Xbox Family Settings app
Easily manage your children’s gaming activities on Xbox consoles, all from your phone and in real time.
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Benefits of a family group
You can personalise each child’s online experience based on age-appropriate limits that you set for privacy, online purchases, content filters, screen time, and more with the Xbox Family Settings app for console or on account.microsoft.com/family.
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Add a family member online
The easiest way to set up and manage your family is with the Xbox Family Settings app for console or on account.microsoft.com/family, where you can invite members to join.
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Add a family member on your Xbox consoles
For children and teens who are new to Xbox, add them to your family group and manage their family settings with the Xbox Family Settings app for console or on account.microsoft.com/family.
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Change your child’s Xbox online settings
Only a parent using the family group feature can change Xbox privacy and online settings for a child account. See whether you’re listed as a child or an adult in a family group by checking the Xbox Family Settings app for console or signing in at account.microsoft.com/family.
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Set device screen time limits online
Sign in to the Xbox Family Settings app or to your Microsoft account on your Windows to schedule time for your kids. Customise how much time is spent each day of the week and when the device can be used. The screen time countdown starts once the person is signed in and stops when signed out.
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Set app and game screen time limits
Set a time limit for a specific game or app in your Microsoft family group account. These time limits are shared across your Xbox consoles and Windows devices through account.microsoft.com.
Set screen time notifications
Turn on system notifications from your Xbox consoles to give players a heads-up on the console when screen time is about to run out.
View activity reports
Get activity reporting on your child’s Microsoft account and view a summary of their activity on Xbox consoles and Windows devices.
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Approve your child’s purchases
With Ask a Parent, you’ll receive an email when your kids want to purchase a game or app and need your help to fund the purchase. Or you can create a passkey to limit purchases made on your account.
Code of conduct
When you join Xbox and create an account, you agree to follow our Code of Conduct. Conduct is anything you do that impacts yourself and others. Promote positive impact, avoid negative impact.
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Mute or block others
If you don’t want to be contacted by specific people, you can mute or block their communications with you. Muting a person prevents them from speaking to you in-game or in a chat session. Blocking a person prevents you from receiving that person’s messages and game invites, removes them from your friends list, and hides your online activity from them.
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Report bullies and bad behaviour
Behaviour or content that is harmful or offensive is not tolerated. If you think a person violated the Community Standards, submit a report to Xbox. You can report a player’s behaviour or report specific content such as messages, Clubs and activity feed items. File a complaint:
*Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One
**Windows 10/11
