Setting Parental Controls with Mobicip: A Comprehensive Guide

Keeping track of your child’s activities on their devices is important in today’s technology-driven world. Mobicip parental control software is an excellent tool for protecting your child’s online activities and fostering healthy digital habits.

Mobicip is available on a wide range of platforms to cater to modern multi-device families. You can set up Mobicip on:

A Step-by-Step Guide:

Pro tip: Complete the pre-setup requirements for a smooth app installation on your devices.

1. iPhone/iPad:

Supported version for child app: Devices with iOS 15 or later

Pre-setup requirements: For Mobicip to work effectively on your child’s device, please note that

  1. You should create a separate  Apple ID (iCloud account) for your child and should use that to log into  your child’s iOS device
  2. You should enable Apple Family sharing with your iCloud account as the organizer and register your child’s iCloud account as a child
  1. Ensure that your child’s age in the iCloud account is under 18
  2. You need to have the device with you to install the app

Once you complete the pre-setup, please follow the steps below to successfully set up Mobicip on your child’s device:

  • Download Mobicip app from the App store on the child’s device
  • Open the app > select “child” and sign in to your Mobicip account 
  • Follow the onscreen instructions and authenticate using the organizer iCloud account to allow access to the Apple screen time framework
  • Continue to allow network filter permissions and curate apps to accurately track the amount of time your child spends on Social media, Games and Entertainment apps
  • Complete registering the device 
  • That’s it! Your child’s iOS device is now protected by Mobicip. Learn more

2. Android phone/tablet:

Supported version: Android 5.0 and above

Pre-setup requirements: For Mobicip to work effectively on your child’s device, please note that

  1. Google Family link should be disabled for the child’s Gmail account
  2. You need to have the device with you to install the app
  3. Mobicip App can be setup  only on primary or admin account on Android devices

Once you complete the pre-setup, please follow the steps below to successfully set up Mobicip on your child’s device:

  • Complete the 5 key steps to ensure that all parental control settings are enabled correctly   on the device
  • That’s it! Your child’s Android device is now protected by Mobicip. Learn more

Recommendations:

  • Block access to Google and Youtube apps using the Mobicip apps blocking feature and use any browser like Chrome to access the internet
  • Disable battery optimization for the Mobicip app in Android settings

3. Kindle Fire:

Pre-setup requirements: For Mobicip to work effectively on your child’s device, please note that

  1. Mobicip App can be setup only on the primary account on the Kindle device, and not the kid’s account
  2. You need to have the device with you to install the app

Once you complete the pre-setup, please follow the steps below to successfully set up Mobicip on your child’s device:

  • Download Mobicip app from Amazon App Store on your child’s Kindle Fire device
  • Open the app > select “child” and sign in to your Mobicip account 
  • Follow the prompts to register the device
  • Enable all four mandatory permissions to ensure the parental controls you set up work accurately on the device
  • All done! Your child’s Kindle Fire device is now protected by Mobicip. Learn more

4. Windows Computer:

Supported version: Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11

Pre-setup requirements: For Mobicip to work effectively on your child’s device, please note that

  1. Parents should have an admin account on the computer. Create separate standard Windows user account for each of your children
  2. Kaspersky, ESET, and Norton antivirus should not be installed on your computer
  3. You need to disable Microsoft Family safety, if enabled
  4. You need to have the device with you to install the app

Once you complete the pre-setup, please follow the steps below to successfully set up Mobicip on your child’s device:

  • Login as administrator on the Windows computer and download Mobicip for Windows
  • Open the downloaded installer and continue with the app installation
  • Double-click the Mobicip icon on your desktop and sign in  to your Mobicip account 
  • Follow the onscreen prompts to continue. Choose your child’s Windows user account and connect the Mobicip child user to the Windows user account
  • Repeat this process to enable Mobicip for multiple child users and click on ‘Complete Setup’ to register the device 
  • All done! Your child’s Windows computer is now protected by Mobicip. Learn more

Recommendations:

  • Delete the browser cookies and cache (for all time range) to ensure Mobicip content filtering and your customized settings function properly
  • Enable screen lock and sleep mode for tracking screen time usage precisely

5. Mac:

Supported version: macOS 10.15 and above

Pre-setup requirements: For Mobicip to work effectively on your child’s device, please note that

  1. Parents should have an admin account on the computer. Create separate standard Mac user accounts for each of your children
  2. No antivirus should be installed on the device
  3. You need to disable Apple screen time settings for your child’s account on Mac
  4. You need to have the device with you to install the app

Once you complete the pre-setup, please follow the steps below to successfully set up Mobicip on your child’s device:

  • Login as administrator on the Mac and download Mobicip for macOS
  • Open the installer, follow the prompts and authenticate with your Mac admin credentials to complete the installation
  • Close the installer, click the Mobicip icon in the menu bar and sign in to your Mobicip account 
  • Follow the onscreen prompts to continue, choose your child’s Mac user account and connect the Mobicip child user to the Mac user account
  • Repeat this process if you wish to enable Mobicip for multiple users and click on ‘Complete Setup’ to register the device to your account
  • All done! Your child’s Mac is now protected by Mobicip. Learn more

Recommendations:

  • Delete the browser cookies and cache (for all time range) to ensure Mobicip content filtering and your customized settings function properly
  • Disable automatic macOS updates

6. Chromebooks:

Pre-setup requirements: For Mobicip to work effectively on your child’s device, please note that

  1. Parents should have an owner account on the Chromebook (the first account logged in on the device is the owner account) to retain owner privileges
  2. No additional browsers except Chrome should be installed
  3. Google Family link should be disabled for your child’s Gmail account
  4. You need to have the device with you to install the app
  5. Mobicip Extension can be setup only when the child’s email account isn’t managed by the school

Setup steps:

  • Login to the owner account on Chromebook and enable screen lock in chrome://settings > People > turn on Screen Lock
  • Disable guest mode in” manage other users” and add the child’s Google account to the Chromebook.
  • Logout and login using the child’s account
  • Launch Chrome, Add Mobicip extension from the Chrome Web Store and install it
  • Sign in to the extension using your Mobicip account credentials to enable the content filter
  • Choose a child and continue to register the device
  • Visit any website on Chrome browser to see a page with instructions to install the Mobicip certificate
  • Follow the instructions to import Mobicip certificate onto the browser
  • That’s it! Your child’s Chromebook is now protected by Mobicip. Learn more

Recommendations:

  • Block Play Store to prevent the child from installing additional browsers
  • Enable Mobicip extension in Chrome incognito mode (Chrome://extensions > Mobicip > Allow in Incognito)