Kindle Parental Controls

Summary

The Amazon Kindle devices work well as a locked down e-reader using the Amazon FreeTime App (rebranded as Kids+). I like that we can load books together, and only grant access to specific books.

That said, there are some limitations when it comes to using other apps with FreeTime, especially apps that aren't in the Amazon app store. Here are links to a few issues and workarounds:

• Tricky to get side loaded apps working under FreeTime, but here are some steps: https://www.reddit.com/r/kindlefire/comments/i9uzgd/figured_out_how_to_make_youtube_kids_work_in/
• Need to install a third party app to access content loaded on an SD card: https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D54P00006zJMnMSAW/how-to-access-videos-stored-in-the-micro-sd-card-from-a-amazon-freetime-profile
• Netflix won't save downloaded content to the SD card using a child profile: https://www.amazon.com/ask/questions/Tx1Z1ZU34WKLOMX/ref=ask_ql_ql_al_hza