Managing Multiplayer Game Access for a Child Account in Minecraft

Minecraft allows you to manage your child’s ability to find friends and join them in multiplayer games or Realms when using a Microsoft account to play Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. Minecraft uses Microsoft and Xbox family safety features to manage parental controls even if you do not play Minecraft on an Xbox. See Set Up Microsoft Family Groups for Parental Controls in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition to learn more about Microsoft accounts and Family Groups.

Manage multiplayer settings using Xbox Privacy online

1. Visit Privacy & online safety on the Xbox Settings page.
2. Sign in using the parent’s Microsoft account.
3. Click on the tile for the child Microsoft account you want to manage.
4. Select Privacy or Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows 10 devices Online Safety to locate specific settings.
5. Adjust settings as desired.
6. Click Submit and wait for the page to reload.
7. Sign out of Minecraft and restart for the new settings to take effect. 

Manage multiplayer settings using the Xbox Family App

1. Launch the Xbox Family Settings app on your mobile device.
2. Sign in using the parent’s Microsoft account.
3. Tap the tile for the child Microsoft account you want to manage.
4. Tap on the Settings gear in the top right.
5. Tap the category tiles to adjust category settings
6. Sign out of Minecraft and restart for the new settings to take effect.

Settings options for multiplayer games and Realms in Minecraft

Select Allow or choose an appropriate group to enable the following features for Minecraft on your child’s Microsoft account using either the Microsoft Family Safety website or in the Xbox Family Settings app.

• Join multiplayer games/Join multiplayer on Xbox: Enable multiplayer gaming, Realms, and other server access to allow games with other players.
• Join cross-network play: Enable multiplayer gaming with players on other gaming services and devices outside of Xbox/Microsoft such as PlayStation and Nintendo.
• Add friends and follow others: Enable your child to find other players through the Friends interface in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition to create multiplayer games.
• Communicate with voice, text, or invites/Manage online communication: Control who your child can communicate with using the chat function in Minecraft when playing multiplayer games.