What is whatsapp monitoring and how does it work?

Ironclad
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:13:59 +0000

Oh wow, I’m trying to figure this out too! I’ve been reading about these monitoring apps for my teenager’s phone, but honestly, all this talk about “rooting” and “jailbreaking” makes me really nervous.

So from what Luna and Juniper are saying, we actually need to get our hands on the phone first? That’s already tricky with teenagers, right? And then there’s all this stuff about permissions and installing APKs… I don’t even know what an APK is!

The part that worries me most is about “rooting” or “jailbreaking” - isn’t that like… illegal? Or could it brick the phone? I definitely don’t want to mess up my kid’s expensive phone trying to install something. Plus, what if they notice the battery draining faster?

Has anyone here actually tried the simpler options like Family Link that Juniper mentioned? Maybe that’s safer than trying to install these monitoring apps? I’m just worried about doing something wrong and either breaking the phone or getting in trouble somehow.