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App to turn off outgoing texts?

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Mareado

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I am looking for an android app that is compatible with the HTC Desire.

My 16 year old son is, like many other teenagers, a texting fiend! Unfortunately, this is getting him in trouble at school, and I am looking for something to install on his phone that will block him from sending texts, say from 8am til 3:30 pm. If I could find one that would allow him to text me, solely, it would be even better, as I am deaf and that is my sole means of communication in the event of an emergency.

To be honest, he's also got some "friends" who are quite unsavory and I would love to be able to block them out permanently, so he couldn't send texts over to them. I've already installed "Easy Filter" on his phone and turned the notifications off and password protected it so he is unable to see the texts and calls missed. Now it's just a matter of getting him to quit texting them.

Thank you
 
I don't know of an app out there that does that. Maybe you can contact the devs for sweet dreams or settings profile to add an option to turn SMS off. If they can do that then you can put a password lock on it and the phone settings to keep your son from accessing them. These apps can set a time & date when it disables things on a phone.

Otherwise, contact devs that lock apps to add an option that sets a schedule to lock/unlock an app. There are a couple out there like Privacy Guard, Application Protection, and App Lock. I prefer the first as it requires the least amount of permissions.
 
Or you can tell your son if he gets caught texting in school anymore that his phone will be staying home... don't need devs for that. Good old fashion parenting.

And i know your gonna say "But Newb I want my kid to have their phone incase of emergencies..." but I still remember what 16 was like and their gonna go for the phone over any punisment anytime.
 
I didn't have a cell phone when I was 16 for emergencies. I'm sure you didn't have one either. He'll survive without one during school hours. And he can borrow someone else's cell phone for emergencies if it comes to that.

While it doesn't feel that way to most teens, cell phones should still be treated as luxuries, not necessities.
 
Im so tired of seeing pre-teens walking around with $500 smartphones. Its so hard to learn respect for things when life is given to you by over protective parents. Free phone leads to free car with leads to...... I'm not gonna go there.
 
I didn't ask for parenting advice. Thanks though. First, he's not a "pre teen", He's 16 years old and he uses his phone as a tool for some of his classes as well as a communication device. I choose to let him carry his phone. Wait. I don't need to justify myself, or my parenting. I came for app advice. Let's stick to that, shall we?
 
Have you checked with your carrier? Many offer parental controls that will allow you to, for example, disable messaging during certain times of the day except from specified numbers, etc. Sounds like what you're looking for.
 
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