How to Stop Strangers from Messaging You on Xbox

To stop strangers from messaging you on Xbox, you can configure your message filters by going to Settings > Account > Privacy & online safety > Message safety, and then adjust your settings to limit who can send you messages. By doing this, you can block unwanted messages and only receive messages from people you have added as friends or allowed to contact you through your Xbox profile settings.

Understanding Xbox Message Safety Settings

Xbox provides various settings to help you control who can send you messages and what kind of content you want to see. You can choose to limit messages to only friends, or block messages from strangers altogether. Additionally, you can also report spam messages to Xbox to help prevent others from receiving similar messages.

Configuring Message Filters

To configure your message filters, follow these steps:

• Press the Xbox button to open the guide.
• Select Profile & system > Settings > Account > Privacy & online safety > Message safety.
• Adjust your messaging filters by using the info in each section to configure your ideal Xbox experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How Do I Turn Off Message Notifications on Xbox?

To turn off message notifications on Xbox, go to Settings by clicking the gear in the upper-right corner of your Xbox home screen, scroll down and click Preferences, click Notifications, and then unselect Notification banners to stop all notifications from popping up on your screen.

2. What Does “This Message Contains Unknown Content” Mean on Xbox?

“This message contains unknown content” on Xbox means that the message you’re trying to view contains content that is not recognized by Xbox, and you may need to reset your Microsoft Store/Xbox App to default settings to fix this issue.

3. How Do I Fix “This Message Contains Unknown Content” on Xbox?

To fix “this message contains unknown content” on Xbox, open Settings, go to Apps > Apps & features, look for Microsoft Store/Xbox App and click it, click the advanced options link, and then click the Reset button to reset Microsoft Store/Xbox App to the default setting.

4. How Do I Turn On Text Chat on Xbox One?

To turn on text chat on Xbox One, go to Settings > Ease of access, and select the checkboxes for “Speech-to-text on”, “Text-to-speech on”, “Text-to-speech voice”, and “Let games read to me” to indicate your preferred settings.

5. Why Can I Hear Someone Talking on My Xbox?

If you can hear someone talking on your Xbox, it may be due to Narrator, a screen reader that reads text, buttons, and other elements aloud on your Xbox console or Windows device.

6. How Do I Prevent Randoms from Messaging and Inviting Me on Xbox Series S|X?

To prevent randoms from messaging and inviting you on Xbox Series S|X, you can adjust your message filters and online safety settings to limit who can contact you.

7. Can I Mute Notifications from Someone on Xbox?

Yes, you can mute notifications from someone on Xbox by selecting their profile, opening it, selecting “change friendship”, and either changing to just friend from favorite or removing them, or by going into Settings > Preferences > Notifications > Xbox notifications > friends & broadcasts and changing what you want to have notified there.

8. How Do I Stop Random Spam Messages on Xbox?

To stop random spam messages on Xbox, you can report spam messages to Xbox, block phone numbers, and enable spam filters.

9. How Do I Stop Spam Messaging on Xbox?

To stop spam messaging on Xbox, read messages carefully, ignore unknown senders, put yourself on ‘do not text’ lists, use an alternate number, review your phone bill regularly, and report spam texts to your wireless carrier.

10. How Do I Stop Unwanted Text Messages on Xbox?

To stop unwanted text messages on Xbox, you can block spam texts on Android by opening your messaging app, finding the text you want to block, long-pressing the message, and tapping the Block icon.

11. Do I Get Notifications on Do Not Disturb Xbox?

When you start a Focus session, Do not disturb will turn on automatically and silence your notifications, and you can review notifications that you received during your session by selecting the notification center.

12. What Does Muting Someone on Xbox App Do?

Muting someone on Xbox App prevents them from speaking to you in-game or in a chat session, and you can mute a player by signing in to the Xbox app, selecting Social, and then selecting their profile from Friends.

13. How Do I Mute One Person’s Notifications on Xbox?

To mute one person’s notifications on Xbox, you can open Android Messages, tap the contact that has the notifications icon displayed, tap the three stacked dots in the upper right-hand corner, tap People & options, and then tap Notifications to toggle on and off.

14. Can You Tell if Someone is on Xbox?

Yes, you can check what your friends are doing on Xbox by pressing the Xbox button to open the guide, selecting Home, and then going to Friends & Community Updates, where your friends’ recent activity shows up.

15. Can You Talk to Someone on Xbox?

Yes, you can talk to someone on Xbox by opening a chat, right-clicking on a friend’s gamertag, and selecting Open chat, or by selecting Options (…) at the top, selecting Send a message, entering a gamertag or choosing someone from your friends list, and then selecting Start chat.