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Verizon Family Companion on Windows Pc

Developed By: Verizon Consumer Group

License: Free

Rating: 1,8/5 - 10.341 votes

Last Updated: February 20, 2025

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 8.69.09
Size 124.2 MB
Release Date December 16, 24
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics [see more (20)]

Description from Developer:
With the Verizon Family Companion app you can keep up with your family and they can keep up with you. Dependents on the Verizon Family account can:
- Locate Guardians, Members an... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Verizon Family Companion and install on Windows PC. Verizon Family Companion is free Tools app, developed by Verizon Consumer Group. Latest version of Verizon Family Companion is 8.69.09, was released on 2024-12-16 (updated on 2025-02-20). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000,000. Overall rating of Verizon Family Companion is 1,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 10,341 users, 7,688 users had rated it 5*, 1,655 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Verizon Family Companion on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Verizon Family Companion on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Verizon Family Companion on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Verizon Family Companion using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Verizon Family Companion" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Verizon Family Companion on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Verizon Family Companion" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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With the Verizon Family Companion app you can keep up with your family and they can keep up with you. Dependents on the Verizon Family account can:
- Locate Guardians, Members and other Dependents (if granted location sharing permission)
- Send a check-in (a location update to Guardians)
- Send a Pick-me-up request to a Guardian
- Start or receive a Safe Walk and send or receive an SOS
- View your driving insights

The Verizon Family Companion app is intended for minors in the family. Adults can use the Verizon Family app.

This app uses Accessibility and VPN services to support parental control features. Together, the Accessibility and VPN services are used to block children's access to websites prohibited by parents and to prevent children from disabling other parental control features.
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics
Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to call killBackgroundProcesses(String].
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.