Yes. A Privacy Phone can give a child or teenager their own profile on a phone you control.
That profile has its own apps, its own PIN and its own encryption keys. You decide what is in it. While installs are switched off, they cannot add an app store and fill it themselves.
This is not a separate kids phone we sell, and it is not a monitoring service. It is a GrapheneOS feature the setup is built for. You keep Owner. They get a limited profile.
A stock family phone usually comes with a Google or Apple ID in the child’s name, and an app store already open. This layout removes both.
From 10 December 2025, age-restricted platforms in Australia must take reasonable steps to stop under-16s holding accounts. That removed a lot of Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube logins. It did not remove the Google or Apple account created the day a normal phone came out of the box. It did not stop a browser opening the same sites without logging in.
From 10 December 2026, the OAIC must register a Children’s Online Privacy Code. The dates are in Australia’s Privacy Law Changes. Neither rule removes tracking from stock Android or iOS.
Family Link and Screen Time need a platform account on the child. You see more, but the company does too.
A Privacy Phone works the other way. You decide what exists in the profile. You do not get a live feed of their chats. Google does not get a childhood file from the operating system. An app you then allow can still collect what you permit it to collect.
Screen time, sleep and the habit itself are a separate problem. That guide is Device Addiction with Kids.
A profile is a real user. Its own apps, files, keys and PIN. An app in one profile cannot read another. You switch in seconds. See Isolation features.
Owner is yours. It takes updates and pushes apps into the profiles you manage. After a restart, Owner unlocks first, then they switch. Give them their own PIN. Keep Owner’s PIN as the master key.
When you add the profile you can block new installs and restrict calls and texts. If TikTok is not installed, it is not in that profile.
Private Space is a hidden drawer inside a profile. It is the wrong tool for a child. Use a full extra profile.
Optional Private DNS in Owner, such as Cloudflare for Families or NextDNS, blocks many adult and phishing domains. It is a layer, not a wall. A browser can still reach what DNS does not catch.
Essential arrives with Owner ready. You add their profile with the User Manual.
Pro Bundle arrives with Owner, Daily and Ghost already built. Their room is best created as a fourth profile. The 20-minute support call can cover the layout once. A longer walkthrough is a consultation. See Essential or Pro Bundle.
Start with a configured Privacy Phone. Keep Owner. Give them a limited profile, and control what’s in it.
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A Privacy Phone and a jailbroken or rooted phone both promise more control. They get there by opposite means.
A PrivacyPros phone is a new Australian Pixel running GrapheneOS, with the bootloader relocked. Google’s tracking layer is gone. Verified Boot, the sandbox and the updates stay on.
Jailbreaking an iPhone, or rooting Android, punches through that lock so you can change anything. Malware can change it too.
| Privacy Phones | Jailbroken iPhones / Rooted Android | |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | Stock OS tracking removed; strong toggles | Some tracking can be cut; new leaks are common |
| Security model | Verified Boot relocked; sandbox and updates stay | Core protections bypassed |
| Stability | Normal Android day-to-day | Often unstable. Breaks are common |
| Ease of Use | Feels like a normal Android after professional setup. | More technical and requires ongoing maintenance. |
| Updates | Up to 7 years on supported Pixels | Often lost after an OS update |
| Risk Level | Low. Designed with security as a core feature. | High. Increased exposure to malware and instability. |
| Maintenance | Low after setup | Re-root / re-jailbreak |
| Apps | Most work; sandboxed Play if needed | Some banks and apps refuse rooted devices |
| Best for | Privacy without living in a workshop | Advanced users who accept the risk for customisation |
Jailbreak and root trade the lock for control. A Privacy Phone keeps the lock, and still takes Google out of the operating system.
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Not every privacy phone in Australia is the same product.
A Pixel de-Googled with GrapheneOS is the right base. What you buy from a seller is the hardware history, the hours of configuration, the warranty path, and whether anyone in Australia still answers after it ships.
In Australia 2026, results mix four offers:
Ask in writing, and keep the answers – use their business email (red flag if they use a Gmail) and not a WhatsApp chat:
| PrivacyPros | Other Providers | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | 4-7+ hour on our standards (see FAQ). Profiles and apps prepared | GrapheneOS flashed, or a DIY guide. You finish the rest with DIY |
| Hardware | New AU-sourced Pixel. 2-year OEM warranty | Often used, refurbished or grey import. Shorter or seller-only warranty |
| Community | Free privacy workshops across Australia. Donations to GrapheneOS. Ethical partnerships | Often transaction-only |
| Guides & Support | Quick Start Guide + full User Manual. Pro Bundle adds a 20-minute call | Generic/AI notes, a forum link, or little after box arrives |
| In the box (Pro Bundle) | 1-year Proton Unlimited (~$200), account setup, premium Faraday bag, camera covers + more | Phone only, or extras sold separately |
| Ecosystem | Privacy phones, laptops, accessories, off-grid comms, 150+ free tools, consults | Usually handset only |
| Who it is for | Everyday Australians – families, professionals, non-technical users | Often overly technical for beginners |
We support the phones we configure. We cannot take on a device bought from another seller.
Compare sellers on hardware you can verify, configuration you can read, and support that stays in Australia.
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These terms sit on top of your rights under Australian Consumer Law (ACL). Nothing here limits those rights.
Use the contact form and choose Warranty, Returns and Cancellations. Tell us the order number and what failed. Photos help. We verify the order is ours.
If it is a claimed hardware fault, we send a prepaid return label or arrange collection. Send it in the original packaging with proof of purchase. We do not pay you, we pay the courier.
When the phone is back, we inspect it and liaise with the supplier. A confirmed fault is repaired, replaced, or refunded, as the consumer guarantees require. If the phone is not faulty, or the damage is not covered, we return it to you and the return cost is yours.
Manufacturing defects. A battery, a screen or a board that fails in normal use.
These are configured devices. Returns follow Australian Consumer Law (ACL) for faulty or wrongly described goods. We do not accept a return because you changed your mind.
Once payment has cleared and we have started sourcing or configuring, the sale is final. The hours are the product. If that work has not started, use the same contact form. We will tell you whether a refund is still possible.
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The model is a phone you can run yourself. We do the hours before it ships, so you’re not sitting in a ticket queue.
We are a small team. We do not offer unlimited one-on-one support after purchase. That is how the price stays where it is, and how the hours go into the phone before it ships.
For a longer walkthrough, or an ongoing setup, book a consultation.
For everything else, use this order:
Screen, battery, board. Two-year manufacturer warranty on every Privacy Phone. Use the warranty option on the contact form. Installing GrapheneOS does not void that on a new Australian Pixel.
Our goal is to set you up for success from day one.
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A Privacy Phone is a new Australian Pixel, de-Googled with GrapheneOS. The configuration standards are the 4-7+ hours of work by our Pros on top of that operating system, using a 100+ point checklist.
Our goal is to provide a private phone that sets a higher standard in Australia, with configuration focused on privacy, security, usability and resilience.
Anyone can flash GrapheneOS. The secure phone we sell is hours spent by our experts using a 100+ point checklist. Essential is about 4 hours. Pro Bundle is 7+ hours. See Essential or Pro Bundle. This checklist changes when GrapheneOS or the Australian threat model changes.
Both use the same standards. Pro goes further: Owner, Daily and Ghost profiles already configured, Proton Unlimited account set up, Faraday bag and accessories in the box, and a 20-minute support call.
A flash-and-ship phone is GrapheneOS in a box. Ours is the hours after that: new Australian Pixel stock, a two-year AU warranty, and a registered Australian company that still answers after it ships. How that compares is in PrivacyPros vs other privacy phones in Australia.
The standards close the device layer on a de-Googled GrapheneOS privacy phone. They are not the whole stack. Accounts, the browser, privacy-first habits, a Faraday bag if you need the phone dark, and off-grid communications sit on top.
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Yes. You can see nearby Bluetooth tags, look at an odd Wi-Fi network, and cut Bluetooth or Wi-Fi in one tap.
AirTags, Tiles and similar tags talk over Bluetooth at a short range. A look-alike hotspot can try to catch a connection. The phone will not jam those radios. It will show them to you, and it will let you go quiet.
A new address on each Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection, so the phone is harder to follow from network to network. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth switch themselves off after 10 minutes with nothing connected. The tiles for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC and USB sit in the quick settings.
The pre-configured Ghost profile arrives with the scanning tools. A Bluetooth scan looks for AirTags, Tiles and Find My devices nearby, alerts you, and can play a sound to help you find the tag. You can set a zone, such as home or the car, and be told when a tag enters or leaves it. A Wi-Fi scan shows hidden network names, signal strength, and a hotspot that does not look like the one you expected.
The Faraday bag in the box blocks the radios from the outside while it is sealed. Test it: phone on, bag sealed, call it. If it rings, the bag failed. See How Faraday Bags Boost Privacy and Security.
It will not jam a tag. It will not hide the handset from your carrier while the SIM is on. It will not replace looking in the bag, the car and the jacket. A tag in a car’s wheel arch is a physical search, not an app.
Modern tracking devices and rogue networks are increasingly used for surveillance. Privacy Phones paired with Faraday bags gives practical, easy-to-use tools to detect, block, and respond to these tracking threats – without needing technical expertise.
If you know… you know.
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Not while the phone is on the mobile network. Carrier tracking on a privacy phone in Australia continues while the SIM is active: the network still sees the handset identity and which tower it is using.
Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and the networks that resell them see the handset through the SIM. They see the IMEI (the unique handset identity) and which tower you are on, and they keep call and message records. In a city that location is often tens of metres. In the bush it’s much wider. Australian law requires them to keep specified metadata for at least two years. GrapheneOS does not write that away.
While the mobile radio is on with a SIM, the carrier sees the registered service, the handset identity (IMEI) and the cell tower the phone is using. GrapheneOS cannot hide these from the carrier. The same applies to networks that resell Telstra, Optus or Vodafone.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Airplane Mode | Radios off. Turn Wi-Fi back on for data if you want. |
| LTE-Only (4G) Mode | 4G/VoLTE for calls. Smaller radio surface than 5G. |
| Network tile | Apps lose the internet until you allow it (kill switches) |
| Proton VPN | Hides your IP from the sites you visit. |
| MAC Randomisation | New Wi-Fi and Bluetooth names each connection. |
| Tracker Tools | Pro Bundle tools for detection of trackers (tracking) |
| Faraday bag | No radio in or out while sealed. Included with Pro Bundle. |
A GrapheneOS privacy phone reduces the tracking that happens on the device itself. When you need no SIM and no towers, consider off-grid private communications.
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Kill switches are one-tap tiles that turn off the camera, microphone, location, sensors, network, NFC or USB. They cut the path in the operating system. An app cannot flip it back on.
A permission screen is an app asking. A kill switch is the system refusing the hardware. Camera off means camera off, including to an app that already had permission.
Work and personal separation is profiles – a different control. See Isolation features.
The tiles quiet the phone from the inside. A Faraday bag blocks all the radios from the outside as well. Pro Bundle includes a Mission Darkness Faraday bag for phone.
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We do ship overseas, however we build and support Privacy Phones in Australia first.
If you live outside Australia, contact us before you order. We quote the phone, the insured courier, and the terms. Nothing is dispatched until that quote is agreed and payment has cleared.
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The greenest phone is the one you do not replace.
Current Pixels are built for a long support life. GrapheneOS keeps that window open. A handset you can still update in year six is a handset that does not become e-waste in year three.
The software years are the real saving. A phone you replace every two years costs more, in money and in materials, than a phone you keep. The seven-year window on current Pixels is the ceiling. GrapheneOS follows it. After Google stops the firmware, the useful life ends. Buy the generation with the years still in front of it.
The hardware content is Google’s. Recycled aluminium, recycled rare earths in the magnets, recycled cobalt in the cell, on their published figures for this generation. We do not add a second certificate on top of that.
Packaging from us is plastic-free, from the Pixel box through how we send it.
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Yes, when the house runs locally. The phone is a remote. We do not configure your hub.
Those apps expect a Google or Amazon account. They are not the default. If you still need one bridge, sandbox it and keep it off the profile you live in. A separate profile is the clean way. How to add the app is in install apps on a Privacy Phone.
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