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A new category of child communication
Stay connected without giving them a smartphone.
Kyngo is a Trusted Connection Device designed for children. It gives families trusted calling, live location and emergency support, without social media, cameras, apps or open internet access.
- Parent-approved contacts
- Live location
- School Lock
- No camera or social media
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Help shape Kyngo
We are gathering honest feedback before Kyngo moves into development. Choose the survey that best matches you.
Parents & carers
Tell us what matters most when your child starts travelling independently.
Take the Parent SurveyChildren & young people
Help us understand what would make Kyngo useful, comfortable and something children would actually carry.
Take the Child SurveySchools & safeguarding teams
Share your views on phone-free schools, safeguarding and whether Kyngo could fit within school policy.
Take the School SurveyParents want contact. Schools want fewer distractions. Children want independence.
Parents
A simple way to call and know where their child is.
Schools
No social media, cameras, group chats, games or open internet.
Children
A small, customisable device that helps them stay connected without feeling like a tracker.
Kyngo is designed to bring all three together.
The Trusted Connection Device
Kyngo is not a smartphone, smartwatch or ordinary GPS tracker. It is a purpose-built Trusted Connection Device for children.
Trusted calling
Nine parent-approved contacts
Live location
School Lock
Emergency and distress support
Parent-controlled settings
Deliberately excluded
Kyngo is defined as much by what it leaves out.
- No camera
- No social media
- No texting
- No app store
- No games
- No open internet
Simple enough to use without instructions
Press a number
Each key from 1 to 9 represents a trusted contact.
See or hear the name
The small screen displays Mum, Dad or Nan. Optional spoken names can be enabled by the parent.
Press green to call
The red button ends or cancels the call.
Button 0 and the recessed side button are reserved for emergency and distress actions.
Built around the school day
Parents choose the School Lock schedule. During those hours, normal calls are blocked, incoming calls do not ring and approved missed calls are recorded. GPS and safety functions remain active.
A PIN can temporarily override School Lock when genuinely needed, and the parent is notified immediately.
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Everything important stays with the parent
- Manage trusted contacts
- Set School Lock hours
- View current and last-known location
- Receive battery and connection alerts
- Configure emergency contacts
- Receive safety notifications
The child cannot change contacts, settings or emergency behaviour on the Kyngo device.
Make Kyngo theirs
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Children choose a case and accessories that feel like theirs — so Kyngo is something they want to carry, not something they're told to.
Navy
Teal
Pink
Purple
Floral
Anime-inspired
Drawstring pouch
Lanyard / bag clip
Every case protects the sides and back while leaving the screen and buttons fully exposed — so calling and emergency use are never blocked.
A concept being shaped with families and schools
Kyngo is currently in the validation stage. The device shown is a product concept and final features, pricing and availability may change following research, technical development and safety testing.
Questions families ask us
No. Kyngo is a Trusted Connection Device. It can make and receive calls with parent-approved contacts only, and it deliberately leaves out the parts of a smartphone that cause concern — no camera, apps, games, texting or open internet.
No. Kyngo has no texting, no browser and no app store. Communication is limited to voice calls with the trusted contacts a parent has approved.
No. Only numbers on the parent-approved contact list can reach the device. Calls from any other number are not put through.
School policies differ. Kyngo is being designed to remove many of the features schools object to, but each school will decide what devices it permits.
Kyngo will require mobile connectivity for calls, location and safety alerts. Pricing has not yet been finalised and forms part of the current parent research.
Parents can view the device's current and last-known location in the parent app, with the time of the most recent update clearly shown. Location is visible to the parent only.
No. Contacts, School Lock hours and emergency behaviour are managed from the parent app. The device itself keeps things simple: press a number, press green, talk.
Kyngo is currently in the research and validation stage. Timelines depend on the outcome of family and school feedback, technical development and safety testing. Joining the waiting list is the best way to follow progress.
Help shape Kyngo
Join the waiting list for development updates, research opportunities and possible future pilot testing.