removed xbox from family settings app with no warning and the app does not allow a sign in. Errors out before you can even get started.
Great app, issues I noticed: 1) The back button on the device exits the app instead of going back on step. 2) The navigation bar of the device is covering the app navigation buttons.
terrible half the time I lock my kids device he's still on it, I've had to confiscate it when it doesn't lock after the pre-set time. no way to block YouTube or internet browser, he uses both to defer the lock and access inappropriate content. but what other options do I have
Great apps for parents, so much easier to control screen time as well as limit certain apps or games. didn't get notifications at first but some fiddling around and i get them now.
I create settings for my child such as max hours of play per day & age ratings, & they often reset to 24hr access and age 18+. The only effect to the xbox seems to be occasional random messages saying things like "10 minutes left" but 10 minutes later my child is still playing & has not been kicked out due to time up. I have to check settings on the app 2 or 3 times a week & redo some or all of the settings. On this basis, it's pointless using the app. Frustrating, unreliable, waste of time.
App has improved a lot. There's a bug where if end time is midnight it'll allow next days allotted time even though start time doesn't start for several hours later. Need 15 increments for setting time and ability to set max headset volume.
DOES NOT WORK!!! Do not download, I used this app for nearly a year and liked it, not really an issue. Then all of a sudden in July 2024 it stopped tracking times accurately and would not work correctly when trying to give more time to my son. Whatever the developers did recently messed it up completely
Needs to allow custom time increases. Same thing with permissions. I shouldn't have to up my kids age so he can play multiplayer on a game he's already approved to play. Needs more granular options in general. Sometimes I want the kids to play mp but not be able to hear or receive chat comms
Recently, something has changed and although I can see the extension that I've given to my son's screen time, it doesn't get received on the Xbox. No matter how many times I add time it doesn't come up, I end up having to give him time in person. People to this, it worked well.
The "family" experience for Xbox has been broken for years.... ever since my son was little on xbox360. Moving forward to 'One' & series X, only my account is able to use Gamepass streaming ( you want EVERYONE in family to subscribe.) He's now in his 20s... and you've never improved the family experience. Now with the Oct 2025 price increase I am dropping my $20 per month ultimate to lower - or unsubscribing altogether. If I could give negative stars, I would.
