Family & kids

In the Kin app, open Family → Members. Tap Invite for an adult, or Add child for a child. An adult gets a private invite link you can send by text or email. For a child, you set a PIN, then connect their phone from your Mac in Devices → Connect a phone.

Family invites expire after 48 hours to keep your household safe. Send a fresh one from Family → Members → Invite. The person should install Kin from TestFlight first, then tap the new link.

For a younger child, parents can read their conversations and messages. For teens, you see how much they message, but never what they say. You can also add someone as a profile only, so Kin knows about them without them signing in.

A parent resets it from the child’s profile. Kids don’t have a recovery key. A parent is the recovery.

When you add a child from Family → Members → Add child, you choose how they’ll use Kin:

• Profile only. Part of the family for context, so Kin knows about them. They don’t sign in or chat.
• Child. Their own account with strong guardrails. Parents can read their conversations and messages. Web access starts off.
• Teen. Their own account with lighter guardrails. You see how much they message, never what they say. Web access starts on.

Kids sign in with a PIN you set. To change things later, open their profile from Family → Members. There you can turn Allow web access on or off, choose a new PIN with Set login PIN, or move them to a different type with Change account type. Making someone an adult can’t be undone.

With other families. The Groups with other families switch on their profile decides whether they can be added to conversations that include families you’re not connected to. Teens start on, children start off. Parents can always read a child’s or teen’s conversations with adults.