PARENT FAQ
AGNIQ, answered.
What parents should know before the pilot.
Straight answers about what the system does today, what is still being validated, and what will be finalized before commercial launch.
PARENT QUESTIONS
Answers before you hand a child the device.
What is AGNIQ?
AGNIQ is a child-first Android tablet ecosystem designed for school-age learners. It combines a managed child environment, a Parent App, curated learning access, schedules and approval-based exceptions so learning is the default rather than an unrestricted home screen.
Is AGNIQ available to buy today?
Not yet as a broad retail product. AGNIQ is in product validation and pilot preparation. Selected pilot testing is planned before a targeted commercial launch in 2027. Timing may change as pilot findings, hardware and support readiness are completed.
How does app approval work?
For apps outside the curated AGNIQ Study Store, the child can search the normal Google Play experience and attempt an install. AGNIQ intercepts the action and creates a Parent request. After an authorized parent approves the exact request, the temporary installation restriction is released for that approved flow, the app can install, and the managed restrictions are restored afterward.
Can a child install any app without a parent?
The managed environment is designed so ordinary app installation is restricted. Curated Study Store content follows AGNIQ's approved catalog flow; other Play Store installs require the parent-request process.
What is the AGNIQ Study Store?
The Study Store is AGNIQ's curated discovery and installation layer for approved educational or purposeful apps. It is separate from unrestricted marketplace browsing and is designed to make approved learning tools easier to access.
Does AGNIQ still work when Wi-Fi is unavailable?
Core on-device policies such as the managed launcher, schedules, access rules and restrictions are designed to remain useful without a constant internet connection. Cloud-dependent actions such as remote approvals, fresh synchronization or remote device status naturally require connectivity.
Can parents set schedules, bedtime and limits?
Yes. The Parent App and managed policy system are designed around schedules, app limits, bedtime, pause/resume and temporary exceptions or bonus time.
Can a child simply leave the AGNIQ environment?
AGNIQ uses Android managed-device controls and lock-task/kiosk behavior to keep the child inside the managed environment during normal use. Pilot testing continues to validate recovery and edge cases across supported hardware.
What happens after a parent approves an app?
Approval is bound to the requested app flow rather than opening a general installation window. After the approved installation completes, AGNIQ restores the normal installation restriction and the app can be opened within the managed environment subject to the parent's policy.
Does AGNIQ replace Google Family Link?
AGNIQ takes a different approach. Instead of adding parental controls to a general-purpose personal tablet, AGNIQ is designed as a managed child-first computing environment with its own launcher, curated Study Store, policy engine and Parent App. Families may still use other Google services where appropriate.
What information can parents see?
The Parent App is designed to expose the managed-device information needed for family controls: device status, schedules, requests, configured limits and related management state. Pilot and production privacy notices will document the exact data fields, retention and processing before broad commercial availability.
Does AGNIQ sell children's personal data?
AGNIQ's product direction is not based on selling children's personal data or behavioral advertising. The final production privacy notice and contractual terms will define data processing before commercial launch.
Does AGNIQ use the microphone or camera to monitor children?
AGNIQ is not designed as a covert audio or camera surveillance product. Camera or microphone access by apps remains subject to Android permissions and the managed policy environment. Any future safety feature using sensitive sensors would require clear disclosure and appropriate consent.
Does AGNIQ track location?
Location is a device-management capability being evaluated for safety and recovery scenarios. Where enabled in a pilot or production build, the Parent App should clearly distinguish current, last-known and unavailable location states. Exact production behavior will be documented before launch.
What if the Parent phone is lost?
Parent access is account-based rather than being intended to depend permanently on one handset. Account recovery and device relinking procedures will be part of the pilot support process and finalized before broad commercial availability.
Can the tablet be factory-reset to remove controls?
AGNIQ pilot devices are provisioned as managed Android devices with Device Owner controls. Ordinary child use is not intended to provide an unrestricted path to remove management. Authorized recovery, replacement and reset procedures remain administrator-controlled and are being validated for production support.
What happens if the internet goes down during bedtime or study time?
The important boundary rules are designed to live on the device, so a temporary loss of connectivity should not turn the tablet into an unrestricted device. Remote changes may wait until connectivity returns.
What classes is AGNIQ intended for?
The current product direction is for school-age learners across Classes 1–12, with the experience and allowed content intended to adapt as the child grows.
Is the Parent App on iPhone and Android?
AGNIQ's Parent App is being developed for iOS and Android so parents can manage the child's AGNIQ device from the phone platform they already use.
How can a family join the pilot?
Families and schools can register interest through the AGNIQ pilot/early-access page. Participation will be limited and subject to device availability, pilot terms and support capacity.
