Xbox Family Settings App Makes Life Easier for Parents

The global pandemic has forced everyone in the world to stay inside the safety of their homes. With limited sources of entertainment available, almost everyone has turned to gaming to pass the time. While this is great news for the gaming industry, it is also important for parents to keep a check on their children’s screen time. This is where the Xbox Family Setting App comes into the picture.

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The Xbox Family Settings App gives parents complete control over their child’s friend list, list of games, and screen time. This is a great move by Xbox that ensures the younger players have a balanced life.

The official blog announcement reads “The app is an important next step in our journey to provide families with the tools they need to help create the right balance of gaming in their lives. Right from their phone, parents, and caregivers can easily create child accounts, update screen time limits, respond to notifications, and much more.”

Features in the Xbox Family Settings App

Although, there is more to this app than what meets the eye. The Family Settings App also allows parents to add content filters, allocate screen time, and regulate the use of other apps. Consequently, parents will need to create a child account for this to work. Once done, the App will grant parents access to a multitude of features. Take a look at the complete list below.

• Screen time limits – set limits for each day of the week; for example, you can allow for more game time on the weekends or reduce it during the school week. And a new feature available today allows parents to proactive grant additional screen time – a great option if they did well on a test or completed their homework!
• Content filters – set filters based on the age of each child; for example, an 8-year-old can only access games that are rated E and will be blocked from accessing titles that are intended for more mature players
• Play and communication settings – choose the option to block all access to play and communication with other players, limit access to “friends only” or grant permission for older children to play and chat with “everyone”
• Friends list – new with the app is the ability to approve or decline friend requests your child has made to add friends; parents can also view their friends list
• Activity reports – view daily and weekly activity reports for each child to understand how they are spending their time on Xbox

Great move by Microsoft to ensure children have a balanced lifestyle

For a company that focuses on gaming, it is great to see that the same company also wants players to have a balanced lifestyle. Adding this feature makes life easier for parents and ensures that their children aren’t exposed to anything that can be potentially harmful in any way. The Xbox Family Settings App is available for free on iOS and Android.