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JioShield: Track Family, Get SOS Alerts, Control Screen Time for Safety
- •Jio launches JioShield for family safety, offering location tracking, SOS alerts, screen time, and app/contact control.
- •Parents can monitor children's location, receive low battery alerts, and manage app usage and screen time.
- •The service also helps stay connected with elderly parents, providing assistance when needed.
- •Setup involves installing JioThings on the parent's phone and JioShield on the child's/elderly person's phone.
- •JioShield costs ₹1,000 annually, effectively free with ₹1,000 Jio recharge vouchers, plus Canva Pro and 5G upgrade.
Key Questions Answered
The annual cost of JioShield is a one-time payment of ₹1,000, averaging about ₹83 per month. Under Jio's 10th-anniversary offer, customers receive ₹1,000 in Jio recharge vouchers, 12 months of Canva Pro worth ₹4,000, and a 28-day Unlimited 5G upgrade, effectively making the service free.
JioShield provides features such as location tracking, SOS alerts, low phone battery alerts, screen time monitoring, and app-contact control to manage both the outdoor and online safety of children and elderly family members.
Parents must install the JioThings app on their own phone and the JioShield app on the child or elderly person's phone. Once the apps are connected, parents can manage location tracking, screen time, and app usage directly from their device.
