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How to pause the Bark Phone

Pause is our remote lock feature.

How to Pause

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

  1. Open up your parent app / dashboard.

  2. Under your child's name, tap ⏸ Pause.

    child card example with pause.png

  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.

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