Am looking to get an android tablet for 3 dcs, aged 7-13, to do games etc on.
Most of the tablets I'm looking at seem to have android 4.2 on, which, from what I've read, allows one to create separate 'user' accounts - useful as I don't want to just lock down the whole tablet, ideally, but allow my 13 year old different stuff to my 7 year old, say. But the newest google nexus tablets have 4.3 on instead - which apparently allows 'restricted use'. Ie it controls as well as separates.
What I want to know is, is Android 4.3 necessary to make the separate accounts safe? (The Nexus is a lot more expensive than the others.)
Or can I just use a separate parental control app to lock down the tablet? And if so, which one is best? And will it work within multiple user accounts to lock them down differently eg restrict some apps for user A, and different apps for user B? And what about the internet - if I want to allow the 13 year old to use the internet, but with filters, will the parental control software apply filters as well as block apps too?
Too complicated - aargh! How do other parents keep their children/teens safe on tablets, without watching them every second?
Ideally, I'd like something with time controls, too, so it can be the 'computer says no' rather mean mummy...