Microsoft Family Safety 4+

Screen time & content filters

Microsoft Corporation

    • 4.1 • 88 Ratings
    • 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

4.1 out of 5
88 Ratings

88 Ratings

Cefiro ,

Good but can be a lot better

Need a way to group the control depending of type of application, example education, entertainment, games.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for contacting us and sharing this! This feature isn't available yet and we hope to support it in the future. We review all feedback and suggestions and strive to make continuous improvements because of customer feedback. If you have additional feedback, please send it by tapping on the app Home/Menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback. Thank you!

TandooriChicken ,

Pretty bad when it comes to approving additional time

When trying to approve extra time requested, it rarely works. The web version however always works. Even when it comes to requesting time on a blocked app, the only solution this app offers is to unblock the app completely, whereas the website we can set unblock for x amount of time. Basically this app is only used to serve me notifications which is useful, but I keep a bookmark of the webpage on my home screen to actually perform the actions. Hope this app can approve and actually communicate properly between the devices.

Developer Response ,

We're sorry your experience with the app has not been great, we're working on improving it. It would be very helpful if you could share additional feedback 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! 

Eric.K83 ,

Disappointed

I’m a user of Life360, and since my MS 365 offers this Family Safety feature, I thought I’ll give a try. If only I know it’s a half-baked app. Can’t believe why MS release it. This app can’t even simply do pin-point for location saving, as not every address are correct sometime, so we have to save places manually. Frankly speaking, stay away from it until MS put serious focus to made this app better to use. BTW, MS should also think seriously to redesign the UI, it’s way to low compare with Life360 as well. I truly hope the day I ditch Life360 and shift over Family Safety can come soon enough.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your suggestion. We review all feedback and suggestions and strive to make continuous improvements as a result of customer feedback. If you have additional feedback, please send it by tapping on the app Home/Menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback. Thank you!

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

More By This Developer

Microsoft Teams
Business
Microsoft Word
Productivity
Microsoft Outlook
Productivity
Microsoft Excel
Productivity
Microsoft PowerPoint
Productivity
Microsoft Authenticator
Productivity

You Might Also Like

Qustodio Parental Control App
Lifestyle
Nintendo Switch Parental Cont…
Lifestyle
Parental Control App - OurPact
Lifestyle
Circle Parental Controls App
Lifestyle
Kids App Qustodio
Lifestyle
Parental Control App-FamiSafe
Lifestyle