A step-by-step guide to connecting your kid’s iOS device.
A step-by-step guide to connecting your kid’s iOS device.
iOS devices require more steps to connect than apps like Twitter or Instagram.
Apple doesn’t let outside apps access the data on your child’s device.
But Bark can monitor it when you sync it with our service via backups.
You’ll need to plug your kid’s device into your home computer to set it up.
Once it’s connected, backups will happen automatically over Wi-Fi.
To get started, download the Bark Desktop App onto a computer to upload backups for analysis of potential issues like cyberbullying, sexual content, suicidal ideation, and more. These backups take snapshots of everything on the device (like texts and photos, for example) at that moment so that Bark can scan for potential issues.
After the first-time set-up, activities will be backed up automatically over Wi-Fi whenever your child and their devices are home.
The latest version of the Bark Desktop App should update automatically. If you're running an older version, these guides will help you get up to date.