It is likely to be near impossible to be a child nowadays with no smartphone, however AT&T needs to supply mother and father an honest compromise. The wi-fi provider launched its AmiGO Jr. Cellphone, which mixes Samsung {hardware} and AT&T’s app, to supply children a smartphone that has parental controls baked proper in.
The AmiGO Jr. Cellphone is only a Samsung Galaxy A16, which nonetheless stays a stable price range smartphone decide with a 50-megapixel primary digicam, a 6.7-inch show and dependable battery life. Nonetheless, AT&T tweaked the Samsung {hardware} into its kid-friendly smartphone by together with options like reside location monitoring, protected zones and screentime restrictions that may be managed through the AmiGO app. It is not the primary time we have seen a smartphone with parental controls, since rivals like Bark and Pinwheel have been available on the market for a few years now, nevertheless it’s the primary time a significant cellular provider is providing its personal standalone product.
As for the AmiGO Jr. Cellphone, it is now out there on AT&T’s website for $3 a month, however you will need to decide to a 36-month contract that gives invoice credit. You continue to need to pay to your month-to-month service prices as an AT&T buyer, nevertheless it’ll be cheaper than shopping for a Galaxy A16 outright for $200. For much more safety, AT&T additionally launched its AmiGO Jr. Watch 2 to increase its ecosystem that already features a pill designed for teenagers.
