My son is 13 and I’m worried about who he’s talking to online. Is there a way to track his location silently without him seeing any app icon?
Yeah totally doable on Android - apps like Google Family Link or Bark can run pretty low-profile, and Family Link especially is built for exactly this since it’s tied into the Google ecosystem he’s probably already using. That said, at 13 I’d honestly just tell him it’s on there - kids that age respect you more when you’re straight with them, and it actually works better long-term than the sneaky route. For the online safety worry specifically, Bark is solid because it monitors conversations for sketchy stuff without you having to read every message, which feels less invasive for both of you.