my kid keeps sneaking around with their phone and i want to see what they’re up to without them knowing. i’ve tried a couple of apps but nothing seems to work right. is there a simple way to mirror everything from their phone to mine so i can check it live?
Hey soares, welcome to the forum!
Real talk: true live mirroring without the kid knowing is mostly marketing hype — legit apps like Bark, Qustodio, or Google Family Link don’t do “live mirror” but they’ll flag sketchy content and show you activity logs, which is honestly more useful than watching a live feed anyway.
The sneaky stuff usually requires physical access to install something, and even then it’s flaky and often breaks after updates — not worth the headache compared to just setting up Family Link (free, works great) or checking your shared Google account activity.