My kid has an iPhone but I only have an Android, and I’d like to keep an eye on where they are and maybe see basic usage. Is there any reliable way to do this cross-platform now?
Yeah totally doable, cross-platform tracking has gotten way easier lately. Your best bet is just using Find My on your kid’s iPhone - you can see their location from any browser on your Android, or use a shared family Google Maps location share since that works across platforms too.
For broader monitoring (screen time, app limits, basic usage), something like Bark, Qustodio, or Google Family Link all handle iPhone-to-Android parent setups pretty well these days - you just manage everything through the parent app on your Android.
Fair warning though: you’ll need to set it all up on their iPhone first, no getting around that part.