System settings: what each setting does
By the end: You'll know what each setting does and can tailor Safy to your needs.
Before you start
- Safy is running and connected.
Settings are in the "Settings" tab on the dashboard, in four sub-tabs: Profile, Children, System and Plan.
Profile
- Parent Name and Parent Phone — the phone receives alerts. Save your changes with the update button.
- add additional parent phone for alerts — see Adding another parent.
Children
Add, edit and delete children, and connect their WhatsApp. See Adding a child.
System
- Store Messages Locally — saves messages on the computer. When it's off, messages and media aren't saved.
- Store Media Locally — downloads and saves images, videos and audio files.
- Enable Alert Notifications — get notified when a potential safety concern is detected.
- Enable Daily Summary — a daily report on activity. Available only on the Pro plan.
- Track My Kid — also analyses the messages your child sends, not only the ones they receive. Off by default, and it increases allowance usage.
- Analyse Channels Messages — adds messages from WhatsApp channels to the analysis. Off by default.
- Show View Context Button — adds the "View Context" button to alerts, which shows the messages before and after the flagged one.
- PIN Protection — requires a 4-digit code to open the dashboard. On by default.
After making changes, click the save button. You'll see a confirmation that the settings were updated.
PIN protection
- You set the code the first time Safy opens, then confirm it.
- The code is required every time Safy opens, and again after 30 minutes of inactivity.
- After 5 wrong attempts, sign-in is locked for 5 minutes.
- Forgot your code? Use the forgot-code option. A code is sent to the parent phone, and then you set a new PIN. This is also how you change your PIN.
- To turn protection off, turn off "PIN Protection". Not recommended if you use external access.
Plan
Your plan, the days left in your trial, how many messages were analysed today, the number of children and daily summaries, and the upgrade and cancel buttons. See Account and subscription.
How to know it worked
After saving, you see a confirmation that the settings were updated.
If it doesn't work
- A setting is locked with "This feature is available only in the PRO version"? It's available only on the Pro plan with Safy-Box.
- Locked out after wrong PIN attempts? Wait 5 minutes, or use the forgot-code option.