TLDR Design · MISCELLANEOUS

THIS IS THE FIRST SMARTPHONE DESIGNED BY KIDS

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Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

AT&T's amiGO Jr. is a kid-focused smartphone built with Samsung that gives parents advanced controls over screen time, apps, location sharing, and school-hour restrictions via their own devices. While it offers strong parental safeguards and solid specs, the phone looks like a standard Android device, raising debate over whether a controlled smartphone is better than no phone at all — and whether its design truly feels kid-friendly.