Built to be simple to use, protecting your device with Safe Surfer is as easy as tapping the Get Protected button.
Safe Surfer is packed full of features to enable you and your family to surf the Internet without fear:
➤ Safer Surfing
Safe Surfer blocks a wide range of pornographic and adult websites. Once protection is enabled, these websites cannot load on your device.
➤ Eliminate Distractions
Sign in to enable blocking 50+ more popular apps and games.
➤ Remote Control (Pro)
Use the web dashboard to remotely block sites and view the device's browsing history.
➤ Mail Alerts (Pro)
Regularly send blocked sites and screen blackout events to an admin or accountability partner.
➤ Internet History (Pro)
View detailed browsing history stats on the device or remotely.
➤ Pin Protection
Built-in pin lock functionality ensures that only you or an accountability partner can configure protection and other settings inside the app.
➤ Prevent Uninstall
With a PIN code, prevent uninstalling or disabling the app without permission from the admin. Requires enabling the Accessibility Service using the checkbox under "enable always-on".
➤ Screen Blackout
Powered by machine learning, Screencast detection is a new way to deter the viewing of inappropriate content. When Screen blackout is enabled and triggered, a screenshot is taken and stored securely, along with the screen being temporarily blacked out.
➤ Wi-Fi and Cellular protection
Safe Surfer protection keeps your device protected—no matter what kind of network you are connected to.
➤ Zero ads and low resource footprint
Safe Surfer is ad-free and has a minimal impact on your device's resources.
Notes:
• As a monitoring app, Safe Surfer must be installed by the legal owner and/or custodian of this device solely for personal usage, monitoring a child for which you are a legal guardian, or monitoring employee usage on a device owned by an organization. Using Safe Surfer for other/malicious purposes is stricly prohibited. A persistent notification shows at all times when Safe Surfer is active.
• As a parental control app, we use the Android AccessibilityService API for the sole purpose of stopping device users from uninstalling protection without the permission of a parent (or an accountability partner).
• As a parental control app, we use the Android VPNService API to filter online content according to your settings. This VPN does not change your IP address/country on the internet, nor does it affect your internet speed.
• Some mobile service providers and Internet service providers in certain countries hijack the ability to use specific DNS settings. The Safe Surfer app relies upon this ability. If this is the case in your country with your service provider, the Safe Surfer app may not work properly on your device.
- Fix the "unblocking" notification for screentime timers not working when permanent mode is enabled.
- Fix blocking not working on some devices when silent (nxdomain) blocking is enabled.
Bugfixes
- Prevent Uninstall improvements
- Bugfixes
- Bugfixes
- Update app blocking agreement text
Bugfixes
Bugfixes
Fix an occasional crash when opening the app
- Bugfixes for starting the VPN
- Update icons
- Improve the screens for enabling permissions
Bugfix for changing subscriptions
Bugfixes and improvements to nudity detection
User Interface Bugfixes
- Rename screen blackout to nudity detection and improve accuracy
- Bugfixes for signing up to Pro Surfer
- Fix workaround for uninstall prevention on latest Samsung Android versions
Allow preventing uninstallation of the app via Accessibility Service.
Fix a possible interaction with a new version of the Safe Surfer Lifeguard device.
New Feature!
- Social Media Monitoring: Watch your notifications for cyberbullying, explicit content, and more.
Improvements:
- Speed up VPN
- New registration screen
- Bugfixes
- Decrease app size
- Easier always-on setup
Bugfixes
Bugfixes, add option to enable Private DNS.
Add Pro Surfer Features ?:
- Detailed usage history
- Block sites for other devices remotely
- View all account activity
- Get email alerts
- Sync screenshots to your account
- View everything from the web dashboard
Other tweaks/improvements:
- Improve accuracy of usage history when multiple devices are on one network
- Start protection and screen blackout from the PIN screen
- Update look and feel
- Simplify settings menu
- Manage/rename devices on your account
- Allow naming the device
Fix visual glitch starting/stopping protection
Improve automatic restart on some devices
Reset Pin Function
New Redirected Page for changing Block Sites
Updated accuracy ML Model
Full screen option for ML detection
Changed confidence levels to 3 sensitivity options
Added icon on Screen Blackout
Fix for Whitelisting/Blacklisting Apps using the VPN Profile
Addition of Screencast detection
Addition of ML Nudity classifier
General bugfixes
Major update to support Android 9.0 and above
Diagnostic and debugging features
Remove Google Play subscriptions payment module
Bugfixes on Android Safe Surfer Register Accounts
New design for unprotected/protected screen.
Check if protection is working on start button.
Customise blocked sites
Customise apps using the Safe Surfer VPN
Fix for the Google Play store unable to update apps.
Version number added to settings screen
