Xbox Family Settings App

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Simple tools to easily manage your children’s console gaming activities.

Compatible with iOS version 13 or higher and Android version 8.0 or higher

Set up your family account

Quickly get into the fun by adding family members to your account

Set screen time and update content restrictions

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• Activity Reports
• Screen Time
• Pause Screen Time
• Enable Minecraft

Gain insight into your family’s Xbox console gaming activity by viewing daily and weekly activity reports for each child. Understand how they are spending their time and which games they are playing.

Create screen time schedules for each child. Customise each day of the week with different time ranges and what best fits your schedule.

Pause your children’s game time by temporarily blocking their screen time. When paused, your child will see the “your screen time is up” message until you decide they can play again.

Allow an exception for Minecraft, even if your child does not have permission for online multiplayer with other games.

Manage your child’s spending

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• Ask to Buy
• View Your Child’s Account Balance
• Add Money to Your Child’s Account
• View Spending History

When “Ask to Buy” is activated for your kids, you get a notification in the app when they ask to purchase a game, app, or in-game purchases they don’t have funding for.

Interested in how much money your child has left in their account? At any time, you can review your child’s balance and decide if you’d like to add additional funds to their account.

Parents can now add money to their child’s account from the Xbox Family Settings app. This allows parents to decide how much their kids can spend as an allowance or reward.

Review your kid’s recent spending history to keep track of their spending for games and in-app purchases.

Incoming requests

Review and respond to requests to add console screen time or add a new friend.

Friends & online interactions

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• Friend Management
• Friends List
• Online Multiplayer

Allow your child to "Ask a parent" to add a friend or you can remove friends who your child is following.

See each friend your child is following on Xbox Live.

Decide how your child can play with others in the Xbox online community.

Get the Xbox Family Settings app

Compatible with iOS version 13 or higher and Android version 8.0 or higher

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Xbox Family Settings app for?

The Xbox Family Settings app is for parents who want to manage their children’s gaming activities on Xbox consoles from iOS and Android phones.

Is there a child-friendly version?

No. The Xbox Family Settings app is for parents to manage their children’s console gaming activities. There is not a child version of this app and children cannot log into the Xbox Family Settings app with their child account.

What features are available?

Features available include child account set-up, screen time settings, content settings, communication settings, ask to buy notifications, multiplayer settings, clubs and cross network play. You will receive notifications of incoming requests from your child that you can respond to from your mobile device in real time. You can manage your child’s friend list and incoming friend requests. More features will be available over time, so be sure to check the app for enhanced capabilities.

What gaming devices will the Xbox Family Settings app work with?

The Xbox Family Settings app enables parents to apply settings for gaming activities on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles. Content and screen time limits can be applied to Windows PCs when a child account is logged into the Microsoft account with an Xbox profile that is part of your family group. The Xbox Family Settings app does not have settings that can be extended to mobile gaming experiences.

How do I update a birth date for an existing child account in my family?

The Xbox Family Settings app will guide you through the steps to set up your family accounts. If you have an existing child account that you wish to update the birth date on, you can follow the steps here: How to change a birth date on a Microsoft account.

Can I track my family’s PC gaming using the Xbox Family Settings app?

Yes, you can track PC gaming using the Xbox Family Settings app. To get started, you need to set up preferences online.

1. Sign in to your Microsoft family account.

2. Select the family member, then select Screen time and turn on “Use one schedule for all devices”. You will be able to manage one screen time schedule through the Xbox Family Settings app to include PC usage.

3. After you create your Family Group settings, you can use the Xbox Family Settings app on your Android or iOS device to track screen time, content settings, spending, account balances and more.

Xbox support

For additional information on Xbox settings for parents and children, visit the Xbox support page.

LEARN MORE

Child account must be logged into the Microsoft account with Xbox profile used in the family for settings to apply. Xbox Family Settings app requires iOS version 13 or higher or Android version 8.0 or higher.

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