Make SPIN Safe Browser your default Android browser
Following the steps below will allow SPIN to open any website links you tap on.
Please check your version of Android as the steps are a little different.
Android 6 (Marshmallow) and higher
1. Tap the Settings icon on your Android device (phone or tablet).
2. Tap Applications (this may also be labelled Apps).
3. Tap .
4. Tap to open a list of choices.
5. Tap SPIN on the list.
You have now set SPIN Safe Browser as your default browser for all links you open on your device.
Older versions of Android
Part 1
1. Tap on Settings
2. Tap on Applications (this may be also be labelled Apps)
3. Tap Default applications
4. Tap on the current Browser that opens website links
5. Tap Clear Defaults
Part 2
1. Now open a website link from an app like your Email app
2. You will be prompted to select a browser
3. Tap on SPIN and tap on Always
You have now set SPIN Safe Browser as your default browser for all links you open on your device.
How can I make SPIN be the only browser to access the Internet?
Lock in SPIN for Free
For Android
Manually remove all other web browsers and then set a PIN code for the Google Play Store. This way, your child will not be able to download anything from the Google Play Store without your PIN code.
For iOS
Enable the built-in restrictions that iOS provides to block Safari. The drawback is any other browsers can be added unless you block the App Store too.
Lock in SPIN with parental controls
Requires Boomerang Parental Control.
Lock in SPIN on Android Devices:
During install, the onboarding wizard of Boomerang has a “Block Browsers” setting which will prohibit all browsers and leave SPIN as the only functioning browser. We will also block any other browser from being installed from the Google Play Store. So using Boomerang is ideal if you want to allow access to the Google Play Store and lock in SPIN as the only functioning browser.
Lock in SPIN on iOS Devices:
After the installation of Boomerang is complete, then log into the web management dashboard (or the Boomerang App on your device if you installed it in parent mode to Manage Family Devices) and prohibit Safari as well as set the age restriction to 12+ or less as most other popular modern browsers like Chrome, Firefox and Opera are all rated as 17+. SPIN is rated 4+ so it will still work.