I have a friend who has a six year old who’s birthday is coming up, as it is the six year old is constantly asking the mother for her phone to use to plays spotify songs or whatever. So they are looking for some/any easy to use alternatives, and he (the father) doesn’t want to get his son sucked into any eco system (I don’t believe he even agrees with him having access to her phone, but that’s another story), if he can avoid it, as he is also slowly working on his own opt out project.
Are there any relatively cheap devices alternative to the amazon dot echo that may be more applicable to a child than home-assistant?
The child has a lenovo tablet (I don’t know anything else about the tablet), but I guess too bulky to use as a carry around option or like echo dot type device (which they seem set on).
Even if there are any kid/privacy safe devices in existence?
TIA.
If dad is working on his own opt out project, maybe suggest he build playlists and such for the kid offline? Something he could load on an old iPod or something similar? I apologize, I don’t know the newest tech for playing music now, but I think the only way to keep them away from the home assistants and Spotify is building your own.
Thanks, yep, I should clarify. The dads brother is working on an opt out project and he is trying to learn, but in very early days yet. I think it is because of his son that he would like more privacy but he is fairly backward about it. For example he says he wants to do it and is going to start, but afaik he hasn’t even done any basics, but he is definitely going to start more as he is also getting nudges from me, his brother and another friend of ours.