The Microsoft Family Safety app helps empower you and your family to create healthy habits and protect the ones you love. Get peace of mind that your family is staying a little safer while giving your kids independence.
Create a safe space for your kids to explore online. Set healthy boundaries to block inappropriate content and limit browsing to kid-friendly websites using Microsoft Edge on Windows, Xbox, and Android. Get notified when your kids want to download a more mature app or game from the Microsoft Store with age limits, keeping you in the know and helping to avoid surprises.
Develop healthy digital habits and provide transparency into your family's activities. View your kids’ weekly activity to help start a conversation about online behavior. Set device time limits across Xbox and Windows. Or if your kids will be on devices longer for things like online learning, set time limits on specific apps or games on Xbox, Windows, or Android.
Microsoft Family Safety features:
Screen time – Develop healthy digital habits
• Set screen time app and game limits on Xbox, Windows, Android
• Set device time limits on Xbox and Windows
• View activity summary of screen time and online usage
• Get notifications if a child requests more time
Content filters – Allow children to explore the internet safely
• Restrict websites and search terms using Microsoft Edge
• Block inappropriate apps and games
Your privacy is important to us. We work around the clock to protect your data and information to help keep your family safe. We do not sell or share your data. We provide you with meaningful choices about how and why data is collected and used and give you the information you need to make the choices that are right for you and your family.
Microsoft Family Safety is subject to the privacy terms (see aka.ms/privacy).
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Summary of user reviews
Positive highlights
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This app hasAllows easy management of screen time and device usage
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This app hasProvides parental controls and monitoring capabilities
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This app hasEnables setting schedules and time limits for device usage
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This app hasOffers weekly activity reports and insights into child's online activities
Negative highlights
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This app hasLimited to setting time limits on the hour/half hour, not flexible
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This app hasLack of customer support and difficulty resolving technical issues
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This app hasLack of password protection or authentication for the app, allowing children to bypass settings
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This app hasBlocks only Microsoft Edge browser, not other browsers like Chrome or Firefox
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This app hasInconsistent functionality and glitches across web, mobile, and Xbox platforms
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This app hasRemoval of useful features like 'One Schedule' that allowed managing time across devices
What's New in Microsoft Family Safety
2.0.0
December 5, 2024
- As previously announced, Drive Safety and Location Tracking features have been removed.
- Several stability improvements and bug fixes.
I’m disappointed that I’m not able to add my son’s windows 11 laptop.
Response from developer
Thank you for using Family Safety! Sorry to hear you're experiencing this issue. If you could send us more details and logs from the app by tapping on the App Menu/Home > Help and Feedback > Send feedback > I Don’t Like Something > Attach/Include Logs/Diagnostics, we’ll take a look. Thank you!