Using the MyGabb App to Set Up Parental Controls on your Gabb Watch 3e

Add approved & guardian contacts

You can add up to 100 pre-approved contacts to the contact list on your child’s Gabb Watch 3e. You can also set up to nine guardian contacts, who can download the MyGabb app & create an account to view your child’s location.

Guardians can only view the watch’s location. They do not have additional parental controls such as adding contacts, adding preset text messages, etc.

Approved contact
  1. Log in to the MyGabb app on your (parent’s) smartphone.
  2. Tap the Devices tab.
  3. Tap Profile next to your child’s watch.
  4. Scroll down to the Contacts section, then tap Manage. 
  5. Tap the blue plus sign in the bottom-right corner, then tap Create Contact. 
  6. Fill out the information on the Contact form, then tap Save.
Add approved contact for Gabb watch
Import contacts
  1. Log in to the MyGabb app on your (parent’s) smartphone.
  2. Tap the Devices tab.
  3. Tap Profile next to your child’s watch.
  4. Scroll down to the Contacts section, then tap Manage. 
  5. Tap the blue plus sign in the bottom-right corner, then tap Create Contact. 
  6. Tap the three dots in the upper-right corner, then tap Import from Contacts.
  7. Allow access to your contacts (if prompted).
  8. Tap the contact you want to add to your child’s watch.
  9. Enter the display name of your contact, then tap Save.

Repeat this process to import additional contacts.

Guardian contact
  1. Log in to the MyGabb app on your (parent’s) smartphone.
  2. Tap the Devices tab.
  3. Tap Profile next to your child’s watch.
  4. Scroll down to the Contacts section, then tap Manage. 
  5. Tap the blue plus sign in the bottom-right corner, then tap Create Guardian Contact. 
  6. Fill out the information on the Contact form, then tap Save.

Learn more about guardian contacts.

SOS contact & SOS notification

The SOS function allows your child to discreetly notify their SOS contact of an emergency by pressing the back button for four seconds.

The SOS button will call the child’s SOS contact, not emergency services.

Each watch can have one SOS contact set. You can set up different SOS contacts for each individual watch on your Gabb account.

Here’s how to choose the SOS contact for your child’s Gabb Watch 3e:

  1. Log in to the MyGabb app on your (parent’s) smartphone.
  2. Tap the Devices tab.
  3. Tap Profile next to your child’s watch.
  4. Tap SOS Contact.
  5. Tap the contact you want this watch to send SOS calls & messages to, then tap Change.

Preset text messages

You can create up to 20 preset text messages on your Gabb Watch 3e. This allows your child to quickly communicate with their contacts using safe messages.

Follow these steps to add a preset text message to your Gabb Watch 3e:

  1. Log in to the MyGabb app from your smartphone.
  2. Tap the Devices tab.
  3. Tap Profile next to your child’s watch.
  4. Scroll down to the Text Presets section, then tap Manage.
  5. Tap New Preset.
  6. Enter the text of the message (up to 25 characters), then tap Save Preset.

GPS tracking

Check the watch’s location by logging in to the MyGabb app on your (parent’s) smartphone. The Map tab will automatically display. Check for your child’s location on this map.

GPS location automatically updates every 15 minutes. You can use the Locate button on your child’s device profile in the MyGabb app to manually locate the Gabb watch.

Safe Zones

Want to be notified when your child enters or leaves an area? Set up Safe Zones to deliver these notifications to your MyGabb app.

When your child enters or leaves a Safe Zone, you’ll get updated anytime between one second and 15 minutes, based on how long ago you received the last location update. You can also click the Locate button in the MyGabb app if you want a real-time location update. 

Here’s how you set up Safe Zones:

  1. Log in to the MyGabb app from your smartphone.
  2. Tap the Devices tab.
  3. Tap Profile next to your child’s watch.
  4. Scroll down to the Safe Zones section, then tap Manage.
  5. Tap New Safe Zone.
  6. Fill out the New Safe Zone form, then tap Save.

Quiet Time/Focus Mode

Use Quiet Time to manage sounds & notifications on your child’s watch at specified times during the day.

Learn more about Quiet Times.

Quiet Time has two features:

Focus Mode

Disables all calls, texts, and apps (except from parent & guardian contacts) 

Silent Mode

Silences sounds on the Gabb Watch 3e

Set up Quiet Time
  1. Log in to the MyGabb app from your smartphone. 
  2. Tap the Devices tab.
  3. Tap Profile next to the watch.
  4. Tap Add Quiet Time in the Quiet Times section.
  5. Fill out all of the fields in the New Quiet TIme form.
  6. Tap Save.

If you want to set up a Quiet Time overnight, you must set up two sets of instructions: One from bedtime to 11:59 p.m., and the other from midnight until wakeup time.

Gabb Go

Gabb Go is a pre-installed app on the Gabb Watch 3e where your child can care for one of 12 virtual pets, including a dog, octopus, axolotl, or unicorn.

You can use Gabb Go to assign up to three tasks to your child. When your child completes a task, they can use the coins they earned to unlock new pet care features. You can also use Gabb Go to set a daily step goal for your child.

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