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Featuring a wide array of monitoring and security features, all users of Microsoft Family Safety can create their own family groups, set up a wide array of parental services, and gain valuable insights into activities, screen usage patterns, location data points, and real-time software security status of a wide array of family devices.
- Apps and game content filters
- Web and search content filters
- Content filter requests
- Screen time requests
- Activity summaries
- Location sharing for families
- Saved places
- Drive safety reports
- Drive history
The first version of the Family Safety app was deployed to the public in 2007 under the name Windows Live Family Safety, featuring basic services for Web Filtering and Activity Reporting.
With the arrival of Windows 8, this evolving app was renamed into Windows Family Safety and was enhanced with a wide array of features including advanced Web Filtering, Activity Reports (which include a list of active apps, downloaded files, games run, and much more), adult filter for all popular web search engines, ESRB-focused app restriction list, Image Filtering, and a web interface dashboard.
By the time Windows 11 arrived, Microsoft dramatically enhanced the offerings of this app.
Its Web Filtering and Activity Report tool included full support for Microsoft Edge and mobile devices (via standalone iOS and Android Family Safety apps), Screen time feature enabled parents to monitor, stop or expend screen-on sessions on their child’s PC, while App, games & media download and purchase limits could also be set for content available in Microsoft Store.
Pricing
Free Plan
- Screen time limits
- App and game limits (Windows, Xbox, Android)
- Device limits (Windows and Xbox)
- Screen time requests
- Activity summaries
- App and game filters
- Web and search filters
- Content requests
- Location sharing
- Saved places
- Web versions of apps
- For up to 6 people
- Advanced features in the Microsoft Family Safety mobile app, including location alerts, drive safety reports, and drive history
- Up to 6 TB of cloud storage (1 TB/person)
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint with premium features
- Microsoft Defender security for data and devices
- OneDrive ransomware protection for files/photos
- Outlook ad-free email
- Microsoft Editor advanced spelling and grammar
- Microsoft Teams all-day video calling
- Desktop and web versions of apps
It is important to note that driver habit notifications are only available in North America and select EU markets.
Today, Microsoft Family Safety App can be accessed via two versions. A free license enables a single user to set up an incredible variety of parental controls and get in-depth activity and app summaries via the web version of this app.
Premium Windows 365 subscription holders can access a wide array of premium features, including location alerts, drive safety reports, and drive history listings, as well as access to the desktop version of Microsoft 365 apps.
Alternatives
mSpy: A popular smartphone tracking tool with comprehensive location tracking, real-time notifications, and many other remote activity monitoring tools.
Bark: Bark specializes in monitoring social media platforms and messaging apps, with a focus on identifying potential risks and dangers.
Qustodio: A parental control utility with a wide array of tools for monitoring the well-being of children.
uMobix: Monitor everything on your kid’s smartphone or tablet in real time!
Mobicip: Limit screen time, filter the internet, monitor social media, and more.
PROS
- Comprehensive Parental Controls.
- Real-Time Location Tracking.
- Screen Time Management.
- Activity Reporting and Insights.
- Cross-Platform Compatibility.
- Limited Features in Free Version.
- Inconsistent Location Accuracy.
- Complex Setup for Some Users.
- Occasional Syncing Issues.
- Device-Specific Limitations.
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