SyncUP KIDS Watch

Use this page to learn about the T-Mobile SyncUP KIDS Watch. Learn how to activate, setup, and manage your watch with ease.

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To get started:

Charge the watch by connecting it to the charging dock and the wall adapter with the USB cable, then plug the adapter into an outlet. Place the watch in the charging dock by aligning the charging pins.

The display will indicate a picture when the watch is fully charged. If the display times out, touch the power button. When the watch is on the charging dock, all notifications will default back to sound on. 

Hold the power button to turn the watch on.

Two SyncUP KIDS watches

Download the SyncUP KIDS app

  1. To set up your SyncUP KIDS watch, download the SyncUP KIDS app. 
  2. Log in using your T-Mobile ID (or create a new T-Mobile ID if you don't have one). 
  3. In the SyncUP KIDS app, create a user profile.
  4. Pair the watch via Bluetooth or manually pair by entering the IMEI on the back of the watch. Once paired, you will have admin permissions to set contacts, boundaries, and parental controls. 

Add a guardian

Once you've paired your SyncUP KIDS Watch, you will become an Admin, and can view, add, edit, and remove contacts from the watch. You can share access to the watch by adding a Guardian Contact to the watch in the SyncUP KIDS app.

  1. Open the SyncUP KIDS app.
  2. Choose the contacts symbol and then choose the plus symbol.
  3. Choose a contact and then choose Add image.
  4. Choose an option, in this case, Select avatar.
  5. Under Contact type, choose the drop-down menu.
  6. Choose Guardian. (You can set up an optional emergency contact)
  7. If you have multiple watches paired to in the app, select the ones you want to be shared with the Guardian Contact. 
  8. Under What does the child call this contact?, enter a name and choose Save and Invite.
  9. Chose the send symbol and your invite will be sent. 
A parent and child looking at the SyncUP KIDS Watch together.

Using your SyncUP KIDS Watch

Navigating the interface

Child menu

The Child menu gives parents and guardians vital information or the watch's location front and center.

  1. The Child list option will show an index card for each watch paired to the Companion app. Additional watches can be paired to the Companion app by selecting the (+) icon and filling out a new Child Profile. Selecting the child's index card will take you to the Child Dashboard.
  2. The Child map view reveals a map with the location of the paired watches and the Companion app. Selecting the child's bubble will take you to the Child Dashboard. 
  3. Select the arrow icon to bring the watch into view. 
  4. Select the people icon to bring parent and child into view.

Settings

Select the Settings icon to access the SyncUP KIDS app settings. Select the pencil icon to edit the Admin profile. 

  • App Notifications Settings: Manage the type of notification you would like to receive from the watch. 
  • Help: Get customer support and find answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
  • Report Issues: Report a bug or make suggestions to help us improve your experience.
  • About: Find T-Mobile's Terms and Conditions and Notices here.

Alarms drawer

Helps manage the schedule for the child. Alarms can be created from the SyncUP KIDS app and from the watch. This functions like the alarm app on a smartphone. 

  • To create a new alarm, select the (+) icon, designate the time for the alarm, then select Save
  • You can enable Repeat alarms or Snooze when setting up a new alarm. The snooze is set to 5 minutes and is not changeable. The watch will not ring after the third snooze.
  • To Edit or Delete an alarm, select the alarm that you want to edit or delete from the Alarm drawer. Save when done editing or select DELETE ALARM to delete it.

Child dashboard

Select a child's card to open the child's dashboard. From here you can Live Track, enable School Mode, call and text the watch, access a child's profile and watch settings, set steps goals, create tasks, and more.

Tasks drawer

Tasks are an effortless way for the parent to manage the child's schedule. The Kids Watch receives alerts based on how the tasks are configured in the Companion app.

  1. To create a new task, select the (+) icon. 
  2. Select the type of task you would like to assign.
    1. Enter the task name and any reward message you would like to send when the task is completed.
    2. Time and date are optional settings for tasks. When it is enabled, the options for repeating and one-time tasks become available.
    3. Select Send Reminder to remind your child 5 minutes before the task starts (only available for scheduled tasks with start time). 
    4. Once the task is fully customized, select Save to add a new task.
  3.  To edit a current task, select it from the Task drawer and make the appropriate changes or delete the task, then select Save.

Manage Settings

Using the watch button

  • Turn on the watch by holding the power button for 2 seconds.
  • When the watch is in Sleep state, a short press will wake up the display and touch.
  • When the watch is in an Active state, a short press will take to the home screen.
  • When the watch is in an Active state on the home screen, a short press will take it to sleep mode.
  • When the watch is in an Active state, a long-press should enter the power cycle menu, with options for restart, power off, and SOS. 
  • When the watch is not responding, a long press (more than 7 seconds) should restart the watch.

Calling

To call from the watch...
  1. Access the contact list and select the desired contact.
  2. Select the green phone icon.
  3. To end a call, select the red phone icon from the call screen.

To call to the watch...

  1. Open the SyncUP KIDS app.
  2. Select the child's card to open the child's dashboard.
  3. Select the Call icon.

Adjust your Call Volume: From the call screen, select the volume icon to change the volume levels.

Contacts

Contacts can be created on the app by entering the following fields in the Contact Screen. Once completed, an invitation message is sent using the messenger app to the newly added contact. Approved contacts can only be added by the Admin of the watch from the Companion app.

  • Admin: The Admin is the user that created the watch account and successfully paired it with the Companion app. Upon successful onboarding, the contact will be a contact on the watch.
  • Friend: A Friend is a user invited by the admin to communicate with the child's watch.  
  • Add Friend Contact: From the Companion app's home screen, select the contacts icon. Choose the (+) icon to add a new contact.
    • Enter the contact details, like name, number, select Friend contact, and if they're to be an Emergency Contact.
      • The contact can be imported from the smartphone Contact list.
      • Emergency contacts notifications if the Kids Watch asks for Help or Calls 9-1-1.
    • If the Companion app is paired to multiple watches, the Admin can assign the contract to multiple child profiles. Once the contact information is entered, select Save and invite.
  • Edit Contact: Select the contact you would like to edit from the contact list.
    • Update the contact information or contact type and select Save.
    • You may be required to send the contact an invite if the contact type was changed.
  • Delete Contact: From the Contact list, navigate to the contact you would like to delete and select Delete.

Live Tracking

Live Tracking allows the parent or guardian to monitor the watch in real time and get a location update every 30 seconds for 15 minutes. Live Tracking can also be monitored on the Child View and Child Map pages. Continuous use of the Live Tracker can cause the battery to drain faster than usual.

  1. Select the TRACK icon to start Live Tracking the Kids Watch. 
  2. During the 15 minutes of Live Tracking, the Companion app will record the watch's movement on the map. Select stop to end the live tracking. 

Setup a Group

The Group Organizer can create a private group that typically includes family members or close friends; however, it can be anyone who wishes to share their location with one another. The group allows members of the group to share their real-time location with each other on a map, helping them stay connected and aware of each other's whereabout

  1. Visit our SyncUP Watch tutorials (for iOS or Android) for steps on downloading and using the SyncUP KIDS app.
  2. Once downloaded, tap "Get Started"
  3. Select "Allow" to enable Push Notifications.
  4. Create your Profile. You must enter the phone number you are using. Once completed, select "Next."
  5. Select "Start sharing location
  6. Select "Accept" on the Terms and conditions. 
  7. Selects "Invite a new person" the app will attempt to access your contact list.
  8. Verify that you are 18 years or older.
  9. Once verified, select "Send SMS invitation."

Call 9-1-1

The Call 9-1-1 option allows the watch to call local law enforcement. Calling 9-1-1 will send an SMS with the watch’s location to the emergency contacts the child's parent(s) have set up in the watch. 

  1. Hold the power button for 2 seconds and press the call 9-1-1 icon.
  2. Confirm you would like to contact local law enforcement by selecting CALL 9-1-1 for 3 seconds.
  3. End call by selecting the end call icon.

Messaging

  • Communication to the Kids Watch is only allowed between the allowed Parents, Guardians, or Friends. Contact types can only be managed by the Admin, from the Companion Application. Although the Watch has a connection to the T-Mobile network, only the contacts on the approved list can communicate with the Watch. The Watch does not support iMessaging or group messaging.
  • Each messaging thread on the Watch is with an individual-approved contact. An approved contact can add the Watch’s number to a group message (including other non-approved contacts), but the Watch will only receive the message as an individual SMS, not as a group, from the approved contact. If the child responds, they will only respond to the approved contact in an individual thread, and no one else in the group message will get their response. If an unapproved contact from the group responds to the whole group including the child, this message will be blocked from the Watch. 

To send a message:

  1. Access the contact list landing page and select the desired contact.
  2. Select the messaging icon.
  3. Select the add text icon.
  4. Choose a preset message or select the keyboard icon to type a new message.
  5. Select the send icon to send the message.

Virtual Boundaries

Virtual boundaries allow the parent or admin to set a virtual fence around a geographical location on the map. Examples include school, home, and a friend's house. The app automatically notifies you when the watch has entered or exited a defined Virtual Boundary.

  1. From your home screen on the List view of your SyncUP KIDS Watch app, select your child profile card to be taken to your child's dashboard.
  2. On the next screen, pull the drawer up to see the menu, then find and select Virtual Boundary.
  3. Select the to add a new Virtual Boundary or select a current boundary to edit.
  4. From the map, you can zoom in or out of the map view or enter the address to your desired location.
  5. From there, you can adjust the size of your Virtual Boundary to specify when you want to activate this Virtual Boundary.

Reset

  1. When the watch is in an active state, long-press to enter the power cycle menu with options for restart, power off and SOS.
  2. When the watch is not responding, long press (more than 7 seconds) to restart the watch.

Video Calling

Video calling is available to Parents and Guardians contacts if the device and app are on the latest software. It’s not available to friend contacts or another SyncUP KIDS watch. Maximum call length is 6 minutes, depending on battery condition. 

To video call from the watch…

  1. Swipe right to left on the watch screen to access your contacts.
  2. Choose a contact, then select the green camera icon. When you’re finished, select the red phone icon.

To video call from the app…

  1. In the SyncUP KIDS app, choose the watch you want to video call.
  2. Select the Video Calling icon in the shape of a camera. When you’re finished, select the red phone icon.

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