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Haha, I spent an embarrassing amount of time hunting down browsers hidden in apps in the past. The same thing exists in iOS and bypasses for example a time restriction on Safari or Chrome, but can't bypass domain ban or domain time limit restrictions (also included in parental controls). You can access google.com from many apps, I'd say probably half of them. Especially Apple Support app and Microsoft and Google Apps. Those apps always have external links to for example their Terms of Service and you can access internet with not much difficulty, although procedure varies for each app/external link. Also those in-app browsers persist history and website data and there's no way I know of to delete them. iOS Settings app had a couple links which opened in-app browsers which were able to bypass all restrictions but they're all gone since some time, except literally one. Apple, if you hear me, it can be accessed this way: Settings > iCloud > Family Sharing > Screen Time > Learn more about Family Sharing. I am able to access internet from there: Scroll bottom > About Apple > Apple Leadership > Albert Gore Jr. He has links to Insta, twitter and google books (which can take you to google search and youtube) on his site.


Me too, I have a folder in my android called "breakthrough" and it has 20 applications, including Zoom, waze, Spotify, and so on... apparently, now, it should also include Google and maybe even the Settings :)




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