You can, for example, make sure only key apps like the Phone app are available after a certain time at night. Screen time works across Apple computers and mobile devices, so the settings are carried across, and of course you can adapt these settings at any time as your children get older.
Microsoft
The Microsoft account you use to sign in to Windows can form the basis of a family group that also allows you to keep tabs on your kids. These features work across Windows, Android, and Xbox, and to a limited extent on iOS (again, Apple doesn’t really allow other software the necessary access to apps for phone monitoring).
In this case, there’s a bit of a muddle of old and new tools. The best place to get started is the Microsoft Family Safety website. From there you’ll be able to specify the people in your family (families can have up to six people in them, including you), and access the Microsoft Family Safety app on the web, Android, and iOS.
All the regular features for your family can be accessed through the apps on web and mobile. Pick one of your kids and you can see where they are on a map (based on the location of their Android device), see how much time they’re spending on their devices, and put limits on screen time, app use, and web access.
As with Google and Apple, children aged 13 and over can have their own Microsoft accounts, and you can create accounts for kids that are younger than that. Apps and games on Windows and Xbox can be filtered by age appropriateness, while web and search limits can be set through the Microsoft Edge browser. Apps can be blocked on Windows, Xbox, or Android.
