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Family Safety location and drive safety features removed
Microsoft removed the location and driving safety features in Family Safety that Microsoft 365 Family unlocked
What changed
- Location alerts and driving safety in Family Safety
- Was Before: Unlocked by Microsoft 365 Family
- After: Removed
What this means for you
Families who used Microsoft 365 Family for location alerts or driving insights need another app. Microsoft said it would focus Family Safety on digital safety features.
How we know
Microsoft's help page says location and driving safety features stop working on Nov 29, 2024.
An archived copy of that help page from Feb 24, 2024 already announced the removal.
An archived copy of the US compare page from Jan 2, 2022 says Family unlocks these features.
Sources
- Microsoft Support: End of support for location and drive safety (capture Feb 24, 2024) · archived copy
- Microsoft 365 compare plans page, US (Jan 2 2022: Family unlocks location alerts and driving safety) · archived copy
Full research notes
In 2022 the US compare page said: 'Microsoft 365 Family subscription unlocks location alerts and driving safety features in mobile app.' Microsoft Support (February 2024): 'Location and driving safety features will be removed from Microsoft Family Safety on November 29, 2024', because 'subscribers are using the digital safety features much more than the physical safety features', and they 'will automatically stop working on November 29, 2024.' No replacement was named.
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