FAMILY DEVICES
0Only explicitly paired devices.
YOUR FAMILY, CONNECTED
A little more peace of mind.
Private owner device test — location reporting is enabled for securely paired, approved devices after local permission and Start. Stop sharing on the device or revoke it here to stop access. This service is not security audited or ready for public family use.
Opening ProTechtem…
Checking your saved sign-in securely.
Guardian access
Use a password and an authenticator code. Initial setup is limited to this local development installation; it does not verify legal guardianship.
Finish signup: set up your authenticator
The 6-digit code is generated by an authenticator app. It is not sent by email or text. Open your authenticator, add an account by scanning this QR code, then enter the current 6-digit code shown in that app.
Cannot scan? Show manual setup key
Save your one-use recovery codes
Keep these private and offline. Each can replace an authenticator code once when signing in. They do not recover encryption keys.
PRIVACY FIRST
Encrypted before sharing
Location decrypts on your guardian device. The relay stores ciphertext.
Latest shared location
Reports show location estimates, accuracy and age. You can choose a street map or directions after a report arrives. Map providers receive coordinates only when you select those actions.
Get ProTechtem for your device
The browser app is the parent dashboard. Monitoring a child’s device requires the corresponding native companion; installing the dashboard does not grant device-monitoring permissions.
Downloads & USB setup
Use a flash drive you purchase yourself, or download directly to a compatible device. The drive holds installers and this guide only—never family keys, passwords, pairing codes or children’s reports.
Development packages only. Public parent registration and public monitoring have not launched. Use only your own authorized test devices.
Windows remote assistance
Use Microsoft Quick Assist to view or control a Windows PC with approval from the person at that computer. This opens a separate Microsoft app; remote screen sharing is not embedded in ProTechtem.
- On both Windows computers, press Ctrl + Windows + Q to open Quick Assist.
- The helper selects Help someone and signs into Microsoft to get a temporary security code.
- On the receiving computer, enter that code, then approve screen sharing. Approve control separately only if wanted.
- Select Leave in Quick Assist to end access. Closing ProTechtem does not end the separate Quick Assist session.
No unattended access, automatic permissions or phone-to-desktop control is provided by this flow. Never enter codes sent by an unexpected caller.
Open Microsoft Quick AssistIf nothing opens, use the keyboard shortcut above. Microsoft setup and installation instructions
iPhone and iPad
Save the setup guide to your drive. An iPhone does not install ProTechtem simply by opening an IPA from a flash drive. A signed Apple distribution link is needed; ProTechtem’s link is not available yet.
A simple, visible acceptance step
- Install the approved companion for that device.
- Read the sharing disclosure and select Accept & request pairing.
- Complete the device’s own permission prompts and the guardian’s secure pairing confirmation.
Accept confirms the disclosure. It does not verify guardianship, override system permissions or silently start monitoring.
Read the flash-drive setup guideChild profiles
Use fictional profiles while this development build is being tested. A nickname is encrypted in this browser before saving; no birth date or legal name is required. Creating a profile does not verify guardian authority or enroll a device.
Deleting a profile revokes its linked devices and deletes their stored reports.
Connect your desktop or phone
Add a phone without installing
Create a private invitation for one phone. Open it on your own phone or send it to your wife so she can choose to share her location. Each phone needs its own invitation and location permission.
Browser sharing works while the page is open and visible. Locked or closed phones cannot provide continuous updates through this page.
Creates a short-lived setup block with the relay address, pairing code and both public fingerprints. Keep the block private.
Complete this setup while the device is with you. Pairing cannot recover an unpaired or offline device in an emergency.
2. Create this browser’s encryption key below if you have not already. For Windows, also create the control signing key shown below.
3. Create a one-time pairing code, copy it into the companion, and compare the two guardian fingerprints shown here before confirming.
On the child’s device, show the sharing disclosure and obtain the required guardian consent. Compare fingerprints on both screens before approving. Codes expire after 10 minutes and work once.
Guardian control signing key
Separate from your location encryption key. Create this before enrolling a Windows companion; compare its fingerprint on both devices. Existing enrollments do not gain remote-control access automatically.
Your profile
Stored encrypted. Not phone-verified and not used for SMS sign-in or recovery.
You control access
- Android sharing uses a visible location-service notification and a Stop sharing control. The iPhone source uses Core Location's background indicator and Start/Stop controls; its simulator build and five Apple tests passed, while physical-device testing is pending.
- No messages, passwords, microphone, camera, keylogging or hidden screen access.
- Reports expire according to your retention choice (24 hours by default); access logs after 30 days. Purging backups and storage media needs an operational deletion policy.
- Keys remain in this browser. Clearing browser storage loses the ability to decrypt old reports. Recovery and additional guardians are not available yet.
- Removing a device revokes its upload token and deletes its stored reports. The companion stops when it next checks access; offline devices can retain their local settings.
Access activity
Platform support
Android: debug APK built; physical-device validation required. iPhone/iPad: simulator build and all five Apple XCTest cases passed; release signing and physical-device tests pending. Both use the same guardian dashboard. Screen Time needs separate Apple entitlements and is not implemented. Windows: self-contained development companion compiled and protocol tested. macOS: Intel/Apple silicon development companion compiled. Desktop physical-device tests and public release signing remain pending. App restrictions, screen-time schedules and remote assistance are not implemented on any platform. Headphones and other Bluetooth accessories: nearby presence only when supported, not independent live GPS.