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Your first day with LeadMeNot
Everything from install to your first rule on Android, including what each choice leads to.
17 steps · about 12 min
Set up LeadMeNot for your child, spouse or someone else
Whose account, whose email, and how you stay in control.
6 steps · about 3 min
Set up LeadMeNot on Android
Install from Google Play and switch on the permissions it needs.
5 steps · about 4 min
Phone without Google Play (like Huawei)
Some phones can't use Google Play. We can send you the app directly.
2 steps · about 2 min
Limit or block apps & sites
Stop gambling
Accountability partner
Lock it down
Change or allow something
Allow an app or website that's being blocked
Whitelist something you need, like your Messages app.
3 steps · about 2 min
Messages app keeps getting blocked
Link previews in texts can trip a rule. Here's the fix.
2 steps · about 2 min
Monitoring keeps turning off
Usually Android's battery saver. Two settings fix it.
5 steps · about 2 min
Hide the 'LeadMeNot is active' notification
Android shows a notice while protection runs. You can hide it without turning anything off.
2 steps · about 2 min
Account & billing
Move LeadMeNot to a new phone
Free up your old phone so the new one can sign in.
3 steps · about 2 min
Add LeadMeNot to another device
One account covers all your devices. Here's how to add a laptop, tablet or second phone.
4 steps · about 3 min
Change your email, name or password
What you can change yourself, and what we change for you.
4 steps · about 1 min