Published by Microsoft Corporation on Mar 20, 2024

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Microsoft Family Safety Customer Insights

1. Notifications will come in saying my child is requesting more screen time, but when I click on it and the app opens there's either nothing there, or it says "something went wrong on our end".

2. Thks.For your child's safety, LOOK ELSEWHERE!! This is the WORST and most frustrating app I've ever used! When you attempt to do something simple, like change your child's schedule, it consistently give you a message to the effect of "Oops, it's not you, it's our fault.

3. They try to sell me premium (even if you close the popup, it comes right back), but why would anyone buy it when the free version doesn't function consistently.Constantly has issues connecting to it to change settings, but this also applies to the website as well.

4. Maybe prefetch the screen time data immediately when the app is run? Update 1: The app no longer works at all.

5. It's taking 20 to 30 seconds to load screen time options on each child.

6. For family and screen time changes you see it far more than the content on any wireless or cellular connection.

7. I generally find microsoft products much less intuitive than google and microsoft security measures are very frustrating to the point I have given most microsoft products.

8. Giving my kids an extra 15 or 30 minutes seems to just unlock it for an indefinite amount of time.

9. When I don't get an error message it also doesn't seem to work properly.

10. Was told to update, still nothing works after update.Recently started to fail with "it's not you, it's us" constantly thus rendering the app unusable.

11. It took 2 days to get all my children's devices connected, after struggling with settings and security issues.

Steps to Troubleshoot & Fix Microsoft Family Safety Issues

1. Fix Microsoft Family Safety Not Working/Crashes/Errors/Unresponsive & Black/White screen:


  1. Restart Microsoft Family Safety: Restarting the app will resolve most errors.
  2. Update the Microsoft Family Safety App. Here is how:
    1. On Android goto PlayStore » Search for "Microsoft Family Safety" » Open Microsoft Family Safety » click "Update".
    2. On iPhone, goto AppStore » Your profile » Available Updates » Check for Microsoft Family Safety » click "UPDATE".
  3. Clear Microsoft Family Safety app cache: Clearing cached data will force your app to retrieve the latest data directly from Microsoft Family Safety servers.
    1. On Android, goto Settings » Apps » Select "Microsoft Family Safety" » click Storage » click "Clear Cache".
  4. Check Microsoft Family Safety app permissions. If any of these permissions required to use your device's features are disenabled, Microsoft Family Safety might not work.
  5. Uninstall and reinstall Microsoft Family Safety. If nothing else has worked, completely uninstall Microsoft Family Safety then reinstall.
  6. Restart your device. Last, restarting your device can often clear most problems causing Microsoft Family Safety not working


2. Fix Microsoft Family Safety Server issues & Internet Connection


  1. Check network connection: An unstable Internet will make Microsoft Family Safety be unable to connect to it's servers. Ensure your wi-fi is working then restart app.
  2. Disable VPN: VPN can cause connection errors and lead to Microsoft Family Safety not working. Make sure all VPNs are off
  3. Enable background data: When Background data is turned off, Microsoft Family Safety may not be able to connect to the Internet when running in the background.

Reported Issues