By setting a bedtime, you can ensure that your child gets to sleep when they should. With the bedtime setting, you can set a different bedtime for school nights—from Sunday night to Thursday night—and weekend nights—from Friday night to Saturday night. To set bedtimes, do the following: On your own device, select People. Select the child’s […]
Category: F-Secure for Android
Setting time limits (F-Secure Android)
By setting up daily time limits, you can limit the amount of time that your child can use their device. You can restrict the following: How long your child is allowed to use their device per day. For example, you can allow access for only one hour per day. At what time, your child is […]
Limiting apps (F-Secure Android)
With App Control, you can select which apps are allowed when you set daily time limits and bedtimes. To limit apps: On your own device, select People. Select the child’s device from the list. Under FAMILY RULES, make sure that App Control is ON. If App Control is OFF, select App Control and use the slider to turn it on, then select SAVE. Under ALL CURRENT APPS, select […]
Setting up Family Rules for children (F-Secure Android)
Setting up Family Rules helps you keep your children safe from unsuitable content when on the internet. The internet is full of interesting websites, but you might not consider all content desirable or appropriate, especially for children. With Family Rules, there are different ways that you can restrict your child’s internet usage as follows: You […]
Returning from or entering a blocked website (F-Secure Android)
This topic explains what to do if you accidentally access a harmful site when using Safe Browser. If you accidentally access a harmful website when using Safe Browser, the app automatically blocks access to it and shows a page telling you that the website you have just tried entering is harmful. There are two things […]
Using Safe Browser for online banking and shopping (F-Secure Android)
Once Safe Browser is turned on in the app, all other network connections are put on hold temporarily. To access Safe Browser and trigger Banking Protection: Open the app, and select Secure Browsing. Select Start Safe Browser. Browse to an online banking or shopping site and carry out your transaction. When you enter an online banking or […]
Protecting online banking and shopping (F-Secure Android)
The app can protect your online banking and shopping sessions by preventing harmful software or sites from collecting and sending out personal details that you enter, including credit card numbers, user account information, and passwords. When Safe Browser is enabled and you enter an online banking or shopping site, the app automatically detects the site […]
Setting Safe Browser as the default or primary browser (F-Secure Android)
This topic explains how to set up Safe Browser as the default or primary browser. To take Safe Browser into use and to get the most out of the product, set Safe Browser as the default or primary browser on the device. This is particularly important if the device belongs to a child and you […]
Using the internet safely (F-Secure Android)
This section explains about how the app can ensure safe browsing on the internet, as well as safe online banking. With Secure Browsing, you can use Safe Browser—a custom browser within the app that you can set as your default browser on your device. Safe Browser prevents you from accessing harmful websites accidentally and gives […]
Checking the app is working (F-Secure Android)
This topic explains how to check that antivirus is on and is working as it should. The antivirus part of the app is working when you can see a green tick in the main app view. If you have turned scanning off, a yellow exclamation mark appears in the middle of the shield with the […]