# Bitdefender Parental Control

> Keep your children safe and guide their activities with Parental Control

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bitdefender.parentaladvisor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bitdefender.parentaladvisor)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.bitdefender.parentaladvisor`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bitdefender
- **Category:** PARENTING
- **Downloads:** 186,003
- **Rating:** 2.37 / 5 (1,226 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1.257
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-09
- **First published:** 2015-09-10
- **Publisher country:** RO
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitdefender.parentaladvisor)
- **Website:** [https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/](https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.bitdefender.com/site/view/legal-privacy-policy-for-home-users-solutions.html](https://www.bitdefender.com/site/view/legal-privacy-policy-for-home-users-solutions.html)

## Description

Bitdefender Parental Control is a comprehensive tool designed to help parents ensure their children's digital safety. It offers robust features like content filtering to block inappropriate websites, internet time management to limit screen time, and location tracking to know where your kids are. Set up tailored routines like Focus time, Family time, and Bedtime to encourage healthy digital habits.

With Safe Search and YouTube restricted modes, it ensures that children only access age-appropriate content. The app integrates with the Bitdefender Central platform for easy monitoring and control across multiple devices. Designed to promote balanced online activity, it also rewards responsible behavior with extra internet time, making digital parenting effective and stress-free.

## Rankings

- #165,614 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.bitdefender.parentaladvisor.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

User reviews overwhelmingly report major issues with Bitdefender Parental Control app, including unreliable location tracking, ineffective app and internet blocking, and overall poor parental control functions. Many users experience excessive blocking without control, glitches causing devices to become unusable, and lack of support for newer Android versions and other platforms. Customer support is often slow or unable to resolve problems. Despite good reputation of Bitdefender antivirus, this parental control app fails to deliver key features consistently, leading many to stop using or not recommend it.

### Cons

- App frequently fails to work properly, with multiple bugs and glitches reported.
- Parental control features like app blocking, location tracking, and screen time management do not work reliably.
- The app often blocks too much content, including essential apps and internet access, with limited ability to customize permissions.
- Customer support is slow or ineffective in resolving issues.
- Compatibility and functionality issues on various devices, including Android 12, tablets, iOS devices, and Windows laptops.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bitdefender.parentaladvisor)