How to merge devices

Sometimes, your family's devices get accidentally split up in your Bark parent app / dashboard.

Here's an example where Bark detected the device through the app and through the Bark Home but didn't merge them:

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Fix that with these steps!


child profile avatar.png Devices are under a child profile

These are the kids you've added to Bark. They have a Screen Time tile under their name in your parent app / dashboard.

Merge devices under a child profile

  1. Open up your parent app / dashboard.
  2. Tap your kid's avatar at the top.
  3. Tap Screen Time.
  4. Tap the Devices tab at the top.
  5. Tap the device that needs to be split.
  6. Tap the 💬 icon on the top right and select Merge with duplicate.
    Screen_Shot_2022-01-12_at_10.25.11_AM.png
  7. On the next page, select the device(s) you'd like to merge.
    Screen_Shot_2022-01-12_at_10.26.54_AM.png
    ⚠ Getting an error? It likely means the device was already merged. Verify whether that's the case by seeing if you can "split up" the device!
  8. That's it! 🎉
    You should now see these got merged under your kid's Screen Time tile > Devices section.

home profile avatar.png Devices are under a home profile

Home profiles are found under the Bark Home on your parent app / dashboard with a 👋 or 🏠:

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Merge devices under a home profile

  1. Open up your parent app / dashboard.
  2. Tap Bark Home at the top.
  3. Tap the home profile (e.g. Shared, Guest).
  4. Tap the Devices tab at the top.
  5. Tap the device that needs to be split.
  6. Tap the 💬 icon on the top right and select Merge with duplicate.
    Screen_Shot_2022-01-12_at_10.25.11_AM.png
  7. On the next page, select the device(s) you'd like to merge.
    Screen_Shot_2022-01-12_at_10.26.54_AM.png
    ⚠ Getting an error? It likely means the device was already merged. Verify whether that's the case by seeing if you can "split up" the device!
  8. That's it! 🎉
    You should now see these got merged under your home profile's Devices section. 

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