If you have little ones at home who play the game console, surely you will be concerned when it comes to keeping track of what kind of games they play, how long they are in front of the screen and who they talk to. Well, you should know that there are applications and functions that allow you to know all that, so we are going to teach you how to control the little ones on Xbox One .
Xbox parental controls
The Microsoft console offers a complete parental control system that will allow you to configure a perfectly safe and controlled environment for minors. The best thing is that its administration is quite simple, since we will only have to perform a few simple steps to have everything configured.
This is all you need to do to have a profile controlled with parental control:
- Create a family group
- Create profiles for minors
- Establish hours and restrictions of use
With these settings, you will have everything tied to possible access to inappropriate content, you will have total control of the time spent in front of the screen and you will even be able to manage the friendships that are born through the online game.
How do I configure parental control?
To create a controlled environment on Xbox One and PC, you must use the Xbox Family Settings application to fully manage all settings. It is a very simple application to use and will allow you to do everything from your mobile phone, without having to do anything on the console or on the PC, although you can also perform most of the steps from the official website .
The application is available in beta version for both iOS and Android, so you only have to download to start configuring everything.
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Once you have it installed, you will have to log in with the account of the person who will manage the Family Group. It should be a registered Microsoft account, so use your Xbox or Windows login account to get started. If you don’t have one and are new to this, it’s time you created a new one. You can do it from the application’s own welcome screen.
With the account created and signed in to the Xbox Family Settings app, it’s time to create the Family Group. The application will invite you to add a minor to the family group, and to do that you will have two options:
- Invite to an account already created : If the minor already has their user account and logs in with it on Xbox, you must choose the option to invite someone to send the request to their account.
- Create an account for a minor : If the minor does not yet have their own account, it is time to create one. The process will be identical to creating a normal account, so you will have to use an email (or create a new one) and choose a username.
What can be done with parental controls?
With the account already created and added to the family group, it is time to establish the parameters that will allow you to be calm regarding the use that the little one can give to the console and the networks. These are the functions that you can use in the application:
- Set device usage times : Determine at what times and for how many hours you can be using a device.
- Set usage times for applications and games : Choose at what times and how many hours you can play a game or a specific application.
- Usage time notifications : You can report on the screen how much usage time you have left.
- Activity reports: Check all the activity thanks to receiving an email with the monthly summary.
- Accept purchases : Are you afraid of a possible improper purchase? Force the system to require your approval before completing a purchase.
- Establish payments : You can add money as a balance in your account so that you can buy on your own.
- Purchase log : Check your purchase and order history through the Microsoft Store.
- Accept incoming friend requests : You will be able to choose who befriends your child, although it is an option that is still pending implementation.
In this way, the Xbox Family Settings application will become your control center to manage all the profiles you need. This way you will be able to know what they are doing at all times, control what games they play and even block access to Minecraft if they have not fulfilled the house chores.
