It’s understandable that all parents worry about the safety of their children. Considering that, it’s important that parents have ways to ensure their children remain safe while on the internet. To the delight of many parents, Microsoft announced updates to its Android launcher that will make it more family-friendly.
One of these features is the ability to block websites that could be accessed in the Microsoft Edge app. This allows parents to help prevent their children from seeing adult content. Parents can also program their computing and gaming devices to have various family group settings. These settings allow parents to monitor and limit the time their children spend using Microsoft’s computing devices and video game consoles.
Another interesting move made by this company is to provide children with their own news hub that appeals to them. This new feature will be officially known as MSN Kids and will be very similar to the MSN News app. TechCrunch reports that several news sources for MSN Kids will include Time for Kids, National Geographic, and Popular Science.
Throughout life, many parents have understandably fearful moments when they haven’t heard from their children. That being said, Microsoft will include another feature in it’s upcoming Android update. This feature includes the ability for parents to track the location of their children from their mobile devices. A parent simply enables this feature from his or her phone and GPS technology begins to track the intended child. In addition, this feature even lets the user know the last time this location information was updated.
In closing, Microsoft recently announced an upcoming update for Android devices. This update is primarily focused on keeping younger Android users safe in addition to providing relief for many parents. These features include a new news service aimed at kids, content blocking, activity time limits, and the ability for parents to track their children using GPS information.
