How to pause the Bark Phone

How to Pause

Pause is our remote lock feature. Here's how to use it!

  1. Open up your parent app / dashboard.
  2. Tap your child's name > ⏸Pause.
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  3. Choose how long you'd like to pause the phone or turn it on indefinitely.
  4. Wait a few minutes for the changes to take effect.

When the Bark Phone is paused...

  • All apps get grayed out.
  • The phone app remains available for emergencies.
  • Non-essential internet use is blocked.
  • Their avatar in Bark shows a pause_internet_symbol.png pause icon.
  • If contact approval is enabled, only emergency contacts can be called.

How to Undo

To un-pause the phone do these steps again.