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Phones that kids and parents will love

Feature phones and smartphones with parental controls that put your kids’ safety front and center.

Phones with enhanced safety for kids and teens. Peace of mind for parents.

We believe kids and teens deserve digital freedom—without the risks. That’s why we design safer phones with built-in tools to support healthy screen habits from the first tap. Whether you’re choosing a first phone, need smartphones with parental controls, or just want peace of mind whilst they’re at school, HMD offers phones that grow with your family.

We’ve worked with over 35,000 parents and kids globally to co-create a device that builds trust, grows with your child, and puts their wellbeing first. From the HMD Better Phone Project to the HMD Fusion X1, we’re creating a new category of phone.

HMD Fuse

The smartphone that grows with your child. Out of the box, all protections are on by default, including a photo and video nudity blocker. With granular defences, HMD Fuse lets guardians adjust any of the protections as and when they see fit.

  • HarmBlock AI stops nude imagery from being shown, shot, and stored.
  • Once HMD Fuse is linked to the parental device, all protections are on by default — they get access to apps only when you grant it.
  • Contact whitelisting means the phone can only call and text with contacts pre-approved by the guardian.
  • See where your child is and where they have been with location tracking.
  • Turn it into a handheld gaming console or add a light ring for photos and selfies with available Smart Outfits.²
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HMD Fusion X1

Their phone, your rules. HMD Fusion X1 is a full AndroidTM smartphone, built for teens starting their digital journey. It features a suite of parental controls powered by Xplora, trusted makers of kids’ smartwatches.

  • Easy to set up. No browser or social media by default. · Guardians can allow, remove, and pause access to social media, browsers, games, and other apps.
  • Remotely manage screen-time, real-time location tracking, safe-zones, contact whitelisting, and more.
  • Guardians don’t need to change their phone – the Parental Control app works across iOS and Android devices.
  • Turn it into a handheld gaming console or add a light ring for photos and selfies with available Smart Outfits.¹
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Keep it simple with a feature phone

With long battery life, games, and music playback, feature phones are a great way for kids to keep a line of contact with home and have some fun – without the risks of doom-scrolling through apps.

  • HMD 2660 Flip

    Flip back to simplicity

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Blog articles

Head over to our blog for news and insights about mobile phone use among kids and teenagers.

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The Better Phone Project

Our smartphones for kids were created with the help of thousands of parents from around the world.

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Frequently asked questions

How do HMD phones with parental controls help keep kids safe?

HMD smartphones with parental controls allow guardians to enhance their kid’s online safety by limiting their access to online services, track their location, and designate contacts in their phonebook that they can call and text with. These phones are designed to help families find that balance between online safety and digital freedom.

How do HMD phones with parental controls help limit my child’s use of social media?

HMD smartphones with parental controls give guardians a few different tools to help manage their child’s use of social media.

  1. Block access to the Play Store. This approach means that the phone’s user cannot download third-party apps, including social media. Note that social media sites may still be accessible form a web browser on the phone, but access to web browsing apps can also be blocked but the guardian.
  2. Granular app access control. If you want to allow your child to download a social media app, you can still block access to those specific apps and re-enable access as and when you see fit.
  3. Modes. HMD smartphones with parental controls that includes modes like Bedtime Mode and School mode make it easy to block access to all non-essential smartphone apps and features for a given period of time.
Can I track my child’s location using parental controls?

HMD smartphones with parental controls that include location tracking allow guardians to see their child’s real-time location, designate safe zones, and view their location history.

Can I choose who my child can talk to using parental controls?

HMD smartphones with parental controls that include contact whitelisting allow guardians to designate contacts in their child’s phone book that are “safe” contacts. Outgoing phone calls and text messages are enabled for these contacts. Phone numbers that are not whitelisted will not be able to call or text the child’s phone. The contact whitelisting feature can be disabled and enabled any time from the guardian’s device. Please note that the contact whitelist feature does not extend to third-party apps, so guardians should consider this when deciding which apps to allow their child access to.

TM and HMD Global. All rights reserved. Android is a trademark of Google LLC. IOS is a registered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries.

¹ HMD Fusion X1 comes with a blue Casual Outfit and Flashy Outfit. Additional outfits are sold separately.

²Additional outfits are sold separately.

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