Looking for specific features in a parental control solution

I regularly re-evaluate parental control solutions for my kids and can’t seem to get enough input from the support team for Norton Family about what features in my wishlist are actually included/not-included in the Norton Family solution. Maybe you can assist.

  • Cross platform including Android, Windows and iOS
  • Social media monitoring (which does your solutions monitor?)
  • Text monitoring and alerts for words, phrases, and photos
  • Ability to read/view all text messages
  • Ability to read/view all instagram messages
  • Ability for my kids to submit requests for more time per app or more time across the platform, through the mobile app
  • Whitelist some applications so they are always allowed/unblocked and can be used at any time
  • One profile per child that can be applied to multiple devices (do not want to reconfigure each device separately)
  • Youtube search and videos watched history (with alerts)
  • Browser search history and websites visited
  • Realtime location with history and geofencing
  • Ability to view all Google Photos content
  • Parent app
  • Parent website to be accessed/controlled via computer
  • App specific time limits
  • Daily screen time limits
  • App/phone pre-scheduled downtime
  • On device content monitoring (i.e. photos, screenshots, videos) and notifications for anything inappropriate

For what it’s worth, my children are ages 11 and 14, so what we need in a parental control solution will always need to cover both elementary aged kids and teenagers, both with very different needs.

Thanks in advance!

Hi @Tana,

Welcome to Norton Family forum.

Norton Family is supported in Windows, Android and iOS platforms.

Also, sharing the below help links which would help you to get started.

System Requirements

Get Started with Norton Family

Web supervision

Time supervision

App supervision

Location supervision

Geofence setup

Video supervision

Search supervision

Note: These links are also available under ‘Help’ content in the portal.

Thanks,
Norton Family team

Hi and thank you for taking time to respond. This is a similar response to what I received in chat with the Norton Support team, and it doesn’t address my requirements. I read through each page you’ve linked, and my questions still stand.

Hi @Tana ,

Apologies, if the information from the help links were not helpful.

I have added the comments for your questions. Please reach back if you need any help further.

  • Cross platform including Android, Windows and iOS

Supported

  • Social media monitoring (which does your solutions monitor?)
  • Text monitoring and alerts for words, phrases, and photos
  • Ability to read/view all text messages
  • Ability to read/view all instagram messages

All above not supported

  • Ability for my kids to submit requests for more time per app or more time across the platform, through the mobile app

More time for the device is supported, not per app.

  • Whitelist some applications so they are always allowed/unblocked and can be used at any time

Not supported. However applications can be allowed/unblocked for use during the allowed time.

  • One profile per child that can be applied to multiple devices (do not want to reconfigure each device separately)

Supported. Time settings can be applied at platform level or at individual device level.

  • Youtube search and videos watched history (with alerts)

Videos watched history is supported. These are sent as activities not as alerts.

  • Browser search history and websites visited

Supported

  • Realtime location with history and geofencing

Supported

  • Ability to view all Google Photos content

Not supported

  • Parent app

Supported

  • Parent website to be accessed/controlled via computer

Supported

  • App specific time limits

Not Supported

  • Daily screen time limits

Supported (Time usage limits)

  • App/phone pre-scheduled downtime

Supported (Time curfew)

  • On device content monitoring (i.e. photos, screenshots, videos) and notifications for anything inappropriate

Not supported

Thanks,
Norton Family team

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I so appreciate this detailed reply. Thank you!

Darnit, there are a few in there that are a dealbreaker for my family. Whitelisting applications/always allow is a must have as my children move between two homes and need access to the opposite parent (that they are not with) at all times.