block android site

You realize that you waste a lot of time on your phone and lose efficiency professionally, and want to give yourself a framework. It may be interesting to block certain websites, like Facebook or Pinterest, on your Android smartphone to make sure these distractions don't hinder your productivity.

Or maybe you just want to make sure that all of the Google searches aren't available to your young children.
Anyway, blocking a website on Android phone is a simple process and very useful in the cases mentioned above.

The objective of this article is therefore to show you the different methods to control your phone to block access to specific sites.

Block access to certain sites on Android with an app

There is an application on Android called BlockSite which simply allows you to block access to certain content from a list you create. You have 3 free trial days before choosing the offer that best suits you. You can click on the link below for a more detailed description of the applications, as well as user opinions.

block android smartphone sites

The operation is very simple, you make a list of applications or websites that will be automatically blocked.

  • Note that there is, as shown below, a work mode to temporarily unblock access to certain content, in order to grant you a Facebook break Or other. You determine in advance the conditions for this break.
  • To know that adult sites are all automatically blocked, without the need to make a list beforehand.

If however this application is not exactly what you are looking for, and you need to set up parental controls to control your children's internet access, here are different solutions that will offer a more complete and probably more suitable service to your situation.

BLOCK SITES on android DIRECTLY WITH YOUR OPERATOR

You don't necessarily know it, but your operator offers its own parental control on your smartphones, which can be free or paid, depending on the offer that interests you.

Contact an advisor to obtain information on the different parental control offers.

Block certain sites and set up a PARENTAL CONTROL USING AN APPLICATION

If you do not wish to go through your operator in order to set up a parental controls on your phones and tablets, there are also solutions through downloadable applications. Here is a small summary of the offer that is offered in this area.

One of the main players in this market is called ParentsIn Parages. This website offers a complete solution in order to have effective parental control and allow among other things block access to sites reserved for an adult audience.

Here the link to their page for more details :

block android sites

Their offer is free for 30 days in trial version, and thereafter you can choose between different subscriptions in order to effectively control the use of your children's smartphones, and also block access to sites reserved for an adult audience . Here are the main features offered by ParentsIn Parages:

  • Remote Management
  • Internet filtering
  • Management of time
  • Application Management
  • Total time spent per device
  • Usage statistics

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Set up parental controls using an app downloaded from the Play Store

This application aims to master the content to which your child has access on your phone or tablet by blocking certain sites, but also to encourage it and the coach in order to control the time he spends on the screens so that it’s not excessive. Chosen # 1 app in the industry by the Ministry of the Family, this platform excels in supporting families in their use of new technologies

This app has many benefits which we summarize here:

  • Looking block access to certain sensitive sites directly from your phone or tablet.
  • You give autonomy for your children in their time management connected. It is mainly they who manage their time, their learning to take responsibility.
  • They receive real-time coaching to allow them to better manage their time on networks social or video games.
  • You and your children can monitor precisely the time spent on each tool used.
  • A statistical system allows compare their usage with their friends using this application themselves, in order to raise awareness of the use made of phones in their surroundings.
  • As a parent, you logically have full control over the applications and sites your child visits, by having the application installed on your phone. This allows you a remote parental control what your child is doing on their phone.

In summary, this application is very complete in terms of parental control and blocking of websites, and mainly highlights the autonomy that your child must have in managing their time using their phone.

Family Link

block android website

In the same kind of application, but developed directly by Google, there is Family Link, a tool similar to the one presented a little above. If you are already an avid user of Google, Gmail, Youtube etc… then Family Link will fit perfectly into this Google landscape and will be complementary with your other tools, to ensure that your children are preserved adult content.