Web filtering only works in Edge but Family Safety can block other browsers (Image credit: Microsoft) If they set this to make themselves appear older, that restricts what they're able to do.) (If this is a young child and the monitor settings are still greyed out, check the child's birth date in their Microsoft profile. This isn't an app that automatically allows parents to do whatever they like, and the profiles for older children may not allow you to limit their app usage, for instance. Next, Microsoft prompts your family member to create a Microsoft account and install Family Safety on their device. Enter an email address for each family member, give them a role (Organizers can manage settings, Members mostly do as they're told), tap the Invite button and Family Safety sends an invitation. This didn't involve much low-level Android work - it only asked for a single permission (Location), for instance - and the app was up and running in barely a minute.Īpp setup starts by building a family group.
We grabbed Microsoft Family Safety for our Android device and began a simple installation process. You'll need to join a family group to get started with Microsoft Family Safety (Image credit: Microsoft) Getting started