Xbox app gives parents more control over children’s spendinggedrag

Microsoft has added new features to the Xbox Family Settings app to help parents understand children’s spending habits. For example, they can limit how much money kids can spend on games and give them more money with the app.

With the new features , parents can give their kids more money for games and in-game purchases, or reduce their spending. Through the app , parents can give their children certain amounts, from ten dollars to a maximum of one hundred dollars. This amount of money is then added to a child’s Microsoft account.

The Ask to Buy function notifies parents again if a child wants to buy something that he or she does not have enough money for. Parents can then choose to pay for the purchase themselves, to give their child money, or to refuse the purchase.

With the update, parents can also see how much money a child still has in his or her Microsoft account and what a child’s payment history is. The Xbox Family Settings app became available last year for Android and iOS and lets parents limit screen time and manage who kids play and chat with, among other things .