Make it a dumb phone in minutes: calls and texts, no internet. Then add back only the apps that do a job. Hedge locks it in place on the Android phone you already own.
Setup starts at the strictest point. Loosen it as far as you need, one app or one website at a time.
Calls and texts. Wi-Fi off, no internet in any app, no app store.
Give internet to Maps, WhatsApp or your bank. Every other app stays offline.
Internet on, but only the websites you list. The feeds stay gone and new installs stay blocked.
Each step toward more open waits for your key holder’s yes, or for your delay. Going back to stricter is instant.
Connect your phone to a Windows PC with a USB cable and run the setup tool. It shows you every tap.
Choose the apps and websites you need. Everything else is blocked, and so are new installs.
A friend approves any change, or you wait a day for it. You choose.
Dumb phones and other locked-down phones mean buying their device, and often switching to their plan. Hedge sets up on the phone in your pocket, with the carrier you already pay.
Tap an app to keep or hide it. You decide which is which: YouTube can be a tool for fixing a sink and a toy at midnight. Phone, Messages and Settings always stay.
Turn the internet off completely, or allow a short list. Everything else won’t load, in any app, on Wi-Fi or mobile data.
Time with the people in the room.
A mind that can stay on one thing.
Fewer doors left open on a bad night.
A phone that serves you, not the other way round.
Making the phone stricter always works right away. Loosening it takes either someone else’s yes or time.
A spouse, a friend, a mentor. You ask from your phone; they approve by email or in the control panel.
You keep the control panel, but anything that loosens the lock waits.
Always work, along with emergency calls. Hedge never blocks them.
Monitoring is off unless you turn it on. Your phone always shows what the key holder can see.
Android 11 or newer. Pixel, Samsung and Motorola work best. No iPhone.
A full factory reset from recovery mode always works. Hedge makes the weak moment slow.
You need a Windows PC, a USB cable and the phone you already have.