice in a row.
It clears itself — Something that resolves on its own is marked read for you.
Less noise, not more — You hear about the event once, not each time a flaky connection hiccups.
Maya’s phone has gone offline
Both parents, same page
Both parents receive the same alert at the same time.
No relaying — Nobody has to forward a screenshot to the other parent.
Either can answer — A time request can be approved by whoever sees it first.
In their language — Each phone gets it in the language that phone is set to.
3:14
Tue 16 September
FlashDroidnowScreen Time Request
Maya is requesting 15 minutes of screen time
3:14
मंगल 16 सितंबर
FlashDroidnowस्क्रीन समय अनुरोध
Maya ने 15 मिनट के स्क्रीन समय का अनुरोध किया है
Why it helps
What Parent Alerts is really for
- Only the events that matterA nudge for the handful of things worth knowing — a limit reached, a new app, an arrival at a saved place — not a running feed.
- Quiet by designBuilt-in cooldowns mean one flaky connection does not become ten alerts, and a problem that clears itself is marked read on its own.
- Both parents, same pageWhoever’s on the family account gets the same heads-up — no relaying screenshots.
Plainly
An alert is an update, not a safety guarantee
Worth knowing, so a quiet day isn’t mistaken for a promise.
- No alert isn’t an all-clearAlerts depend on supported events, permissions, connection and delivery. Silence does not mean nothing happened — open the app for the full picture whenever you want it.
- They don’t carry their messagesAn alert says a limit was reached or a place was arrived at. Never what your child wrote.
- You can’t fine-tune the listFlashDroid sends the events it supports; there is no per-type on/off to set. Your phone’s own notification settings still apply.
Getting started
How to use Parent Alerts
Two apps, one code, about five minutes. Then open Parent Alerts in your FlashDroid app.
- 1FlashDroidInstall
Download 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
Parent Alerts — 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.
Will I get an alert for everything?+
No. FlashDroid sends the events it supports — a reached limit, an extra-time request, a new app, a saved-place arrival, a tamper or offline warning, and a daily digest — not a running feed of their day. There is no per-type on/off to set.
Does an alert show what my child wrote or watched?+
No. An alert says what happened and on whose phone: a limit reached, a new app installed, an arrival at a place you marked. Never their messages.
Why did I get only one alert when the phone kept dropping off?+
That is the cooldown working. The same problem does not tell you twice in a row, and when it fixes itself the alert is marked read for you.
Do both parents get the same alerts?+
Yes. Everyone on the family account gets the same alert at the same time, and either of you can answer a time request.
Is this the same as Notification Log?+
No. Parent Alerts reports FlashDroid events, such as reached limits and extra-time requests. Notification Log shows the notifications received on your child’s phone from their own apps.
Does this work on iPhone?+
Not yet. FlashDroid is Android only today, both the parent app and the child app.
How often should I check on my child’s phone?+
That is up to you. The point of alerts is that the events worth knowing come to you, so you are not checking constantly. Remember that no alert is not a guarantee everything is fine — the full picture is in the app when you want it.
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.