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Tech Lockdown Premium Guides Overview

We offer guides that walk you through adding additional blocking and bypass prevention layers to your devices.

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Tech Lockdown Team
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Updated April 15, 2024

Tech Lockdown members get access to the following premium guides, which help you go further with Content Blocking and Device Management.

Enabling Supervised Mode on iOS

The home user's step-by-step guide to configuring Apple's better alternative to Screen Time iOS devices using device supervision.

Gain more control over an iPhone or iPad so that you restrict certain features and enforce other features.

  1. Force the usage of the built-in iOS content filter (the same one used by screen time).
  2. Limit and restrict settings commonly used to bypass content filtering.
  3. Create a Blocklist or Allowlist for the Apple App Store

Enabling Managed Mode on iOS

The home user's step-by-step guide to configuring the most restrictive setup on iOS devices using mobile device management.

Gain more control over an iPhone or iPad so that you restrict certain features and enforce other features.

Access similar controls that you get in Supervised Mode for iOS with the additions:

  • Remote Changes. Make changes to managed iOS devices without physically having access to the device (use an online dashboard to sync any changes).
  • Block Apps. See what apps are installed on the device. Prevent install or remove apps remotely. 
  • Enforce Apps. Prevent removal of apps without disabling current apps from updating automatically. 
  • Enforce Built-in Content Filtering. Add a second blocking layer that works even with common bypass methods.
  • Control Device Settings. Enforce settings and restrict users from changing settings.
  • Create a Dumb Phone. Use Kiosk mode or device restrictions to significantly customize the available phone features.

Enabling Managed Mode on MacOS

The home user's step-by-step guide to configuring the most restrictive setups on MacOS devices.

Gain more control over a Macbook or iMac so that you restrict certain features and enforce other features.

  • Advanced Content Filtering. Add three more layers of flexible filtering. Block URLs or searches containing keywords or block pages in a website.
  • Restrict and Enforce Settings. Prevent access to specific settings. Disable guest mode and enforce DNS settings.
  • Browser Settings Enforcement. Remove guest mode, incognito mode (private browsing), and switching browser user profiles, and other browser settings.
  • Enforce usage of browser extensions. Prevent disabling or removing specified browser extensions.

Android Device Management

The home user's step-by-step guide to configuring the most restrictive setups on Android devices using mobile device management.

Gain more control over a Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, or other Android smartphones so that you restrict certain features and enforce other features.

  • Block or Enforce Apps. Prevent install of specific apps while enforcing the use of other apps.
  • Enforce Built-in Content Filtering. Add a second blocking layer that works even with common bypass methods.
  • Control Device Settings. Enforce settings and restrict users from changing settings.
  • Create a Dumb Phone. Use Kiosk mode or device restrictions to significantly customize the available phone features.

This information only applies to the Tech Lockdown Alpha Release and not the current platform. The Alpha version has not been released yet.