Microsoft gives parents peace of mind with new family features across devices

We live in a time of both great opportunity and great responsibility. Our children have access to more information, entertainment and more ways to connect than ever before, but with that comes plenty of new things that parents like you and I need to worry about and new ways to distract their attention. Today, we are excited to introduce new features Support.Microsoft.Com/Help that make it easier and safer for families to interact with technology and, each other, across devices and platforms.

Creating tools and features that empower both parents and kids has always been an important part of our work and is becoming increasingly vital, not only to us as a business, but to us as individuals – parents, aunts and uncles, siblings and friends. As a mother to a young and curious daughter, I deeply understand the need for tools to help balance the use of technology in the home as well as out of the home. It’s especially near and dear to me as leader of a team building experiences microsoft closing stores for mobile devices. We emphasize the idea of transparency as a guiding principle for these new experiences. Today, I am happy to share new features that will help create greater transparency between parent and child, as well as between Microsoft and parents microsoft closing stores in what to expect from our tools.

Updates to Microsoft Launcher for Android

We’re bringing new features to the popular Microsoft launcher app for android with two new mobile experiences, currently in preview, that give parents more peace of mind for their family and a look at your child’s activity across Support.Microsoft.Com/Help their devices – Windows 10 PCs, Xbox One devices, and now their Android phone.

With Microsoft Launcher installed on your family’s Android devices and a Microsoft Family group accounts set up, parents can:

• Stay up to date on kids’ whereabouts. At home and on the go, you can use Microsoft Launcher to get an update on your kids’ location and rest easier knowing they are safely where they should be. You can see your child’s (or children’s) last known location and time.
• Be aware of which apps your kids are using. Check in on your kids’ app activity on their Android device, including which apps microsoft closing stores are accessed and time spent on each app. With Xbox One or a Windows 10 PC set up in your family portal, you can also view their activities on those devices through Microsoft Launcher.

Microsoft Launcher is the only launcher that gives parents this visibility across Android, Windows 10, and Xbox One devices. Children and parents always have the option to toggle features off and on at any time and Support.Microsoft.Com/Help, best of all, it’s free. If you have a Microsoft family group, you can install Microsoft launcher on your family’s Android devices. If you don’t have a family group set up

Site blocking in Microsoft Edge for Android

With Microsoft Edge, the ability to allow or block websites has always existed on your PCs. Now, we are extending this feature to you and your family’s Android devices. If you have set up a Microsoft family group, any websites you have already tagged as allowed or blocked for your kid(s) will carry the same settings as they try to access websites in Microsoft Edge on their Android devices. The update will begin rolling out today.

We are also excited to announce 

MSN kids, currently in preview, a curated news site created specifically for children in the elementary and middle school age group microsoft closing stores. We saw a need for a place for kids to learn about the world in a safe, trustworthy and fun environment. The site offers editorially curated, age-appropriate news and features from partner publishers Support.Microsoft.Com/Help such as Time for Kids, Popular Science, Sports Illustrated for Kids, National Geographic, and USA TODAY.