Monitoring
Bark scans your kid’s online activities for potential issues like bullying, suicidal ideation, sexting, and more.
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- What Bark Monitors on Social MediaLearn what types of social media activity will be scanned for issues.
- What Bark Monitors on EmailBark monitors sent and received emails, image attachments, and new account confirmations across major email providers.
- What Bark Monitors on Online Storage PlatformsBark can scan documents, images, and videos stored in Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive.
- Add a device or account for monitoringMonitoring alerts about issues in your child's texts and more.
- How does monitoring work?Bark uses advanced AI to scan your child's connected accounts and alert you to potential issues like bullying, self-harm, and predatory behavior.
- FAQ: Detecting new accounts and appsLearn when your kid downloads new apps or creates new accounts.
- FAQ: Photos & Videos
- FAQ: Text Messages
- Alert accuracyOur AI has been improving since 2015, but you can adjust sensitivity settings and contact support if something doesn't look right.
- Supported languagesOur system analyzes your kid's English, Spanish, and Afrikaans.
- How to Connect an AOL Email AccountYou'll need to generate an app password in AOL's account settings before connecting to Bark.
- How to Connect an iCloud Email AccountYou'll need to generate an app password in your child's Apple ID settings before connecting to Bark.
- How to Connect a Yahoo Email AccountYou'll need to generate an app password in Yahoo's account settings before connecting to Bark.
- FAQ: Apps from unknown sourcesAndroid requires you to allow apps from unknown sources before installing the Bark Kids app on a non-Bark device.