Frequently Asked Questions

Megalife devices use fortress-level security, not just filtering. Instead of trying to block unwanted content after it reaches your device, we prevent it from ever getting there in the first place. Our $500 security bounty remains unclaimed, proving the effectiveness of our approach.

No, Megalife devices are intentionally non-customizable. Under strict rabbinic supervision, every aspect is carefully controlled to maintain the highest standards of spiritual integrity. This isn't a limitation—it's liberation from endless options that drain your energy and focus.

Core editions provide essential functionality including communication, email, religious apps, and basic utilities. Zen editions include everything in Core plus enhanced media access (TorahAnytime, 24Six, Zing), navigation apps (Waze, Moovit, Pango), global network compatibility, and rugged build quality.

The B1 works in E. Israel and the European Union.
The F1 offers worldwide compatibility across all major networks globally.

Both devices offer three filter levels: 1) Filtered Email only, 2) Email + Banking, 3) Email + Banking + Enhanced Communications. Enhanced communications allow secure messaging and calls while maintaining strict content filtering.

Both the Megalife B1 and F1 are available for purchase in Israel. In the US, the B1 is available. The F1 is in transit and expected to arrive by September 15th.

The B1 Zen is offered at an introductory price of $280 (regular $365), and the F1 Zen at $310 (regular $395). The B1 Core is offered at an introductory price of $260 (regular $345), and the F1 Core at $290 (regular $375).

Good question. There are a few steps to understand:
In the general public, a small order is 500,000 devices. In the kosher world, a big order is 10,000–20,000.

As we all know, filtering, locking, and maintaining kosher phones is a lot of work — and as technology evolves, it only gets harder.

It's not a one-time development. Even though we charge only once, every time an app is updated, we have to be on call.

We want you to enjoy the phone. We've upgraded the software, memory, bands — and continue to — to make your experience better.

P.S. The more we sell, the less we can charge. Test me.

The phone wasn't created by a single rav or organization. It was built by individuals who have spent over a decade working in both technology and chinuch. They understand the technical challenges and the educational needs — with one goal in mind: to support bochurim, not fight them. A high-quality, easy-to-use, properly locked device at a fair price can encourage more people to choose protected phones.

Klal Yisrael is large and diverse, with many types and levels, each facing their own challenges. Our goal is to provide a tool that can help each person or institution meet their own standards and needs.

Each mosad makes its own halachic and hashkafic decisions, just as it does in other areas of chinuch. Because many mechanchim are not familiar with all the technological details, we take the time to explain the inner workings of each app and system. This helps them make informed decisions — based not on assumptions or hearsay, but on real understanding.

When serious questions come up, they are brought to ziknei hador. These gedolim hear the full picture — the background, challenges, and risks — and then offer their hadrachah, which we follow carefully.

The truth is — no. In technology, there's no such thing as impossible. But we try our best. We've built this phone from the ground up to be as tamper-proof as possible, with no shortcuts and no loopholes. We care about the end product - not having a product
We're realistic, though. One day, someone may find a way around it — and when that happens, we want that person to come to us first, not spread it around. That's why we offer $500 to the first person who can demonstrate a real breach.
So far, baruch Hashem, no one has gotten through. Not even close. There was one very minor issue— but nothing that came anywhere near the open internet.

Not at all. There's more to worry about with phones than just inappropriate content. One of the biggest issues is distraction — or if you prefer the word — addiction. Phones interfere with your focus, your learning, your tefillah, and your life.
This phone includes only essential utilities — nothing extra, nothing designed to pull you in. But even with that, every person must be mindful not to become dependent on or overly attached to any device. And of course, it goes without saying: no device, even voice-only kosher, should ever be brought into a beis medrash during learning or davening.

No, of course not. The ideal is no phone at all — or at most, a fully kosher device. Technology should be used only to the extent that it's truly needed. The whole idea is to use the least you need and give yourself the opportunity to enjoy the luxury of life.

In recent years, numerous American Yeshivas in Eretz Yisroel reached out to us with a growing concern: a significant number of students were using "kosher" phones that either lacked basic functionality or—far more troubling—were easily bypassed, giving the illusion of safety.

Administrators described a frustrating pattern. Boys who had been given filtered smartphones with limited app access were still managing to download inappropriate content, access web browsers, or engage in problematic communication. Some devices were so locked down they hindered productivity entirely; others had no meaningful safeguards at all.

There was clearly a need for something better.