Factory reset the tablet
Start from a clean Android setup so Nesty can take over from the first welcome screen. If the tablet has already been through setup, the QR flow will fail.
Nesty Setup
Controlled tablet setup starts with a factory reset
Sign in on the parent phone, create the family, then add each child tablet from the first Android welcome screen after a reset. Nesty becomes the managed home and control layer for the tablet.
Android 14+ only. The supported launch path is wipe and install. We are working on a no-reset setup, but it is not the primary method yet.
Primary launch setup
Wipe the tablet, scan the Nesty QR, and let Nesty take over
Use the parent phone to own the family account, then use this page to create a fresh QR for each reset child tablet.
Sign in once, then add or refresh controlled tablets from the same family account.
Android may show a managed-device notice during setup. Keep going so Nesty can finish the handoff.
Step 1
Sign in on the parent phone
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Sign in with Google
Use the Google account that owns this family on the parent phone first.
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Ensure activation of Parent Device
Install and open Nesty on the parent phone so we can detect it here.
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Family setup
Save the parent name and PIN, then lock in the family details.
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Add a reset child tablet
Create the provisioning QR, then scan it from the first Android welcome screen.
Set up the parent phone first. This account owns the family and every tablet you add here.
Signed in
Use the same Google account for each child tablet in this family.
Step 2
Ensure activation of Parent Device
Sign in to verify the parent device.
Install Nesty on the parent phone, then return here to continue family setup.
Download QR will appear here.
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Saved devices
Saved devices in this family
Open the QR scanner
On some tablets you need to tap the first welcome screen 10 to 15 times quickly before the QR scanner appears.
Scan and finish setup
Scan the code, then follow the Android prompts until Nesty opens. If Android says something went wrong or asks for your IT admin, the tablet is not on the fresh welcome screen anymore. Reset it again, then rescan. If a model still fails after that, send the make and model so we can verify support before launch.
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Verifying
Launch Nesty on the parent phone first, then generate the child tablet QR here.
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This QR code belongs to the selected tablet. Internet access is required during Android setup.
Support
If a tablet fails, send the make and model
If the QR build does not complete on a reset tablet, send the make and model. The supported launch method is still wipe and install while we work on a future no-reset option.
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Do not leave this page while setup is running.
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Connect the tablet with a USB cable to begin.
Choose tablet
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Approve USB debugging
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Check or install Nesty
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Apply full lock-down
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Open Nesty
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Done
Tablet protected
Nesty finished the lock-down and handed control back to the app.
Couldn't finish
Connect the tablet and try again.
Nesty's supported launch method is a reset tablet with the controlled QR install. The no-reset setup is still in progress.
This clears Nesty's saved browser key on this PC. After that, on the tablet open Developer options, revoke USB debugging authorisations, unplug and reconnect the cable, then press Try again.
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