How to let your kids play their Xbox games with friends on other platforms
If you have a family group set up with your Microsoft Account and for Xbox, then you’ll already know about some of the great features for controlling what your kids have access to. But one thing they may want to use is actually hidden behind a setting you might not know exists.
Crossplay.
This is specifically referring to cross-network play, that is, playing with friends outside the Xbox Live walls. When it comes to some of today’s best Xbox games like Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons, it’s perfectly possible for your kids to play from their Xbox Series S with their friends on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation, for example, but to do so, you’ll have to give them the magic permission first.
There are a couple of different ways to enable it and we’ll walk you through each.
How to set up crossplay in the Xbox Family Settings app
Grab it for either iPhone or Android and get logged in with your Microsoft Account before following these steps.
- Tap on the relevant child profile.
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- Next, tap the settings icon in the bottom right corner.
- Scroll down and tap on cross-network play.
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- Set the toggle switch to allow.
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This will now enable crossplay outside Xbox Live, but it won’t enable communication with those platforms.
How to set up crossplay on the web
- If using the Xbox app, first open settings.
- Click manage privacy settings.
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- If going through the web, go to account.xbox.com/en-us/settings and login.
- Click on your child’s profile.
- Click Xbox One/Windows 10 Online Safety
- Ensure the first box, relating to crossplay, is set to allow.
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This will now enable crossplay outside Xbox Live, but it won’t enable communication with those platforms.
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