How to monitor kids iphone remotely?

Ironclad
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:28:54 +0000

Oh wow, I’m trying to figure this out too! My neighbor mentioned something about needing the Apple ID and passwords, but doesn’t that mean the kid would get notifications or something? I keep reading about these monitoring apps but I’m honestly confused about what’s legal and what isn’t.

I saw someone mention mSpy works with just iCloud credentials - is that really true? Like, you don’t have to actually touch their phone at all? That seems too easy… wouldn’t Apple have blocked that by now?

And this whole “configuration profile” thing that shows up in Settings - wouldn’t a smart kid just delete it? I’m worried about messing something up or worse, getting in trouble somehow. Has anyone actually tried these without their kid finding out? I don’t want to brick the phone or anything!

The built-in Apple stuff sounds safer but also more limited… I guess that’s the trade-off?