AT&T Secure Family® parent app

Family location and parental controls

AT&T Secure Family® parent app is designed for parents and guardians who want one place to check family-device locations and manage children’s phone use. It pairs with the Secure Family Companion App on a family member’s device, allowing the parent app to provide location and control features when the devices are connected.

Location features

The app shows family devices on a map and can keep location history, including a breadcrumb view of where a device has been during the day. Parents can create alerts for places such as home or school, receive arrival and departure notifications, and set scheduled location checks. A check-in feature helps confirm that a family member has reached a destination, while the location tools can also help find a misplaced phone.

Screen time and online use

• Set limits for access to selected apps.
• Block website content using age-range filters.
• Pause internet access on a child’s device.
• Review app and web usage to understand how a device is being used.
• Give extra screen time as a reward.

What to know before using it

Families can use emergency alerts to notify everyone, and two parent or guardian administrators are supported for shared management. The service is intended to work regardless of the family’s mobile provider, but full functionality requires installing and pairing the companion app on the other device. The first 30 days are free; after that, the service is listed at $7.99 per month, covering up to 10 family members and 30 devices unless cancelled.

Developed by AT&T Services, Inc., the app has a 4.5 rating from 39,714 reviews and 10,000,000+ installs.