These are not the same feature. Buying the wrong one is the usual complaint.
| AI Shield | Screen Mirror | Gallery | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you see | Alerts when something looks risky (Looking Glass), often with a screenshot of that moment | A timeline of screenshots grouped by app and time | Photos and videos from the child's camera roll |
| What you do not see | Normal chats, boring screen time, "everything they typed" | Camera roll (unless they had it open on screen) | Messages inside WhatsApp / SMS |
| Where | Parent app → AI Shield / alerts. Web Center → Alerts | Parent app → Screen Mirror | Parent app → Gallery. Web Center → Gallery |
| Plan | Bundled in Premium AI Shield, or an AI Shield add-on on some older accounts | Bundled in Premium Screen Mirror and Premium AI Shield | Included with current Premium-tier plans |
Android only for all three. Subscribe in the Parent app or Web Center → Finances. Pricing.
Which to pick
- You want to be pinged when something looks wrong, not scroll all day → AI Shield.
- You want to reconstruct a WhatsApp or Snapchat session → Screen Mirror.
- You want the photos they took → Gallery.
AI Shield does not replace Screen Mirror. The AI Shield article is honest about that: you only see suspicious events.
Android 15: Screen Mirror currently hides notification text on the child's phone. Workaround.
