If you just bought your kids a new tablet, you should learn how to manage the parental controls for their online safety.

I've been an Apple user for over a decade now and have been out of the Android game for a while. So when I jumped into testing Android devices, I was a bit intimidated working in an unfamiliar system.

An Android tablet is often a child's first personal device. It's affordable, has a big screen for games and cartoons, and can double as a homework tool.