Hi PH 👋 I built this because I couldn't find a way to limit screen time on our Android TV. Everything was either a phone-only app, buried in some TV maker's launcher, or a cloud service that wanted an account and my kid's full viewing history. TVGuard is two apps: an agent on the TV, and a controller on your phone. They talk directly over your local Wi-Fi. There's no account, no signup, and the TV's app list and usage data never leave your network. There is an optional encrypted relay for changing rules while you're out, but it's off by default and everything works without it. What it does: per-app PIN locks, daily time limits, bedtime hours, per-app usage, and PIN protection on the TV's own Settings so a determined kid can't just undo it. There's also a scrambled PIN keypad, because mine figured out the code by watching the remote. Honest about the rough edges: you have to install the TV agent yourself, and it needs Accessibility permission to see which app is in the foreground — that's how enforcement works. It's early and I'm shipping fixes weekly. I'd really like feedback on the pairing flow. It's the part I know trips people up most, and I'm actively rewriting it. Happy to answer anything about the local-first architecture.

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Screen time limits for Android TV — no cloud, no account

Screen time limits for Android TV — no cloud, no account