I done some digging in thr application itself
The apps restrictions are actually all local on your device.
Time limit? for example 1 hour.
I found out it starts couting the second you unlock your device, it starts counting. and once you lock your devicr again, it stops counting.
It counts second by second until the set time limit. if its 1 hours it counts 3600 seconds before locking.
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Same with downtime
if its for example from 10pm to 7am
it takes the devices local time if offline
however if online it pings a time server fo get proper time.
this means that technically you can bypass downtime if you go offline and change device time. or switch time zones.
However, manual time changing is an option that the parent client can change, this most likely wont work for you, unless you sneak into your parents room and know their password to change that setting.
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Bypassing the time limit is technically impossible without nuking the app with android debug features like ADB (Android Debug Bridge) If youre on iOS...... sorry. i dont havr an iphone and i cant debug from there if i dont have one.
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We most likely wont be able to fully nuke the app unless someone finds a major vulnerability hidden in the most unlikely places.
Our best shot is trying to decompile the base.apk located at
/apps/com.google.apps.familylinkhelper
(familylinkhelper is your side of the app)
But since this is very difficult. ill get as many tools as i can.
for example
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Termux, probably will be useful
Windows/linux/mac side of Android Debug Bridge.
what works now:
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(this only works if your parents let you enable developer options. otherwise its impossible.
If your parent disabled this, tu
his method wont work.)
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Connect your phone to your computer. make sure USB Debugging is enabled in Developer options.
Open a terminal window (cmd for windows terminal for linux/mac)
Navigate to the ADB folder for example
cd C:\Users\Name\Downloads\ADB
Then fype
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adb devices (this lists all devices connected to your computer)
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If your device shows up, GREAT.
Type
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adb -d shell
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If your phones is a galaxy a16 youll get into the phones shell. which is the key.
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@a16~/
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this is how it should look if its an a16
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then you want to disable admin privileges of the app so the app cant control you anymore.
(YOUR PARENTS WILL GET NOTIFIED IF YOU TURN THIS OFF)
then, force uninstall it
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pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.apps.familylinkhelper
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This will force nuke the app off your device
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Only works with android for now. sorry other people
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