How to setup Family Sharing

Family Sharing setup on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch:

  • Open Settings and tap on your name at the top Tap on ‘Set Up Family Sharing’ Click on ‘Get Started’ Choose the first feature you want to share with your family (iOS 11 or later) Click ‘Continue’ Choose a Shared Payment method - this card will be used by family members to pay for iTunes, Apple Books and App Store purchases. Click ‘Continue’ Tap on Invite Family Members Enter the security number for your Shared Payment card if requested and click ‘Next’ A new iMessage will appear with a link to the Family Sharing invitation. Type in your family member’s contact name or number and press send. Click ‘Done’.

Family Sharing setup on Mac:

  • Choose the Apple Menu in the top left of your screen  Open System Preferences  Click on iCloud (or the Family Sharing icon if you’re running macOS Catalina) Tap on ‘Set up Family’ or ‘Add Family Member’ Enter a family member’s name, email address or Game Centre nickname Click Continue  Enter the security card for your card to confirm you are the Family Organiser Choose whether to send an invitation or ask your family member to enter the password for their Apple ID

Requirements for Family Sharing

What information can be shared in Family Sharing?

iTunes and App Store Purchases

Apple Music

iCloud Storage

Location Sharing

Screen Time

Apple Subscriptions

How does purchasing work on Family Sharing?

Ask to Buy feature

Accessing purchased content

Hiding purchased content

Shared photo album on Family Sharing

How to access the Family Album

How to add to the Family album

How to turn off notifications for the Family album

How to change settings for the Family album

How to add other people to the Family album

How to delete the Family album

  • Apple Photos tips and tricks

Shared calendar on Family Sharing

How to access the shared calendar

How to change the name of the shared calendar

How to add an event to the shared calendar

How to add a person to the shared calendar

How to change the colour the shared calendar appears

How to turn off notifications for the shared calendar

How to show or hide the shared calendar in your Calendar app

How to delete the shared calendar

How to add a family member to your Family Sharing group

How to remove a family member from your Family Sharing group

How to turn a shared feature on or off for your Family Sharing group

How to turn off Family Sharing