Set up an Android child
This guide is for when your child’s device is Android. It works whether you, the parent, use Android or iPhone yourself. Every screen below is the parent app, which looks and works the same on either platform.
Setting up an iPhone instead? See the iPhone setup guide.
Android setup steps
Add your child
From the parent app’s Home screen, tap + Add Child. Enter your child’s name and pick an avatar, then tap Add Child.
Get a pairing code
The Connect device screen shows a 6-digit pairing code and who it’s for. You’ll enter this on your child’s device in the next step.
Connect your child’s device
On your child’s own Android phone, install Tasks4Access and open it. On the first screen, tap the Connect this device tile, then tap Continue, enter the 6-digit pairing code from step 2 and tap Connect.
Turn on protection
Your child’s device explains how Tasks4Access works, then reaches Set up protection. This asks for Android’s Accessibility permission, used only to detect which app is currently open, so a locked one can show Tasks4Access’s own lock screen instead. It never reads message content.
Tick “I understand what this permission accesses, uses and stores”, then tap Open Settings. This opens Android’s real permission screen; turn the toggle On, then return to Tasks4Access. Once protection is on, the app also offers an optional Extra protection step that makes Tasks4Access harder to uninstall without your permission; you can skip it.
Create your child’s first task
Back in the parent app, open Create & Assign, choose your child, and add one or more apps under Apps to restrict. Choose Timed or Permanent for how long a completed task unlocks them, then tap Create task.
What your child sees
If your child opens a restricted app before the task is done, Tasks4Access shows its own lock screen in its place, with a button back to Tasks4Access.
Your child submits the task
Once the task is actually done, your child taps Submit on their next task card. They can optionally attach a photo, or tap Submit without a photo.
Review and approve
In the parent app, open Approvals. Tap the submitted task to review it, then tap Unlock Permanently (or the timed equivalent) to approve it, or Needs More Work to send it back with a short note.
The app unlocks
As soon as you approve, the app or apps that task restricted become available on your child’s device, with no extra step on their end.
Need something else?
See how the full journey looks in the app walkthrough, check the FAQ for quick answers, or head back to Setup & Help.