{"id":118348,"date":"2025-09-04T13:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/118348\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:50:07","slug":"tcl-gives-parents-a-monochrome-mode-to-combat-kids-phone-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/118348\/","title":{"rendered":"TCL gives parents a monochrome mode to combat kids\u2019 phone addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">TCL has been making its E Ink-inspired Nxtpaper phones for years, but it\u2019s taken the company until now to realize that parents are a likely demographic for it. That\u2019s finally been remedied with the Nxtpaper 5G Junior, a kids phone launching in Europe with a focus on eye health and screentime, which arrives alongside the more mainstream Nxtpaper 60 Ultra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The Nxtpaper 5G Junior has been announced at the IFA trade show, but it won\u2019t go on sale in Europe until December and will cost \u00a3159 \/ \u20ac249 (around $250). It will also include a protective case. So far, there are no plans for a US launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Like other recent Nxtpaper phones, the key selling point is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2025\/1\/6\/24335983\/tcl-60-xe-nxtpaper-e-ink-specs-ces\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dedicated button that activates Max Ink Mode<\/a>, which switches the matte display to a monochromatic mode that looks a lot like E Ink and is easier on the eyes for reading. The appeal to parents will be an extra way to manage screentime: not just a binary on \/ off, but an in-between option that\u2019s better for kids\u2019 eyes and not particularly well-suited to playing Fortnite. It extends the device\u2019s battery life, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The phone includes a variety of parental controls powered by Google\u2019s Family Link, along with a \u201cDigital Detox\u201d mode to encourage healthy phone use. TCL has also created a range of cutesy characters called the AI Genius Squad, which look like they\u2019ve been lifted from a slightly subpar Pixar movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">One immediate downside is that this is a pretty big phone. With a 6.7-inch screen and the included case, this will be a bulky, heavy device that might be a little tricky for smaller hands. It comes with 256GB of storage \u2014 enough for plenty of apps and games \u2014 and dual rear cameras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">TCL is also launching the Nxtpaper 60 Ultra, the first phone to ship with the latest Nxtpaper 4.0 tech, with reduced glare and display flicker. It\u2019s even bigger, with a 7.2-inch display and has a triple rear camera, including a 50-megapixel telephoto lens, plus optional stylus support. It\u2019s launching today in Europe from \u20ac449 (around $525), as well as Asia and Latin America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TCL has been making its E Ink-inspired Nxtpaper phones for years, but it\u2019s taken the company until now&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118349,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,213,81326,203,44,19590,1996,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-118348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-gadgets","11":"tag-ifa-2025","12":"tag-mobile","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-phones","15":"tag-tech","16":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}