Prepare Family Sharing

Y'all tin get-go a new family unit grouping and invite people to join, or you can join someone else'south family group.

Family Sharing makes information technology piece of cake for upward to six family members to share music, movies, TV shows, apps, books, subscriptions including iCloud+, and more than, all without sharing an Apple ID.1 You can set up an Apple tree ID for kids, set permissions remotely with Screen Fourth dimension, and approve spending and downloads from a parent's device with Inquire to Buy.2 You tin as well set upwards Apple tree Cash for a child or teen, or fix them upwardly with an Apple tree Watch. Learn more nearly what y'all can do with Family Sharing.

  • Start a family group

  • Invite family members

  • Join a family unit grouping

Outset a family group

One developed in the family unit — the family organizer — can gear up Family Sharing for the group from their iPhone, iPad, iPod bear on, or Mac. If purchase sharing is turned on, the family organizer pays for family members' purchases and must take a valid payment method on file. Bank check which payment methods are available in your country or region.3

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod bear on

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap your name.
    iPhone showing Family Sharing in Settings.
  3. Tap Family Sharing, then tap Set Upwardly Your Family.
  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your family and invite your family members.

On your Mac

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, and then click Family Sharing.
    Mac showing Family Sharing in System Preferences.
  2. Confirm the Apple ID that y'all want to apply for Family unit Sharing, and make certain that Share My Purchases is selected.
  3. Follow the onscreen instructions.

If you lot're using macOS Mojave or earlier:

  1. Choose Apple carte  > Arrangement Preferences, and so click iCloud.
  2. Confirm the Apple tree ID that you want to use for Family Sharing, and make certain that Share My Purchases is selected.
  3. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Invite people to bring together your family

You lot can be a part of only ane family at a time.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod bear upon

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap your name, then tap Family Sharing.
  3. Tap Add Member.
  4. If your child doesn't accept an Apple ID, tap Create an Account for a Kid. But if your child already has an Apple tree ID, tap Invite People. They can enter their Apple ID password on your device to take the invitation.
  5. Follow the onscreen instructions.

On your Mac

  1. Choose Apple card  > System Preferences.
  2. Click Family Sharing.
  3. Click Add Family Member, so follow the onscreen instructions.

If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier:

  1. Choose Apple tree menu  > System Preferences, so click iCloud.
  2. Click Manage Family.
  3. Click the add family unit member push button (+), then follow the onscreen instructions.

If you lot have multiple Apple tree IDs, yous can invite each of your accounts to the group, and so you can share purchases from your other Apple IDs with your family.

Run into if your family fellow member accepted the invitation

Later y'all send the invitation, y'all tin check its condition.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod bear on

  1. Become to Settings.
  2. Tap your name.
  3. Tap Family Sharing.
  4. To run into the status of the invitation, select that person'southward proper noun.
  5. If you need to resend the invitation, select Resend Invitation.

On your Mac

  1. Choose Apple bill of fare  > System Preferences, then click Family unit Sharing. Or if you're using macOS Mojave or before, cull Apple card  > System Preferences > iCloud, then click Manage Family unit.
  2. To see the status of the invitation, select that person'due south proper noun.
  3. If you lot need to resend the invitation, select Resend Invitation.

Bring together a family group

Accept or decline an invitation to join a family directly from your device. Y'all'll get an invitation by email or in a text message. Then you can reply right from the invitation. If yous miss the email or text invitation, respond from your device Settings or System Preferences.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap your name.
  3. Tap Invitations.

To accept an invitation, follow the onscreen instructions. When y'all join a family, yous might be asked to ostend your account information and to opt-in to any features or services your family set upward.

On your Mac

Cull Apple tree menu  > System Preferences, then click Family unit Sharing. If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier, choose Apple tree menu  > System Preferences > iCloud, then click Manage Family.

To have an invitation, follow the onscreen instructions. When you join a family, you might exist asked to confirm your account data and to opt-in to any features or services your family prepare.

If you can't accept the invitation

If you tin't accept the invitation, see if someone else joined a family unit with your Apple ID. Remember, y'all tin only join i family unit at a fourth dimension, and you can only switch to a different family group in one case per year.

  1. Non all content is eligible to be shared.
  2. Age varies by country or region.
  3. Accepted forms of payment vary by state or region.

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