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Microsoft Edge on Android shows blocked sites on my son's phone
I've set up my son's laptop with Edge and have blocked sites such as Youtube via Family Safety. I can verify that on the laptop. On his Android phone, I have: * Installed Family Safety and log...
Nothing wrong with your setup, it's just where android enforces things. Web filtering lives inside Edge and only while he's signed in, there's no OS-level policy like on Windows. Screen time comes from the Family Safety app and filtering has to be picked up by Edge. two separate paths which is why half of it works.
Quick test, open InPrivate in Edge and try youtube
- Blocked there but not in normal mode: the policy just hasn't reached his profile. Force-stop Edge + Family Safety, reopen, and add m.youtube.com alongside youtube.com (mobile resolves that host separately)
- Allowed in both: filtering isn't active at all. Check the Family Safety permissions on Android (Accessibility / Usage access / Device admin) a missing one fails silently https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/family-safety/troubleshooting-microsoft-family-safety
Heads up either way cuz on Android he can sign out of Edge or grab another browser and Family Safety won't stop him, it can't block other browsers there. If you want device-wide enforcement, Family Link is the layer that does it
keep Family Safety for the laptop and the reporting.