{"id":31970,"date":"2026-02-09T05:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/?p=31970"},"modified":"2026-02-09T05:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:48:00","slug":"att-launches-amigo-jr-phone-to-keep-kids-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/att-launches-amigo-jr-phone-to-keep-kids-safe","title":{"rendered":"AT&#038;T Launches AmiGO Jr. Phone to Keep Kids Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AT&amp;T released a new smartphone specifically designed for children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The device is a modified Samsung Galaxy A16 with safety features.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parents can track location and set screen time limits easily.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The phone costs $3 a month with a three-year service contract.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AT&amp;T is trying to solve a common problem for modern parents: when to give a child their first smartphone. The wireless carrier officially launched the AmiGO Jr. Phone, a device that aims to balance a kid&#8217;s desire for a cool gadget with a parent&#8217;s need for safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The phone itself isn&#8217;t a toy. It is a modified version of the Samsung Galaxy A16. This means kids get a real smartphone experience with a large 6.7-inch display, a high-quality 50-megapixel camera, and a battery that lasts all day. However, AT&amp;T has changed the software to put safety first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike a standard phone, the AmiGO Jr. comes with parental controls baked right into the system. Parents do not need to install complex third-party software to make it safe. Instead, they use the AmiGO app to manage everything. The features include live location tracking, so parents always know where their child is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents can also set up &#8220;safe zones.&#8221; If the child leaves a designated area, the parent gets an alert. The app also allows adults to set strict screen time restrictions. This helps ensure that kids aren&#8217;t staying up all night playing games or scrolling through social media when they should be sleeping or studying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While companies like Bark and Pinwheel have sold child-safe phones for a few years, AT&amp;T is the first major mobile carrier to offer its own standalone product. This makes it easier for existing AT&amp;T customers to add a safe phone to their family plan without dealing with a separate company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pricing is designed to be affordable. You can get the AmiGO Jr. Phone for just $3 a month through the AT&amp;T website. However, there is a catch. You must commit to a 36-month contract to get that price. This deal is still cheaper than buying the Galaxy A16 outright for $200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To round out the package, AT&amp;T also introduced the AmiGO Jr. Watch 2. Together with their existing tablet for kids, the carrier is building a full ecosystem of devices that let families stay connected without sacrificing safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points: AT&amp;T is trying to solve a common problem for modern parents: when to give a child their first smartphone. The wireless carrier officially&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}