Microsoft Family Safety 4+
Screen time & content filters
Microsoft Corporation
-
- Free
iPhone Screenshots
Description
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 behaviour. 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).
What’s New
Version 1.26.1
- Restored Lock Device feature: We've listened to your feedback and brought back the Lock Device feature. Now you can easily lock your device from within the app.
- Updated steps: We've updated the steps to complete the new update on the app and the family website, making it easier for you to get the latest version.
- Crash Fixes: We've fixed some bugs that were causing the app to crash, so you can enjoy a smoother experience.
Thank you for using our app! We're always working to improve your experience, so please keep the feedback coming.
Ratings and Reviews
Was a great app…….crashing now fixed in new update 👍
They’ve fixed it! No more crashing out-thank you. They also responded to my feedback.
Used for 18 months and been great, sometimes can’t connect but keep retrying and it worked. Now, after last update, it opens and then closes itself within 3 seconds! Update: if you don’t use the back arrow within the app then it stops it crashing. Means you have to keep closing and opening the app, but at least it functions. Given this feedback to Microsoft, still no fix.
Developer Response ,
We are happy to know that everything is all fine now.
Should there be any issues with the app or if there are other ways we can improve the experience for you, please send it by tapping on the app Home/Menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback. We’ll be happy to assist you anytime.
For helpful information please visit https://support.microsoft.com/family-safety
Great but one problem
I am giving this app a 5 star review due to the app being great to use. However, I may have discovered a bug that causes the app to immediately crash after it fully loads. I am unsure if this is affecting other people with an iPhone running any version of iOS 16 but I don’t think it’s likely but this bug may impact majorly on the user experience so can the developer team immediately build an update to resolve this problem to stop it from potentially getting worse over time
If anyone in the development team can reply to this review and take the necessary steps to ensure that this problem gets resolved quickly I would be really appreciated
Thanks
Developer Response ,
We recently fixed an issue that affects some users with this functionality. Please update the app from the Store to ensure you have the latest version. If you continue to have an issue, please let us know by sending email to familysafetyfeedback@microsoft.com, and we’d be glad to look into it. Thank you!
Works again
This app is essential for keeping an eye on which websites your kids are visiting, how long they are on for and how late. Makes things really easy.
My kids are into anime, and they have occasionally visited sites which have turned out to have explicit videos or ads. We have been able to spot and block/report these before problems have occurred.
It stopped working recently, and so I could only use the web version. I posted a review and got a reply from the developers (as did lots of other similar reviews) and now it seems to be fixed! Well done guys.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for contacting us and sharing this! We're glad to hear that our app has been useful for you. We love hearing from our users as we continue to work hard to make it better every day. If there are other ways we can improve the experience for you, please send a feedback via the app (Home/Menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback)
App Privacy
The developer, Microsoft Corporation, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Microsoft Corporation
- Size
- 163 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
-
- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- Languages
-
English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © 2021 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Price
- Free