Android Portal

1. Main Tab

The main section provides settings for the user, including the option to disable the protection.

1.1 Protection Status:

A. If the Device Owner is missing, please reinstall

⚠️ Risks of Leaving the Device Owner Not Installed:

The filter can be removed more easily.
Apps don’t go away when they are closed on the portal, they only crash after opening, if accessibility gets disabled they can access those apps.
Some MB features will be unavailable without Device Owner permissions.
The VPN is not fully secure, allowing users to bypass restrictions and access websites and apps.
Developer options remain open.

B. To update the MB Smart app (see the image above)

1.2 Main Options:

A. Main:

You can Disable the protection temporarily for a specified amount of time; after the time expires, the filter will automatically turn back on.
To Disable the filter removing all protections use the toggle "ON" switch (see image above)
To Enable Chrome Or Kiwi Browser whitelisted (see image above)

B. MB Browser options

C. MB Store options

1.3 Account Options:

A. Account Security:

Restricted Support: When turned on this will remove all support for anything locked even for TAG members in the office (this should be used only for people who only want 2/3 apps etc. and we don't want this to turn into a full smartphone).
❗❗ Please note that only turn this on after you set the phone correctly as you won't be able to make changes after that, The only way out of this is to contact an MB admin to open it back up, Please use it carefully.
Allow or Deny requests from sites and apps to the user
Airplane Wifi Button: Facilitates Wi-Fi connection in airports, airplanes, and hotels with a captive portal.

B. Device Security:

Block new installs
Block hotspot
Install unknown sources: prevent installing APKs
Teen-proof IAB mode: Blocks all In-App Browsers (IABs) across any app.

C. Master Settings Switch

This setting is a convenient starting point for configuring an account by setting all portal settings based on the selected level. Of course, you can still customize specific settings based on the customer's needs. it should typically only be used as a framework during initial setup.

Notes for support:

2. Categories Tab

The categories will control the internet data of the apps, and browsers but not if they are open or not.

2.1 Request categories

The user could request apps and sites based on their allowed request categories

MB Smart Request Categories Examples:

Tools - Calculators, cameras
Banks - Banks
Travel - Kayak
Torah - Torah-related content
Jewish - Broad Jewish apps like kosher.com
Safe Shopping - Shopping sites with limited images of women
Safe Information - Information sites with limited images of women
Information - Broad information sites like Wikipedia
Jewish News - Matzav
Games - All games, regardless of content
Shopping - Amazon
Sports - ESPN
Chats - Messaging apps such as GroupMe and Slack
News - CNN
Entertainment - YouTube
Social media - WhatsApp, Facebook

Note: The MB Smart app cannot open the browser—all requests will be rejected.

2.2 Categories

For the apps to work properly, at least the first 9 categories should be open.

For Android devices, the portal has three groups of categories:

The first section is for the apps and browsers in 'Open' mode,
The second is used to categorize the Sites within the MB Browser. By default, images are blocked on all sites in MB Browser.
The third is for the Kiwi Browser in Pro users

Category Locks

Each category has a lock option (checkbox). When locked, all related requests are automatically rejected and not sent to the team. The category also cannot be toggled while locked, preventing accidental

MB Smart Categories Info:

Technology – Web hosting, online meetings, security, general tech info, and Torah sites.
Business – Finance, trading, government, business tools, and charitable resources.
Jobs – Networking, job search, industry careers, and business employment sites.
Information – Dictionaries, encyclopedias, databases, education, and Jewish religious sites.
Travel – Booking services, destination guides, and travel advice.
NoData – Backend infrastructure, including data storage services.
Chats – Messaging apps, chat rooms, and discussion forums.
Content Servers – Digital hosting, content delivery networks (CDNs), and file storage.
Health – Medical resources, wellness, fitness, and nutrition.
Shopping – E-commerce and online marketplaces.
Games – Video games, gaming news, reviews, and online play.
Sports – Sports news, schedules, teams, scores, and forums.
Search – Search engines (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo) with Safe Search enforced.
News – Current events, journalism, and news reports.
Media – Video, music, podcasts, and streaming (e.g., YouTube, Netflix).
SocialMedia – Social networking platforms.
Mature – Age-restricted content (alcohol, firearms, gambling, etc.).
Proxies – VPNs and services bypassing restrictions.
Prohibited – Blocked sites due to inappropriate or malicious content.
Ad Services – Digital advertising, ad networks, and affiliate marketing.

3. Apps Tab

3.1 App Modes:

[Open] - This is the standard and ideal app mode, it will filter the app based on the categories set for the VPN.
[Bypass] (IAB Blocked) - The app will bypass the filter, meaning no filtering in that app, but will protect from in-app browsers (Only protects if accessibility is on). Use this if the app does not work well in "open" mode.
[No Protection] - This mode will remove all protection from the app. It is not recommended as IABs will be allowed.
[Closed] - The app will be blocked and hidden from users. (Only if the Device Owner is active).
[Lock] - Locking an app will prevent the app from appearing in the request app list in the MB Smart app.

Only available for support:

[Closed with Internet] - Some apps require the Play Store or Galaxy Store to be open, with this setting the app will close itself.
[Filtered (Secondary Categories)] - With this setting, the app will use the secondary categories

<- Sync manually from the device

3.2 Chrome and Other Browsers

It is recommended that the MB Smart Browser be used for all site whitelisting and blocked images.

If any other browser is set to Open, then it will filter the sites as it does to any other app, all sites open through the VPN categories will open in that browser without image blocking.

Chrome

Chrome can be Whitelisted (only with the Device Owner active), this option is found in the Main tab under the Main section, when you whitelist Chrome only Fully Open sites will work.

Chrome Basic Protection:

When Chrome is "Open" the safe search is enforced by default (only when the Device Owner is active),
If you need to whitelist a specific site only in Chrome add the URL like this @com.android.chrome@google.com,
If you open the Search category, this will allow other search engines with safe search and also allow searching sites in other apps(IABs).
This applies to Brave and Kiwi Browser too ( in this case whitelist: @com.brave.browser@google.com).

Chrome Google Search Without Images:

In case it is needed to use Chrome with standard categorization like other apps but Google Search Images are not wanted, there is an option in the "Special Conf." tab to enable Chrome Google Search without images. This will only work with the active device owner

4. System Apps Tab

Offers the same options in the Apps tab, if you have any issues with System Apps you can Bypass or change to no protection mode.

5. Extension Settings (Pro) Tab

This tab only appears for Pro users, here you can change the following:

AI-powered image painting levels.
AI Text filtering levels.

5.1 How do you register the extension correctly on Android devices?

Register the Extension
- Open the MB App and navigate to "Customer Portal."
- Select Kiwi Browser as your preferred browser.
- Log in with the customer’s credentials and choose "Register the device to extension."
Adjust Settings & Lock the Extension
- In the Portal, configure settings based on the customer's preferences.
- Enable the Kiwi Extension Lock to prevent unauthorized removal of the extension.

The Adult setting requires more than one word on the page to trigger the filter. However, with Adult Very Strict, a simple word can trigger the block. 👇

6. URL Lists Tab

This section provides the interface for whitelisting and/or blocking sites for the VPN and MB Smart Browser.

Blocking is always privileged over open sites, for example: "google.com" on the blacklist will block "sites.google.com" even if it is on the whitelist.

6.1 Site Modes

[VPN/Browser No Images]- This mode will open a site through the VPN and in MB Smart Browser without images. If they only need the site in the background, use this mode.
[Fully Open] - The site and its images will be open in VPN, any browser.
[Blocked] - The site will be blocked on VPN and MB Smart Browser.
[Extension Excluded] - Excludes this site from the extension for PRO users, but will not open the site.

6.2 URL Logs

All sites the device is consulting are filtered through the VPN/DNS and are allowed or blocked depending on the user's settings.
Logs for the sites passing through the VPN/DNS show information on every log.
MB Smart stores up to 300 logs, which is roughly equivalent to 20 minutes of records.

Every log includes:

State - If the site was OPEN or BLOCKED,
Time - The time this connection happened, device time.
App - The package name of the app currently in use by the user. If the screen is off, it will display 'off'. If an app name is shown, it indicates the app that made the connection.
Category - The category of the site, in case it's in the whitelist, or in a Special config allowed logs will show 'custom'.
Url - The site including subdomains, or the whole URL in the case of the MB Smart Browser.
Domain - The domain of the site, if a domain is added to the list will affect all subdomains.

7. Features Tab

This section contains the top Special Config options, quick fixes for most common issues, In-app blocks, YouTube options, and more.

8. Special Configs Tab

This section will provide all customized options available for the device, quick fixes, In-app blocks, and more.

9. Android Filter Defaults

Whitelist Apps

The filter blocks every newly downloaded app. To use it, the user must request approval through the MB app, and approval is granted based on their allowed app request categories.

MB Browser

The MB Bowser is whitelisted and without images by default

YouTube

YouTube provides three filtering levels: Strict, Moderate, and Unrestricted. By default, MB enforces the Strict filter. Both the Strict and Moderate levels block live streams and comments.
Often, shiurim and Torah-content get blocked on Strict, but are viewable on Moderate.

Google

MB enforces Google safe search and blocks the images tab when Google.com or the search category is opened

Spotify

Mb smart blocks the images and videos in Spotify by default

PlayStore

Mb smart blocks the images and videos in the PlayStore by default

Customer Portal

Customers can remotely access the MB Smart Customer Portal from any device to request changes to their account
This also allows parents to control change requests for their children's devices.
To access the portal, go to http://customer.mbsmartservices.net/ and enter the Account ID and PIN.
After manually entering your Account ID and PIN the first time, save the new link as a bookmark. This way, you can easily return to the same account the next time without entering your "Account ID" again.
Important !! At least one mail application must be open on the device to contact support or the TAG office.

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