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Safe Family – Parental Control

Family GPS Tracker. Block Social Media Apps. Filter Kids Web & Set Screen Time

McAfee (Intel Security) · com.mcafee.security.safefamily

Not rated yet 1M+ downloads v2.9.8.10256 24.8 MB Android 10+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

Download APK 24.8 MB All versions
  • Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version
v2.9.8.10256 (298100128)
Updated
Sep 13, 2026 (25 days ago)
APK size
24.8 MB
Requires
Android 10+ (API 29)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Productivity (app)
Listed since
Dec 15, 2021 (at least)
Permissions
44 (9 sensitive)
Website
family.mcafee.com
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Safe Family – Parental Control is an app by McAfee (Intel Security) in the Productivity category, listed since at least December 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 2.9.6.10224, the APK grew from 20.7 MB to 24.8 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 8.0 to 10. It asks for 44 permissions, 9 of them sensitive, including precise location, location in the background and approximate location. Compared with version 2.9.7.10256, it adds 1 new permission: “Foreground service data sync”. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

What's new in v2.9.8.10256

• Bug fixed and performance optimization

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

McAfee Safe Family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 provides parents with the visibility and simple controls needed to improve web, app & digital safety for children. We encourage positive parent-child interactions and help establish trust and peace of mind in an ever-mobile, ever-social, ever-changing world. McAfee Safe Family is a comprehensive parental control app that enables you to monitor your kids’ phone activities and protects your children from exposure to inappropriate digital content. It sets up a child lock that blocks inappropriate apps 🚫, monitors your kids’ cell phones 🔍, locates their position with a GPS map 🌎 using the phone tracker feature and limits their screen time ⏰ . Download McAfee Safe Family now to view reports 📋 about your kids’ device usage and allows parents to block social media apps 📵 to avoid any potential cyber-bullying or trolling. Instantly block apps you consider inappropriate, monitor your kids’ phone activities, enable a child lock 🔒 and limit screen time with a bedtime curfew ⏱. Choose to allow extra app time or provide access a blocked app plus know where your children are at all times through their connected devices with the Family Locator 👬. Features: ✔️ View history about app usage activity, location details and system alert history ✔️ App Blocker by category keeps your children from accessing apps in specific categories ✔️ App Blocker by specific Android apps allows you to block individual apps on your kid’s Android device ✔️ Set a daily time limit for apps to help manage the amount of screen time your child spends with specific applications ✔️ Track a cell phone and see your kids on a live map so that you know where they are in real time - from breakfast to bedtime ✔️ Use geofences to receive an automatic alert when your child has arrived or left a known place (e.g. school, park, or library) with the GPS location tracking feature so you’ll know where they are ✔️ Limit screen time to prevent your kids from using their devices early in the morning or set a bedtime curfew and limit accessibility late at night ✔️ Use this function to promote good mental health and limit the negative impacts of artificial bluelight, which has been linked with insomnia ✔️ Pause internet usage when you want to, give your kids a 1-click digital time-out when they will be unable to access the Internet or use a majority of their apps until the time-out has been removed ✔️ Enjoy a device free dinnertime by putting your children on time-out while eating dinner and spending time with the family ✔️ Uninstall protection prevents kids from uninstalling Safe Family from their Android devices and Windows PCs Download McAfee Safe Family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 now for the peace of mind that your family will stay safer and more secure, online and on their phone. 30-DAY RISK FREE TRIAL – offers the full McAfee Safe Family experience for free. McAfee Safe Family supports an unlimited number of your kids’ devices, whether it is a smart phone, tablet, laptop or PC. You have the option at the end of the 30-day free trial period to sign up for an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Note: McAfee Safe Family uses the Device Administrator permission to alert you when your kids try uninstalling the app from their devices. Note: This app uses Accessibility services. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McAfee/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcafee/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCCxjWnz-Zs Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcafee_family SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK Give us feedback on Safe Family at: https://community.mcafee.com/community/home/parental_controls/safe-family LEARN MORE ABOUT MCAFEE SAFE FAMILY Please visit our website http://family.mcafee.com/ to learn more about us! PRIVACY POLICY View our privacy policy at https://www.mcafee.com/consumer/en-us/policy/global/legal.html

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v2.9.6.10224. Since v2.9.8.10256 it requires Android 10+.

v2.9.8.10256 LATEST Sep 13, 2026 24.8 MB TRUSTED v2.9.7.10256 Nov 24, 2025 16.3 MB TRUSTED v2.9.6.10224 Sep 15, 2026 20.7 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 13, 2026.
  • Certificate issued to “tenCube Pte Ltd.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
  • Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Sep 13, 2026
  • Validated against Google Play Sep 13, 2026
  • Signed byCN=tenCube Pte Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Java Object Signing, O=tenCube Pte Ltd., L=Singapore, ST=Singapore, C=SG
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)58:C3:2C:55:EE:22:DE:68:F7:CC:BB:D0:07:27:FD:DD:A8:FB:41:19
  • File MD5aea0d33546743551a70804f89af66700
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (44)

Safe Family – Parental Control requests 44 permissions, 9 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Safe Family – Parental Control APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Safe Family – Parental Control for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 10 or later. Version 2.9.7.10256 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 8.0 and later. Get version 2.9.7.10256 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is Safe Family – Parental Control free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Safe Family – Parental Control APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is aea0d33546743551a70804f89af66700.

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