Troomi (Orem, UT) launches the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G with Troomi OS™, a $199.95 child-safe smartphone featuring AI content filtering, parental controls, and curated app access — the company's most capable device yet in the kids-phone market.
Orem, Utah — June 15, 2026
Orem-based Troomi has added the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G to its lineup of child-safe smartphones, pairing Samsung hardware with the company's proprietary Troomi OS™ to give parents a device designed to block harmful content from the start rather than monitor it after the fact.
The Galaxy A17 5G runs a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display, triple-lens camera, expandable storage, fast-charging battery, and improved water and dust resistance. On top of that hardware, Troomi OS replaces the standard Android experience with a locked-down environment that excludes social media apps and open app stores, routes browsing through Troomi's filtered Smart Browser, and restricts app downloads to a parent-approved catalog.
Additional features include AI-powered filtering for harmful images and text, GPS location tracking, SOS functionality, screen time controls, and a parent dashboard — the Troomi Parent Portal — for managing all settings in one place.
"Parents are not just choosing a phone anymore," said CEO Bill Brady. "They are deciding what kind of childhood comes with it."
In the broader kids-phone market, Troomi competes primarily against Bark and Gabb. SafeWise, which surveyed 1,000 parents and tested 11 phone models hands-on, ranks all three among the best phones for kids ages 10–18. The three products diverge sharply on philosophy.
Gabb takes the most restrictive approach — no browser, no social media, no open app store — making it best suited for younger kids who need little more than calls and texts.
Bark, by contrast, allows access to the full Google Play Store with parental permission, including social media apps, and uses AI-powered monitoring to alert parents when kids send or receive messages about violence, mental health, drugs, or other concerning topics.
Troomi sits between them: tighter than Bark in that it blocks social media and open app stores entirely, but more capable than Gabb in that it offers filtered browsing and a curated app library that parents can expand as kids mature. SafeWise positions Troomi specifically as a "best first phone" for ages 10–11 — a younger entry point than Bark, which SafeWise targets at 11–18.
On hardware price, all three land at roughly the same point: the A17 5G at $199.95, Bark Phone at $199 outright, and Gabb Phone 4 Pro at $199.99, though monthly service costs and plan structures vary considerably across the three.
The Samsung Galaxy A17 5G with Troomi OS is available now at Troomi.com.
