The Bark Kids app needs Accessibility enabled in your kid's settings to be fully set up.
Quick Steps
- Open the
Bark Kids app on your kid's Android or Bark Phone.
- Tap Open Settings when asked to enable Accessibility:
- Under Services, Installed Services, or Installed Apps, tap Bark and turn it on:
Getting an error?
Devices with Android 13+ will need to do it this way: Open the Settings app > Apps > Bark > three dot menu on top right > tap on Allow restricted settings. Then, open the Settings app again > Accessibility > turn on Bark. - Open the
- Tap ⚙️ Settings:
On the Bark Jr subscription?
You can skip this step! - Tap Test Monitoring.
Alternative Steps
- On your kid's Android, open the ⚙ Settings app.
- Tap Accessibility.
- Under Services, Installed Services, or Installed Apps,
- tap Bark and turn it on:
Getting an error?
Devices with Android 13+ will need to do it this way: Open the Settings app > Apps > Bark > three dot menu on top right > tap on Allow restricted settings. Then, open the Settings app again > Accessibility > turn on Bark. - Open the
Wait: mine doesn't look like that.
Then you've opened the wrong app — make sure you’ve downloaded the correct app. - Tap ⚙️ Settings:
On the Bark Jr subscription?
You can skip this step. - Tap Test Monitoring.
That's it! 🎉
Monitoring should have resumed. Here's how to check it:
New UI
- Open up your parent app / dashboard.
- Tap on your kid's avatar.
- Tap Devices.
- Look for a green checkmark:
Classic UI
- Open up your parent app / dashboard.
- Tap on your kid's avatar at the top.
- Tap Monitoring.
- Look for a green checkmark under their Android:
Accessibility continues to get disabled
There's a few reasons that could be happening. Let's get it fixed up!
Ensure accessibility remains enabled
Need more help?
Check out our Android Troubleshooting Guide.