Locket Widget
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A photo-sharing widget that puts friends' photos directly on your child's home screen — sweet concept, real privacy risks.
| Minimum age | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Strangers can contact | No |
| Location sharing | No |
| Disappearing messages | |
| Parental visibility | Limited |
Locket Widget lets friends share real-time photos that appear directly on each other's phone home screens as a widget. It's designed to feel intimate and personal — like having a photo frame on your phone that updates throughout the day. The risks are that the widget creates pressure to constantly share photos throughout the day, the friend network can grow to include people the child doesn't know well, and photos are shared directly to someone's lock screen without any friction or second-thought moment. The app is genuinely popular among middle and high schoolers as a way to stay connected with close friends.
Key things to review
- Open Locket → tap the icon at the top → see the full friends list
- Review every person in the list — do you recognize all names and faces?
- Ask your child about anyone unfamiliar
Settings to configure
- Locket → profile icon → Settings
- Notifications — consider limiting to reduce the constant pressure to share
- There are no parental controls built in
Conversation to have
- Who is in their Locket circle?
- Do they feel pressure to share photos throughout the day?
- What photos are they comfortable sharing and with whom?
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