User's Guide

FamilySharing
SetupFamilySharingoniPad
WithFamilySharing,familymemberscansharepurchases,subscriptions,aniCloudstorageplan,
ScreenTimeinformation,andmore,allwithoutsharingaccounts.
TouseFamilySharing,oneadultfamilymember(theorganizer)choosesfeaturesforthefamilyto
shareandinvitesuptofiveotherfamilymemberstoparticipate.Whenfamilymembersjoin,Family
Sharingissetupontheirdevicesautomatically.Youcanbepartofonlyonefamilygroupatatime.
FamilySharingisavailableoneligibledevices.SeetheAppleSupportarticleSystemrequirementsfor
iCloud.
SetupFamilySharing
FamilySharingrequiresyou(theorganizer)tosigninwithyourAppleIDandtoconfirmtheAppleID
youusefortheiTunesStore,theAppStore,andAppleBooks(youusuallyusethesameAppleIDfor
everything).
1. GotoSettings >[yourname]>FamilySharing,thenfollowtheonscreeninstructionstosetup
yourfamilygroup.
Youcanaddfamilymembersorcreateanaccountforachild.
2. Tapafeatureyouwanttoshare,thenfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
TolearnmoreaboutFamilySharingfeatures,seethefollowing:
SubscriptionsandiCloudstorage:YoucanshareApplesubscriptions,aniCloudstorageplan,
andAppStoresubscriptions.SeeSharesubscriptionsandiCloudstoragewithfamilymembers.
Purchases:YoucanshareiTunesStore,AppStore,AppleBooks,andAppleTVpurchases.See
Downloadfamilymembersʼpurchases.
Locations:Whenyoushareyourlocationwithfamilymembers,theycanusetheFindMyapp
toseeyourlocationandhelplocateamissingdevice.SeeShareyourlocationwithfamily
membersandLocateafamilymemberʼsmissingdevice.
Featuresforchildren:YoucanmanageyourchildrenʼsspendingandhowtheyusetheirApple
devices.SeeTurnonAskToBuyforchildren,SetupAppleCashFamily,andSetupScreen
TimethroughFamilySharing.
Dependingonthefeaturesyouchoose,youmaybeaskedtosetupasubscription.Ifyouchoose
toshareAppStore,music,movie,TV,andbookpurchaseswithyourfamilymembers,youagree
topayforanypurchasestheyinitiatewhilepartofthefamilygroup.Adultandteenfamily
memberscanturnoffpurchasesharingforthemselves.
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