Android monitoring your family can see.
FamHound keeps a clear record of where your child’s phone has been and how it is used. The phone always shows that recording is on, and it can be paused. No hidden icons, no secret installs.
- Informed
- Visible
- Pausable
For Android phones and tablets (Android 8.0 and later). Set up on the phone, with your child.
Most monitoring apps make you choose between safety and trust.
Hidden trackers feel like the only option when you are worried. Then your teen finds the app, and the real problem becomes the secret. FamHound is built on the opposite idea.
They know it is there
FamHound stays in the app drawer and shows a status line on the phone. Your child can open it and read exactly what is recorded.
You see what matters
Location history, app time and a plain timeline of the day. Enough to spot a problem early, not a feed of every private message.
It can be paused
Syncing can be paused from the phone and resumed later. You can see when it was paused, which turns it into a conversation instead of a cover‑up.
Set up together, in three steps.
The whole setup happens on your child’s phone, with them next to you. It takes about ten minutes.
Install and explain
Install FamHound on the Android phone. The first screen explains what it records, in words a 12‑year‑old understands.
Choose what to record
Pick location, app time, activity timeline or backup. Each one asks for its own Android permission, so nothing is switched on silently.
Protect the settings
Set a 6‑digit PIN for the settings area. The status line stays on the home screen, and you view records from your own phone or browser.
A calm record of the day, not a firehose.
FamHound shows a short summary first, with details one tap away. Every number says how it was counted, so you are not left guessing.
- Location history with accuracy shown next to each point
- App and screen time by day and by app
- Activity timeline that states what happened, without guessing why
- Daily summary and alerts when something important changes
- Optional backup of photos and documents on Wi‑Fi while charging
Counted per day on the phone. It may differ slightly from Android’s Digital Wellbeing.
FamHound compared with hidden spy apps
Both can show you location and app use. The difference is what happens to your relationship, and to your legal risk, when the app is found.
| FamHound | Typical hidden spy app | |
|---|---|---|
| App icon on the phone | Always visible | Hidden or disguised |
| Phone shows recording status | Yes, on the home screen | No |
| Child can read what is collected | Yes, in plain language | No |
| Can be paused from the phone | Yes, and the pause is shown | No |
| Reads private message content | No | Often |
| Flagged by antivirus as stalkerware | Designed not to be | Frequently |
Built for families, with their agreement.
A first phone, age 9–12
Start with location and app time while they learn the basics. Talk through the record together each week.
Teens after Family Link
When Google Family Link lets go at 13, FamHound offers a lighter, agreed arrangement your teen can see and pause.
What changes at 13Ageing parents
Location and a daily “phone is OK” summary for a parent living alone, set up with them and paused whenever they like.
Common questions
Is FamHound a hidden spy app?
No. FamHound is designed to be seen. The app stays visible on the phone, shows a status line whenever it is recording, explains exactly what it collects, and lets the phone pause syncing. If you want something your child cannot detect, FamHound is the wrong product.
What does FamHound record on an Android phone?
Depending on what you switch on during setup: location history, app usage and screen time, a timeline of device activity, and optional photo and document backup. The child’s phone has a page that lists exactly which of these are on.
Can I use FamHound on my partner’s or another adult’s phone?
Only with that adult’s clear, ongoing agreement, and only if they install it themselves or watch you do it. Installing monitoring software on another adult’s phone without consent is illegal in the US, UK and EU and breaks our terms.
Does FamHound work on iPhone?
Not at the moment. FamHound runs on Android phones and tablets. The parent can view records from any modern browser.
Why does the phone show when it is being recorded?
Because covert monitoring damages trust, and in many places it is also against the law. Visible monitoring gives you the safety information you need while keeping the conversation with your child open.
Set it up together in about ten minutes.
Install FamHound on your child’s Android phone with them in the room. They see what it records, and so do you.