Your brand new Xbox Live account gives you access to a myriad of settings to let you, and your loved ones, play the way you want online. You can manage all of your settings at account.xbox.com/settings but here's a rundown of the most important ones: JOIN MULTIPLAYER GAME SETTINGS If your settings are set to block joining multiplayer games, you can't play multiplayer games on Minecraft including shared local worlds, Realms or servers. To enable multiplayer in Minecraft ensure that this setting is set to Allow.' OTHERS can communicate via voice or TXT, as well as invites SETTINGS If you have your settings to block communication with other players, you will be allowed to participate in multiplayer experiences on Minecraft however, you won't be able to view messages in chat from other players or receive invites to join other players' games. Child Accounts for Children under 13 If you're under 13 years old, you'll require parental permission to sign up for an Xbox Live account. Parents can add a child account at https://account.microsoft.com/family/addmember. By default, all child accounts have their communication and multiplayer settings blocked. This means that children's accounts are unable to play in other players' worlds, Realms, servers, or communicate with other players online until their parents log in and change the settings to enable multiplayer. To learn more about Xbox Live settings, you can visit https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox-one-privacy-and-online-safety General Tips for Staying Safe ONLINE IN MINECRAFT There are numerous excellent safety guides on the internet. Here's one we would recommend. but here are a couple of Minecraft-specific advice. DO NOT SHARE YOUR Xbox Live ACCOUNT PASSWORD Your account does not only contain your personal information, but if you have an account in the Realm or have made a purchase in the marketplace, it also is the record of all of your purchases made online in Minecraft. Minecraft You should never give out your password or share your Xbox Live account. THERE'S NO WAY TO GET FREE MINECRAFT COINS OR MARKETPLACE CONTENT Anyone who requests account details or personal information, and then promises you Minecraft Coins or content in exchange is not doing you any good! There's no way to get Coins or marketplace content other than through the game - and there's no method to send Coins to another player.
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