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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just use iPhone family sharing with app control and downtime. Super easy [/quote]
I think this is a different concept than the phone in the post title.  Bark, Gabb and Pinwheel are about turning a smart phone into a very simple device so it only does a few things, including texting and calling to known contacts, and maybe playing music, calendar, calculator, etc.  No Internet, no YouTube, no social media.  I think this version of a phone is aimed at middle schoolers and younger.  It's not supposed to act like a smartphone, but be a dump phone with a nicer screen and a few extra features.  Gabb originally didn't even put screentime limits because they didn't think there would be enough interesting content on the phone to necessitate screentime limits.

I think phone controls you suggest are better used for limiting a full fledged phone.  You can turn off certain apps, but it's really hard to turn off all Internet access as t(w)eens can find workarounds.  This seems like a better option for high school where you want to give some freedom but with limits.  [/quote]

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