"You need permission" Minecraft realms

AbbieNesham · Apr 21, 2020

I have a nintendo switch and have been wanting to create a realms server to play with my friends, but every time i try to make one a message pops up saying "You need permission" and says I need to change my privacy settings on my account and gives a link.
This link takes me to the xbox page where there are no available settings to change. My account is registered as an over 18s account and I've even tried getting my dad to start a family account to change my settings but nothing is working?

Edit: I've also bought a nintendo online subscription because I read that that is what I needed??

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XBF Leo G

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wi7bit

Hi AbbieNesham!

Sorry to hear you are having issues. The only reason you would see this message is because your account is not an adult account and is part of a family group.

You will need to ask an adult member to go the following link to amend the settings for your profile:

https://account.xbox.com/Settings

Francia J.

Hi, I hope you're doing great out there despite the issue that you're experiencing. I am an Independent advisor and I am here to help you in regards to your concern.

For you to manage it you can simply sign in to https://account.xbox.com/settings.

If the system detects that your account is a child account you will be redirected to a support site and if not you will be able to change it successfully.

If you're a child account make sure to use the organizer account in managing it.

CentralObject75

This is really not very helpful. What settings need to be "amended"? All of my son's settings are set to "Allow" and he still cannot access Realms due to the permissions error on his Pocket Edition (iPad).

PalmettoBling

Is it a realm? Or a world hosted on someones console? If it's on the console, the Xbox would need to be left on and the world opened in Minecraft and running to allow others to access it. If it's a Realm, then that is a subscription and the user would
have to continue to pay that cost to keep the Realm hosted and accessible. That person who owns the realm would be able to manage permissions for people who have access and who do not. Are you in contact with the owner of the world/realm?

"You need permission" Minecraft realms