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Verizon Family Companion

Install the Companion app on your kid’s phone to get Verizon Family features.

Updated:
Jul 24, 2026
Released:
Jun 28, 2013
Content rating
Everyone
Android required
Varies with device
Installs:
10M+
Pricing
Free
Interaction / notes
Category
app / tools

Detailed description

With the Verizon Family Companion app you can keep up with your family and they can keep up with you. Dependents on the Verizon Family account can:
- Locate Guardians, Members and other Dependents (if granted location sharing permission)
- Send a check-in (a location update to Guardians)
- Send a Pick-me-up request to a Guardian
- Start or receive a Safe Walk and send or receive an SOS
- View your driving insights

The Verizon Family Companion app is intended for minors in the family. Adults can use the Verizon Family app.

Basic location sharing is now available on your Smartwatch via Wear OS. Featuring Wear OS Complications.

This app uses Accessibility and VPN services to support parental control features. Together, the Accessibility and VPN services are used to block children's access to websites prohibited by parents and to prevent children from disabling other parental control features.

About Verizon Family Companion

Website
Privacy Policy
Address
1 Verizon Way Basking Ridge, NJ 07920-1025 United States

Permissions breakdown

Grouped as shown on Google Play. Informational only.

Identity 1 items

• find accounts on the device

Calendar 2 items

• read calendar events plus confidential information
• add or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners' knowledge

Contacts 3 items

• find accounts on the device
• read your contacts
• modify your contacts

Location 2 items

• approximate location (network-based)
• precise location (GPS and network-based)

Phone 2 items

• directly call phone numbers
• read phone status and identity

Photos/Media/Files 2 items

• read the contents of your USB storage
• modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage 2 items

• read the contents of your USB storage
• modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Camera 1 items

• take pictures and videos

Microphone 1 items

• record audio

Wi-Fi connection information 1 items

• view Wi-Fi connections

Device ID & call information 1 items

• read phone status and identity

Wearable sensors/Activity data 1 items

• body sensors (like heart rate monitors)

Other 20 items

• view network connections
• pair with Bluetooth devices
• access Bluetooth settings
• send sticky broadcast
• change network connectivity
• connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
• disable your screen lock
• full network access
• close other apps
• change your audio settings
• read sync settings
• run at startup
• reorder running apps
• draw over other apps
• control vibration
• prevent device from sleeping
• toggle sync on and off
• install shortcuts
• uninstall shortcuts
• read Google service configuration

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Versions

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