Download ClassGuard for Android

HOW TO INSTALL

ClassGuard is not on the Play Store yet, so Android needs a few extra taps. Do these on the Android phone, in this order. It takes about 3 minutes.

Part 1: Pause Play Protect (before you download)

Play Protect checks apps that don't come from the Play Store and can block ClassGuard. You will turn it back on at the end.

1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Tap your profile picture (the round picture or letter in the top right corner).
3. Tap Play Protect.
4. Tap the settings gear (⚙) in the top right corner.
5. Turn off Scan apps with Play Protect, then tap Turn off to confirm.

Part 2: Download and install

6. Come back to this page in Chrome and tap Download for Android above.
7. If Chrome says the file might be harmful, tap Download anyway.
8. When it finishes, tap Open. (Missed it? Open the Files app, go to Downloads and tap the file whose name starts with classguard.)
9. If Android says "For your security, your phone is not allowed to install unknown apps from this source": tap Settings, turn on Allow from this source, then tap the back arrow.
10. Tap Install and wait a few seconds.
11. If a box says "App scan recommended" or "Unsafe app blocked", tap More details and then Install anyway. (Don't tap "Scan app".)
12. Tap Done (don't open it yet).

Part 3: Turn protection back on

13. Open the Play Store, tap your profile picture, then Play Protect, then the gear (⚙).
14. Turn Scan apps with Play Protect back on.
15. Optional: stop Chrome installing apps again. Open Settings → Apps → Chrome → Install unknown apps and turn off Allow from this source.
16. If Play Protect ever asks to remove ClassGuard, tap Keep app (or Ignore).

Part 4: Open ClassGuard

17. Open ClassGuard from the home screen and sign in, or pair the phone with the code from the parent or school.
18. On a child's phone, a setup checklist appears. Tap Fix on each line. Stuck? Tap the ? next to it for step-by-step help.
19. When the phone asks about the camera or microphone, always choose While using the app, never Only this time.

Updating later: download the new version here and install it over the old one. You don't need to uninstall, and nothing is lost. Repeat Part 1 and Part 3 if Play Protect blocks it.