Apps With Voice Chat - What UK Parents Should Know

Why it matters

Voice chat is not text, so it is much harder to filter or review afterwards, and in games it can mean talking with strangers.

What to check

Check whether voice chat is on, who it is open to, and whether your child plays with headphones in a shared room you can hear.

Apps with this feature

Features are based on what each of our app guides says. Apps change often, so check the app's own settings too.

• FaceTime Safety Guide

  No minimum age · We suggest 8+

  It supports one-to-one and group video calls of up to 32 participants, screen sharing, SharePlay for watching content together, and FaceTime audio.

• Minecraft Online Play Safety Guide

  Official age 7+ · We suggest 8+

  Controls who can send text and voice chat messages to your child during gameplay.

  Setting: Chat PermissionsWhere: Xbox/Microsoft Family Settings → Privacy & Online Safety → Communication & Multiplayer

• Roblox Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 5+ · We suggest 10+

  an age-checked 13-year-old can use voice chat if it is switched on

  Setting: Chat SettingsWhere: Settings → Parental controls → your child → Settings you manage → Communication

• Fortnite Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 12+ · We suggest 12+

  Voice chat is used extensively to coordinate with teammates.

  Setting: Voice ChatWhere: Epic Games Parental Controls → Voice Chat

• Epic Games & Fortnite Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 13+ · We suggest 13+

  Voice chat is switched on for open, public matches by default

  Setting: Voice ChatWhere: Fortnite Settings → Audio → Voice Chat

• Facebook Messenger Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 13+ · We suggest 13+

  Facebook Messenger is Meta's messaging platform, offering text, voice, and video communication.

• LINE, KakaoTalk & WeChat Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 13+ · We suggest 13+

  All three are 'super-apps' that combine messaging, voice and video calling, a social feed, an in-app browser, mini-programs and games, and an integrated payments wallet.

• Meta Quest VR Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 10+ · We suggest 13+

  where they walk around as an avatar and talk to other players by voice.

• Signal Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 13+ · We suggest 13+

  Signal is an encrypted messaging and calling app developed by the non-profit Signal Foundation.

• WhatsApp Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 13+ · We suggest 14+

  offering text, voice, and video communication with end-to-end encryption

• Discord Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 13+ · We suggest 15+

  Children use Discord primarily to chat with friends whilst gaming, joining voice channels to talk in real time during play.

• EA Sports FC (FIFA) Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 16+ · We suggest 16+

  Online matches involve chat features including voice and text communications.

  Setting: Online Communication SettingsWhere: Console parental controls → Communication and Multiplayer

• Viber Safety Guide

  Official age 16+ · We suggest 16+

  encrypted one-to-one and group chats, voice and video calls, disappearing messages

• Call of Duty & Warzone Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 18+ · We suggest 18+

  Children play online with friends and strangers in squads, communicating over live voice chat.

  Setting: Voice and text chatWhere: Activision account settings, plus the console's family settings (PlayStation / Xbox)

• Grand Theft Auto Online Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 18+ · We suggest 18+

  They play in open lobbies with adults from around the world, using voice chat to communicate.

  Setting: Voice ChatWhere: Console parental controls → Communication

• VRChat Safety Guide for Parents

  Official age 13+ · We suggest 18+

  its public worlds and voice chat put teenagers into unmoderated contact with adult strangers

  Setting: Safety SettingsWhere: VRChat in-game → Main Menu → Safety

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