The Bark Desktop app will analyze your kid’s iOS device when it has been longer than 6 hours since the last analysis. Don’t want to wait until then to initiate one? You can manually prompt Bark to start analyzing it using the steps below.
New UI
- Log into the Bark dashboard or app.
- Tap your child's profile.
- Tap Devices at the top.
- Scroll down to your kid’s iOS device.
- Look for Connected to your home computer (or Bark Home).
- Tap Start Analyzing.
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Look at your kid's device screen and enter their lockscreen passcode, if prompted.
💡 Adjust the Auto-Lock setting so that it locks up less often! -
You will now see Scan pending.
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Wait for the scan to finish.
Classic UI
- Log into the Bark dashboard or app.
- Tap Monitoring.
- Tap on Devices & Apps at the top, and then scroll down to your kid’s iOS device.
- Look for Connected to your home computer (or Bark Home).
- Tap on the message and then tap Start Analyzing.
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Look at your kid's device screen and enter their lockscreen passcode, if prompted.
💡 Adjust the Auto-Lock setting so that it locks up less often! -
You will now see Scan pending.
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Wait for the scan to finish.
No recent connections to your home computer (or Bark Home), or don't see "start analyzing"?
Visit our guides for connecting via Wi-Fi or
USB for help fixing this issue.
"There was a problem analyzing the device" alert
Check out this guide to troubleshoot.
Pro Tips
- Double-check that your kid's device is turned on and connected to your home Wi-Fi.
- If it's still not connecting, try plugging it into your computer (or Bark Home).
- Away from home? Bark will analyze it the next time the device connects to your Wi-Fi network.