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What is Bark and how can it help my family?

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  • What Bark Monitors on the Different Platforms

    Sign up for your free trial! Below we show you what Bark monitors on subscription plans that include conten...

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  • How does Bark help me keep my family safe?

    Bark is a comprehensive parental intelligence solution. Below are a few ways we can help keep your family s...

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  • Pricing

    We have two subscription tiers available: Bark Premium and Bark Jr. More information, including any special...

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  • The Bark Difference

    Bark’s specialty is content monitoring. When content monitoring is set up, Bark analyzes activities on your...

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  • How does Bark Content Monitoring work?

    Bark was created by parents, for parents to offer a better, easier, and more effective way to keep children...

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  • What is Screen Time & Web Filtering?

    What is Screen Time & Web Filtering? Screen time & web filtering, also known as on-the-go controls or in-ho...

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  • What is the difference between content monitoring and web filtering?

    Web Filtering Screen time & web filtering, also known as on-the-go controls or in-home controls, prohibit o...

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  • Compatibility

    For a background of what Bark does, check out this article. Are Smart TVs, gaming consoles, phones, tablets...

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  • Does Bark work if I have an iPhone and my child has an Android device?

    Yes! Bark works when you have an iPhone and your child has an Android device or vice versa.  Managing a Bar...

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  • FAQ: Text Messages

      FAQs 1. Does Bark enable us to to monitor text message content on our children's devices? Absolutely! Ba...

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  • FAQ: Detecting New Accounts or Apps

    How does Bark detect potential new accounts? Our latest update is helping parents take the guesswork out of...

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  • FAQ: Photos/Videos

    Bark analyzes images and videos saved on your child's iOS, Android, Amazon, or Chromebook device. It can al...

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  • Reviewing Alerts

    We fundamentally believe in Bark's ability to identify potential issues from the connections we monitor. Re...

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  • Will my child know that Bark is installed?

    Because the child companion app will need to be installed on your child's device for Screen Time and Web fi...

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  • How do I talk to my child about using Bark?

    We know privacy is a touchy subject for children ⁠— especially teens. How do you convince them that you're ...

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  • Security

    Absolutely! We use SSL encryption on the website to present data to you and your children, and have been ce...

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  • Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

    On July 1, 2013, the FTC updated Child Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA) to bring laws originally e...

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  • Time to Set Up

    Connecting your child’s email and social media accounts to Bark with your child's login credentials only ta...

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  • Accuracy

    No parent, child, or software tool is ever perfect. It is possible that something could be missed, or that ...

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  • Supported Languages

    Our algorithms are currently trained in English and Spanish, and we're actively working to expand to other ...

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  • Paid Affiliate Program

    Bark works with PTAs and PTOs, nonprofits, influencers, businesses, and brokers to empower families to keep...

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  • I want to use Bark but I can’t afford it ⁠— can you help?

    We completely understand the need to find an affordable option for your family.  Subscription Options: Bark...

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  • iOS Jailbreaking / Android Rooting

    Do I need to jailbreak my child's iPhone or root my child's Android device for Bark? No. In order to use Ba...

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  • FAQ: Apps from Unknown Sources

    Why do I need to enable apps from Unknown Sources? To install apps that are not initially present in the Go...

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  • Access your Affiliate Dashboard

    STEP 1: Go to the affiliate login page. You may want to bookmark it for easy access later! Log in to the Af...

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  • Do you monitor... Do you filter...

    We're always working on monitoring the content of new apps, games and social media. Below are some of the p...

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  • Is Bark available outside of the United States?

    As of right now, Bark is not currently available outside the United States. We're constantly expanding and ...

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  • Supported Chromebooks

    Monitoring the content of a Chromebook is included in the Bark Premium subscription plan. To monitor a Chro...

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