If you get an alert or error from Google Play Protect saying the Bark Kids app is harmful or dangerous, there is no need to be alarmed. The Bark Kids app is perfectly safe! But you will have to do these steps to install the app:
- Is it this "Harmful app blocked" error? If so, tap on More details and then tap Install anyway.
- If it installed successfully this time, click here to continue setting up your kid's Android.
- Is it a different Google Play Protect error? If so, on your kid's Android, temporarily turn off Play Protect:
- Open the Play Store app.
- Tap your kid's profile icon on the top right.
- Tap Play Protect.
- Turn it off for now.
- Now open up a browser app (like Chrome) on your kid's Android.
- Go to bark.us/android and install the latest version of the Bark Kids app.
- After that, you can turn on Play Protect again:
- Open the Play Store app.
- Tap your kid's profile icon on the top right.
- Tap Play Protect.
- Turn it back on.