Mobile device management

A master device comprising:

• a two way electronic messaging capability;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor, the instructions for implementing a master management module capable of generating, encrypting, and transmitting an electronic message to a paired slave mobile device, the message being transmitted through the electronic messaging capability and including a request to manage access to a user-accessible communications feature of the slave mobile device in accordance with the request by allowing user access to the user-accessible communications feature for the purpose of communication with authorized persons, notwithstanding the presence of at least one access restriction preventing user access to the user-accessible communications feature.

A method of managing a slave mobile device comprising:

• decrypting an electronic message received through a two-way electronic messaging capability of the slave mobile device, the message including a request;
• and
• managing access to a user-accessible communications feature of the slave mobile device in accordance with the request by permitting user access to the user-accessible communications feature for the purpose of communication with authorized persons, notwithstanding the presence of at least one access restriction preventing user access to the user-accessible communications feature.