Is FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather Safe for Kids?
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What FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather's age rating means
FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather holds a family-friendly Everyone rating on the Google Play. It is broadly appropriate, but a low age rating does not remove every risk: check whether it has chat, ads, or in-app purchases below.
Things for parents to check
- As a News & Magazines app, FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather can put your child in contact with strangers or user-generated content that is not moderated in real time. This is the biggest supervision concern for younger users.
What parents and users report about FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather
Users frequently report technical issues like app crashes, freezing, and connectivity errors. Many complain about inaccurate or missing local news/weather coverage, and some find the content outdated or poorly organized. Unskippable ads and paywalled content are also common frustrations.
Summarized from 195 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather if it is above your child's age.
Use Google Family Link to approve installs, set a Play Store content rating limit, require purchase approval, and block or uninstall FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather on your child's device.
FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather for kids: frequently asked questions
Is FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather safe for kids?
FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather carries a family-friendly official rating (Everyone) on the Google Play. That makes it broadly suitable, but even family-rated apps can include chat, ads, or in-app purchases, so check the factors below.
What age rating does FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather have?
The Google Play rates FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather as Everyone. This is the store's own content rating, set from the app's features and content, not our opinion. Use it as the starting point for whether it fits your child's age.
Can my child use FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather safely?
If you decide to allow it, use device parental controls: Screen Time and Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone, or Family Link and Play Store parental controls on Android. Turn on purchase approval, set age-appropriate content limits, and keep the account under your family group so you can see activity.
How do I block or remove FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather from my child's phone?
On iPhone, open Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, then restrict or delete the app and block reinstalling it. On Android, open Family Link, select your child, find FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.