PlayStation Family App – A New Way To Control Kid’s Gaming

PlayStation Family App: Recently, PlayStation has announced a new feature for its users. This new feature is known as the PlayStation Family App. It is focused on making PlayStation games more ‘kid-friendly’ across the globe.

However, PlayStation already has a kid’s gaming section that allows parents to monitor what their kids are playing on the device. But this new introduction is specially made for Android and IOS phones. This will allow parents to monitor and control their kids’ gaming habits anytime, anywhere, through their cell phones.

More about the App

The PlayStation Family App feature is already live and is available for parents to download on their phones. This new feature works with PlayStations both PS5 and PS4 consoles, making it easier for parents to manage their child’s gametime and habits.

This feature is an initiative from PlayStation to help kids to enjoy a safe, age-appropriate, and limited online gaming experience. While it also allows parents to keep a check on their kids without diving into the clunky PlayStation system menus.

With just a few clicks of the phone, the parents are ready to be completely tension free about what their kids are doing. The kids can also play their games for some extra time on free days as the feature allows multiple settings that are flexible for parents and kids’ needs.

Overall, this new feature is PlayStation’s initiative to make online gaming more accessible, global, safe, and under the regulations of parents for their kids.

How do you get the new PlayStation Family App on your mobile phone?

Getting the “PlayStation Family App” is easy. Here is a guide on how to get the app and how to set it up for use.

Step 1: Download the app.

• If you have an Android phone, go to the Google Play Store app and, if you have an iPhone, visit the App Store to download the “PlayStation Family App.”
• Open the app and search for “PlayStation Family” option and install it. (yes, it is free)

Step 2: Sign-in to the app.

• If you already have a ‘PSN account’, use it to log in to the PlayStation Family app. If not, then create one.
• Then open the app. It will guide you to more options, including – Setting Up Your Family: adding child accounts, configuring parental controls, etc.

Step 3: Add more family members.

• Child accounts can already be present if you have this account on your PlayStation console to keep a check on your child. In that case, you can choose to add more family members, child or adult, to keep an eye on the child’s activities.
• This can be done under the “Family Management” option available in “Settings.”

Step 4: Configure parental controls and other settings.

• Once you add family members (especially children), you will be able to set up the parental control app according to your liking. Here is all that you can do with it.

1. Set daily playtime limits.
2. Schedule when your children can play games online.
3. Approving or denying extra time requests from your children.
4. Managing your kids’ game-related spending or purchase limits.
5. Setting age-appropriate content restrictions and privacy settings according to your needs.

All this sounds like a great effort to make online gaming safer for kids and tension free for their parents. It will be interesting to see how this new feature works in controlling the kids’ gaming issues. Stay tuned to mgcbuzz.com to know more about this story. We will see you next time with more engaging news from the entire online gaming community.