For Android

Deep monitoring & device management for Android

Full, real-time oversight for your family or team's Android phones — live location, on-screen text awareness with AI analysis, photo check-ins, calls and SMS, app controls, and remote device management. All zero-knowledge encrypted, readable only by you.

Works on any Android 8+ phone — Samsung, OnePlus, Motorola, or whatever you already have.

Visibility that goes far beyond app timers

SentinelMDM provides deep, real-time oversight of Android devices — not just screen-time dashboards, but the actual content and context of what's happening:

  • Live GPS location with real-time map rendering, full history trails, and instant pin refresh — know where the device is right now.
  • Platform-level screen-text awareness parses on-screen text across every app via accessibility nodes — not keylogging, but a complete picture of what's being read and written, analyzed by AI so concerning patterns stand out.
  • Photo & screenshot check-ins capture on-demand visual context — see what's on the screen or what the camera sees when you need it.
  • Calls, SMS & contacts give you the full communication picture — inbound, outbound, missed, and message content.

All captured data is zero-knowledge encrypted on the device before transmission — the server never reads it.

Android toolkit

Monitoring & controls, all in one place

Live map & location history

Track real-time GPS location with a live-updating map, full history trails, and instant pin refresh.

Geofencing

Draw safe zones around designated locations. Get alerted the moment a device user arrives or leaves.

Screen-text awareness with AI

Accessibility node parsing surfaces on-screen text across every app, analyzed by AI — readable by you, blind to the server.

Photo & screenshot check-ins

Trigger on-demand screenshots or live video streams for rapid situational awareness.

Ambient recording

Capture rolling ambient audio intervals during a high-alert event — sealed end-to-end like everything else.

Calls & SMS logs

Review complete communication history — inbound, outbound, and missed calls, plus SMS messages.

Contact monitoring

Track newly added, modified, or deleted contacts to spot suspicious or unwanted associations early.

App allow/block lists

See every installed app and block the ones you don't approve — set an allow-list or block-list to prevent unauthorized installs.

Screen time tracking

See detailed breakdowns of how much time the device user is spending inside specific applications.

Remote admin controls

Fire a max-volume alarm override to locate a lost device instantly, even if it's set to silent mode.

Remote device lock

Instantly lock the device screen remotely from your dashboard to prevent unauthorized access.

Factory data wipe

In an emergency, completely wipe all data and reset the device to factory defaults to protect sensitive information.

Device Owner persistence

Runs at the OS-level as a trusted Device Owner — can't be uninstalled, force-stopped, or dodged by powering off.

Remote WiFi connection

Force the managed device to connect to a specific nearby WiFi network directly from your dashboard.

Auto-VPN on open WiFi

Protect the device on untrusted networks by automatically tunneling all traffic through the secure REALITY relay.

REALITY stealth transport

Agent-to-server connections are obfuscated to look like standard TLS traffic, bypassing DPI and censorship.

Zero-knowledge encryption

All captured telemetry is E2E encrypted using a key only you possess — the server never reads your data.

Battery optimized

Engineered with a lightweight footprint to preserve battery life and minimize network data usage.

Common questions

Android FAQ

What can SentinelMDM do on an Android phone?

On Android, SentinelMDM provides deep monitoring and parental controls: live GPS location with map rendering and history trails, geofencing with arrival/departure alerts, platform-level on-screen text awareness, on-demand photo and screenshot check-ins, ambient recording loops, calls/SMS/contacts review, installed-app control with allow/block lists, screen time tracking, and remote device controls (lock, factory wipe, max-volume alarm). It runs as Device Owner for tamper-resistant persistence.

Can the app be uninstalled or bypassed?

No. SentinelMDM runs as Device Owner — Android's built-in trusted-administrator role. It cannot be uninstalled, force-stopped, or evaded by powering the device off, so protection stays on.

Will the device user know the app is installed?

SentinelMDM installs as a Device Owner on Android. Android itself shows a standard "This device is managed by your organization" notice in Settings — that's built into the OS and happens with any Device Owner app. Beyond that default Android notification, SentinelMDM runs silently in the background with no persistent icon, banner, or user-facing indicator. If you use our SentinelOS build (a custom-hardened OS flashed onto a Pixel), that Settings notice and other Device Owner alerts are removed entirely — the device looks and feels like a normal phone.

How does screen-text awareness work?

SentinelMDM uses Android's accessibility services to parse on-screen text across every app — this is platform-level text scraping, not keylogging. Captured text is analyzed by AI so concerning patterns, notable activity, and key content stand out at a glance. The text is encrypted on-device before transmission and is readable only by you in your dashboard. The server never sees plaintext.

How much does it cost?

Android phones count as devices on your SentinelMDM plan. Pricing starts at $3/device/month (Android, Windows, or Linux, mixed freely). Every plan includes a 30-day free trial. See full pricing →

Start monitoring your Android devices

Start a 30-day free trial, or explore the dashboard first with a free demo account. Managing Windows or Linux too? It's all in the same place.