The Smartphone To Keep Kids Safe, Gabb Wireless Z2 Review & Detailed Walkthrough
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00:00 My first phone
00:59 What is Gabb Wireless
01:50 ZTE Z2 Unboxing
05:51 Phone Features
11:09 Phone Apps
13:00 Camera Quality
22:16 Find your kid
24:50 Settings
27:58 Final Review
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Yesss
Ditto ⬆️
JaneLee 🕊️
@@shanemoore4033
Where have you been for 2 months?
You can put the Google Play store on your kid's Gabb Wireless Z2
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would like
hey Brett I love your videos and I got inspired by you to make my bed room smart. if your wondering though im a kid that why im doing only my bed room. im 13. but as a kid im kinda on a budget so I was wondering if you could do a video on the best budget friendly smart home devices. for example like a google chrome cast, and smart light bulbs, and strip lights, plugs, smart cameras. I would love that so much and I think my debit card would too
How does the music app work? I never saw you go over that part? Is it similar to iTunes?
@SneakyShane - Brawl Stars you can probably put music files on an SD card from a computer
I cannot find anywhere the measurements of the standard Gabb phone. I know the screen is 5.5. Do you know the dimensions of the phone by chance? Thank you.
Got a question off subject of this video. I am looking for a zwave ceiling fan light switch, and was wondering if you had any recommendation.
You are looking for a fan/light combo switch correct? This took a bit of work to get setup but works great. geni.us/rpzeI
If you have a fan and light wire the Zooz Zen 30 works well too. geni.us/AXgy
@@TechWithBrett Thanks for the recommendation.
It's working now. I guess you have to hold the button until the ZTE screen comes on. The phone number works from the email. Although the phone number on the messaging says someone else's phone number. I called it and a young woman answers. Are all my messages going to go to her?
Is there a Gabb Phone with a notes app that can transfer notes from the phone to a pc via a USB plug? Also can the phone be purchased without buying a plan? I'm looking for a pocket sized device just for notes that is completely self reliant and doesn't need internet or an e-mail. Something strictly for taking notes. Any help or advice is much appreciated. Thank you in advance. 🙂
Does it send outgoing texts and incoming texts to your phone, to monitor what or who your child is talking to? Can you shut off phone from app for nighttime? Is there any parental override if your child locks you out of it?
I wish you had gone into the memory...how to release to get more memory. Mine is nearly full.
Nice for kid's,great review as always.👍
No
No
no
I don't have a kid. Not in the market for this product at all but the video was so well made, watched it all the way.
Well I appreciate that!
What's crazy is I searched for a starter phone for kids last week and this phone popped up. Calls and text only no social media and runs off Verizon towers. The GPS is hut or miss but I would recommend this phone! 👌
The biggest problem I came across is that as long as the phones have wifi; even with parental controls, the wifi gives them access to adult websites. Can't unscramble those eggs. We opted for a flip phone but our kid got teased for it.
@@mariaalexander427 If you are experienced with networking, you can set up a kids network with a hardware firewall. Good way to keep them out of them sites.
@@mariaalexander427 I don't believe these Gab phones have browsers, so even with WiFi and data, they can't get on the internet.
@@mariaalexander427 a flip phone in 2021? Of course your child would get bullied for that- in the most important developmental stage of their lives! Don’t be surprised whenever they turn 18 to run far away from you and your husband. Overly protective parents almost always produce rebellious children. Good luck 👍
@@RyanSmith-hi2nv what if they use a pc to download a browser apk?
thank you so much my son is going to love this!
Does the $25 fee include the calling connection fee or is the $25 a random fee and then you also have to pay a connection fee?
Yes it does
I have had this phone for a little over a year at this point, and this is the conclusion I have arrived at:
Its not great, but not for stupid reasons like "it doesnt have a browser", no the problem lies in the fact that it doesnt work well. Group chats are busted and I have to download individual messages separately, and standard DM's dont work fluently either. On multiple occasions my dad has texted me to do things and I dont receive the text, then when I see him later he is confused as to why I didnt do it.
Then comes the dilemma of sending pictures, but that mostly falls under the same faults.
Also just a minor thing but the vibrate and ringer dont work consistently either.
Overall I dont recommend it, all the faults just dont justify its price tag and monthly fee.
Same experience here. We am currently in "Terms and Conditions Hell," insisting to be released without the termination fee for the unpaid hours we've spent assisting Gabb's tech support in trying to get our phone (the newest Samsung model) to receive texts. We went from not receiving a few texts at first (which we were unaware was happening) to a total and complete drop of incoming text functionality. The company has been a stinky butt about both fixing the problem (two weeks and counting) and letting us out of our contract (after just two weeks of full functionality). I will never do business with them again.
Internet/Phone is the biggest single threat to children out there. Just bought this for my 15 year old. When she's 16 or 17, we'll get her a smarter phone.... But we are not falling into this trap!
It will be interesting how things are a few years from now but I am glad there are now more options to help out.
BABABOY PERSON WHAT IS TRAP WHAT THE HELL IS A TRAP BOY CZcams IS SO FUN BABABABABABABOYYYYYYYY
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I love this phone I have one it's great 👍 👌
In the files folder can you add audiobooks
7:19 this dude really wrote the HELL
Can you review the pinwheel?
Can you do video calls with your contacts?
Aww i want the Lg Music Hand Phone
I got my gabb phone today and it won't work unless it is plugged in. Does anyone know how to turn it on when it's unplugged? I paid $150.00 and it won't turn on without being plugged in. It says it's fully charged. It also has a different phone number than what I received in the email. I hope I didn't get crooked.
Bretts girls : oh look a new phone it’s so cool gimme and let’s take tons of pics and videos and have fun
The baby boy : gimme that premium iPhone I don’t play with toys 🤣
Then a month later, The baby boy: "there are 100 genders..."
Back door installation:
i see fundamental flaws with us a software and Hardware prevent it .... APK via USB or sdcard Unless there is no " install " feature at all.... Most phones have the install feature in software OS, in general all you have to do, enable developer mode and enable third-party unassigned APK security risk protocol.... From there plug a USB in or an SD card in with a case on it......
Just tried and there is no way to sideload an app. That is what is unique about this VS any other Android phone, this has been locked down so there is not way to install APKs. There are also no developer options available.
I don't like that Gabb does not have an option to block every number. There is an option on iPhones to silence unknown phone numbers. When a random person tries to call your kid, it will be declined and sent to voicemail. And sometimes you can monitor your kid's voice mailbox, and delete messages. But i could see Gabb maybe adding a Call and Text control feature, where it will automatically update who can contact your kid, if they add a new contact. And only the numbers in their contact list can contact your kid. And other unknown numbers can't call your kid, or send messages to them, and will get a message from Gabb Wireless, that says. This phone number belongs to a kid, and you can't message or call them.
Wh what is this rate please tell me man
Can I get this phone in the UK Pleaae
Great video. Just to be clear, it is a ZTE phone, right?
Gabb Phone Z2
Yeah, it's a ZTE Gabb z2 phone
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Love this video . Im 13 and am trying to convince my parents to let me get one lol . Sounds like a great phone
@SneakyShane - Brawl Stars This is probably just not what your looking for then...
Ha yeah I'm 14 and this is the only thing my parents are even considering 🥴
@SneakyShane - Brawl Stars I already can tell it sucks. Gosh, iphone is so much better
@@ardengrey7 😁
Bro you don't want this phone lmao, go for like a Samsung or an iPhone
Amazing
So what happens when someone sends you a website link in messages?
the link will send but you cannot open the page
Can you sideload apps?
No you cannot.
Cool!!
I’m possibly getting this phone for Christmas! I’m excited!
im glad you're excited but try asking for a real phone if you can
@@alexiabolt127 No
@@alexiabolt127 they’re too expensive
@@simply3444 ah i see
@@alexiabolt127 social media is bad for you anyways
I’m about to give birth.. so I’m sure in 10-12 years when I want my son to be safe and be able to call me (which honestly may even be sooner than 10 if he wants to ride the bus) I want a phone like this. I had a phone when I was 11 and you could only text, call and walkie talkie because it was a Nextel for all you old folks!!! And that’s what I want for him! It literally just kept me in touch with my parents and a few other family members. And then my best friend got a Nextel and we could walkie talkie each other! It wasn’t a negative experience at all.. kids are getting phones so young and I don’t want my son to have a smart phone until high school, it’s not necessary and it’s not safe, I don’t care what anyone says. If he wants to do “computer stuff” it’ll be on my computer in the kitchen.
Strongly agree!! I already have an 11yr old addicted to his freakn Xbox when at home. I just want communication with him not a In-Class distraction. I hope within time better options come out. We all have different parenting styles. And omg walkie-talkie were so cool they need to bring them back!
Are these available in Canada?
They are US only right now.
I got my first phone when I was nine and it was an LG Sunrise. I'm gonna be honest, it's really not a good first phone, but at least I didn't get stalked by some creepy guy on the internet.
Thanks now I know what to buy for my 10-year-old daughter for Christmas!
this is a reasonable age, im sure she'll enjoy it
shes gonna hate you lol
@@bubbly.pancakes4512 technology is destroying people mind look it up
@Lizzybizzydizzy bro my comment was from a year ago get over it 💀
I have a question does gabb have a airplane mode
Yes, it does have airplane mode.
Seems like a tour on how to use android in general, otherwise, seems like a decent phone for kids
True... Thought it might be helpful as this may introduce a lot of kids and even adults to using Android for the first time.
it's kinda funny because i have a flip phone, and i always wanted a normal phone and i cant really text on it and im sad because i cant get the gabb phone
When they grow old enough I really hope you get them an iPhone because well most people especially in America use an iPhone it’s a brand name and it’s kinda like a status symbol with that Apple dna also Apple products do have built in parental controls like if they can download apps how long they can use it what apps they can use and alerts of censored photos if they tap on one it will be alerted if they use an iPhone also I just can’t imagine using non Apple features like no FaceTime, blue bubbles aka iMessage and airdrop and this isn’t like a 1 or 2 person you know thing it’s like what most friends/family use and it just makes so much sense iMessage unlike sms / mms is it’s own messaging system instead of being through the carrier it’s apples own platform relayed off the internet via WiFi or data also sms just sucks and even iMessage still has some parental features and other apps like messenger kids well it’s not popular and good like making people jump on another platform when people use what most people use like in the us which is iMessage
iPhones are trash 🤢
@@LoganT547 This man loves a shitty android.
@@LoganT547 Low-end android is trash 🤢🤮
Can you show me another phone made for kids?
I love this review I just found this phone after searching for like 5 mins for a very kid friendly and affordable smartphone. This will be a birthday gift for my Goddaughter for her 10th birthday. She is going to be so excited.
I really hope you didn't pay 100$ for it.. the 50OFF code still works
wow... I wonder how that turned out...
Is it possible to track the phone so that you can keep track of where the kids are?
Nvm didn't watch it far enough
try the pinwheel phone. Thats a phone for parents wanting more oversight and control.
@@WilliamPozo *for controlling parents* 🤣
yes see the last part of video
@@Tactical_Taco there isn’t anything wrong wanting to know where your child is… doesn’t make a parent “controlling”
So we are going back in time now….great🙃
Could you install apps from APKs?
It does not allow this.
@@TechWithBrett oh ok
@@TechWithBrett then the phone is garbage if u can't play games or download apps
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@@Thefireflied how did you find this lol
What about apk files
Can you use emojis when texting
Yes you can!
Thank You Brett 🙂
I think this might be a nice idea for my Granddaughter who will be
5 years old next month.
I would just like to know -
Does it not offer You Tube ? I would love to be able to 'send' Her music that I think She would like. -
Would I be able to send Her anything ? (or vice versa)
How about me sending Her songs from 'My' Playlists. Would She even be able to have Playlists on This Device ? -
💭 that's all I can think of at the moment 😏.
Thanks again Brett,
JaneLee 🕊️ - in Suburban Philadelphia
9/10/21
Nope you cant use youtube because its not available as an app in the phone..also there is no browser where you could access the internet...you could store songs only by downloading it and sharing with an SD card or via bluetooth....hope this helped : )
@@abhinavram3964
It Very much Did !
Thank You, Much Appreciated 🙂,
JaneLee 🕊️
10/9/21
hi JaneLee, im pretty sure phones shouldn't be used for 5 yr olds even with constant restriction. it will make the kid grow up early and stuff, and i don't suggest it
@@alexiabolt127
I think you're right Alexia 😏.
JaneLee 🕊️
12/22/21
@@janeleekeller yeah im not one of those strict people thinking that u should restrict kids electronics constantly but i feel like 5 isn't a good age
Is there a way to see what a kid is texting and who he is texting, as well as see the pictures he has taken on it (other than looking at his phone)? We are having a situation where he is EXTREMELY aggressive when we ask him for his phone, and every time we happen to walk near him he NEVER fails to turn his phone or lock it just before we get close enough to see what's on it. Yes he has this gabb phone, and we know it is protecting him from worse things, but its driving us nuts on how secretive he is even with the limitations, and are about to have a serious intervention.
So, to reiterate, is there a way through the parent/guardians account to see what he is doing on his phone, like do the texts/calls/photos "sync" somewhere to the parent account?
if you just gave him a normal phone im sure he wouldn't be as secretive. there's no way currently to see what is being texted on the gabb. if he's like 12+ or mature 10+ then he deserves a real phone. however if what he's sending is troublesome then get normal restrictions. kids don't like to be barricaded with these strict parent policies.
@@alexiabolt127 well we tried a normal phone first. He was still secretive. And Everytime we looked at it he had very inappropriate history and downloads.
@@PillsburyNinjaKneadingJustice how old is he now?
@@krueed9349he will be 14 in February
@@PillsburyNinjaKneadingJustice so its common for a teenager of his age to be more addicted to phone and especially the internet due to hormonal growth and instability..so i think if the kid seems to be using a lot of adult websites or so..then please take time..but first as a parent i think you need to talk to him about this and make him realize that its normal at his age to have compulsive addictions..
How do ppl use this phone lol
But I like your video!
My child is adopted. Is there something on Gabb phone that can prevent your child from deleting the history so parents can see what they are doing. Child is adopted and I need to see what is happening.
no you dont
Rather your child is adopted or not....as a Mom. You should have 100% access to everything! If I was your son, I'd have you monitoring everything I do!
What does your child being adopted have to do with anything? You should monitor all children regardless if they are biologically yours or not.
Nice!
Very!
@@TechWithBrett not
can you play games on it
only thing is i think its too limiited no google youtube or simple playstore very boring Last question Can two gabs text
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Power of al?
I don’t like the phone am a kid but is a good phone!
Brett your name is like the yellow cartoon dog in smart grammar
When kids figure out how to get apps on gabb 😳
Is there Bluetooth
Yes it does have Bluetooth.
I think apple should come out with a kids phone
Apple would get hated for that lol
Is it weird that i'm a adult, and I want this phone? lol, I just find it cool
I would get so many things done without all the distracting apps.
If my parents bought me this phone I would instantly turn it into a normal one
And How tf u planning on doing that??
@@Avanipatni apks, root
You can get an iPhone 5s for under $50 in pretty good condition and it can have all the same restrictions enabled easily
No you can’t. It’s VERY easy to get around those restrictions on iPhones. Unless your kid knows how to code they can’t bypass the safety features and add unwanted apps on this phone. It’s a much safer option
@@LGJiG it’s not easy to get apps on gabb lol
@@osha1396 that’s literally what I just said, lol. You said an iPhone 5 is cheaper and has all the same restrictions and I pointed out that those iPhone restrictions are easily bypassed and that the Gabb phone is much safer.
@@LGJiG it was a typo, it’s easy to get apps on gabb, give me a day with a gabb and I’ll have apps on it by the end of the day. iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 can by bypassed with a lot of effort but iPhone se, 6s and newer cannot be bypassed.
@@osha1396 I know first hand that whatever a kid wants to access on an iPhone they can do that easily. I broke the restrictions myself accidentally. Unless the kids know how to code or access dev tools (most children do not) then it’s impossible for a kid to download an app from a nonexistent App Store or browser.
Hi
Ik how to get games on it.
1) Go to settings and enable like the owner/developer controls
2) try going to Google
3) if this does not work but games from apk pure
I am not sure this will work but I think you should try
I would never get this phone for my kids. I would like them to enjoy games and look things up. I like looking up scores for football/baseball and I can't do it with this crap phone.
Some of us just want to be able to communicate with our kids during or after school but don't want the internet to be a distraction while in class.
So you would want your kids to be so addicted to there phone they can’t do anything else ?
You are cool
Well now I can buy my daughter that because she really needs a safety fine thank you
In thumbnail it looked like a IPhone 10
"To Keep Kids Safe" yeah is it keeping them safe from a heart attack after being freaked out so hard when seeing that limited garbage.
Personally, I would never get my kids this phone because I’m an Apple user, and even if I was a Samsung user, I would never give them a phone where they couldn’t at least have CZcams
Wish they had gps.
There's something called a Smartphone which has GPS and more! Lol.. this is just a kid phone for communication with parents
Great concept but terrible execution. The spell check is horrendous turning correctly spelled words into misspelled words on a regular basis. It gets worse, though. The Gabb messenger takes 15 seconds to load a message on a regular basis. Using this phone to text is as painful as using a flip phone. 1.5 years ago the product was great, and I regularly recommended it to people: no longer. Plus, you can no longer receive text messages with links in them. Instead of just stripping out the link, the entire message is gone. Adding contacts is beyond painful. There is no way to import them, so "upgrading" a phone is an awful experience. Pro Tip: Stick to the first generation phone! Combine the lack of contact importing with being unable to receive MMS messages from people not in one's contacts, and I would never recommend someone "upgrade" their phone. Tech help is useless, and salespeople don't tell you about the changes to functionality between older and newer phones, so you get new hardware with limitations that didn't used to exist and that you didn't want, and you are locked into a crappy phone for two years. It is hard to describe how truly terrible my experience has been.
I'm going to have to get this phone it looks trash
Hey kid I have a surprise for you so you again
“Let’s get sterted” 0:53
F-Droid baby 😂
Me with an iPhone 15 pro max at the age of 11
POV:Your watching this on a gabb phone
Wait... How? Maybe I don't want to know.
@@TechWithBrett It's something my older brother showed me how to do
@@percyhealtherson2000 Let me tell ya a little secrst. It only works with the older ones but you go to a place with free WiFi it will ask you to sign in and it says continue to Internet spam it and 7/10 times it works
@@TechWithBrett yeah you can download stuff through apks. Lol I have a pinwheel phone.
so its basical a touchscreen flip phone.
in my opinion phones should be fun
Hekk.
JeeZ
JaWs
@@TechWithBrett
Code ? 😟
TBH, this phone is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. You might aswell have a flip phone, because with one you can still text your parents. When its designed for kids, what if your friend is middle school is like "bro did you see that yt vid, or that tiktok video, or just like you join or snap group chat?" You can't even download apps, let alone use a browser. They are charging the price of a cheap android phone, with the features of a flip phone, pretty dumb in my opinion.
Facts
It's too expensive
Bruh, just give your kids a real phone.
It is a real phone. Basically smarter phones are mini computers.
Nah… I’m good
this is not a real phone...
Guys this phone sucks stay away
In my opinion I would rather buy my kid an iPhone because at least it will keep ‘em busy
sad
Yeah busy with unreal stuffs..
Keep them busy like as in a babysitter for you. 🤦🏻♀️
Dislike.
@Abbi_bearcuz it’s 💩
No child should be forced to use this..
No ones forcing anyone to do anything wtf
Look up how social media is affecting kids and adult sites
@@symonegreen7493I agree
@Everett749 if they watch inappropriate videos on social media or take their phone.
Not all social media creators are like this. Some are useful and actually educational.
i do NOT NOT NOT recommend this phone at all. it’s literally a cheap zte phone with LESS CAPABILITY than the original phone at a higher price. if you want to get your kid a first phone, get them a a used iphone 8 and simply put screen time on it. they’ll be getting something way better for the same cost.