Family Sharing Setup

Family Sharing makes it easy for up to six family members to share App Store purchases, Apple subscriptions, an iCloud storage plan, and more—all without sharing an Apple ID. You can set up an Apple ID for kids, set permissions remotely with Screen Time, and approve spending and downloads from a parent’s device with Ask to Buy. You can also set up Apple Cash for a child or teen, or set them up with an Apple Watch.
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This week for TECH TUESDAY I have been asked how to setup Family Sharing and the advantages of using it.

In order to setup Family Sharing you need to first setup iCloud, Instructions here:

iCloud Setup

Setting up Family Sharing will give you better control over your kids devices and allow shared resources, including:

Sharing Purchases
Sharing Subscriptions (iCloud, Music, etc)
Sharing Location
Parental Controls
Set Purchase Limits and setup Ask to buy
View and limit spending using Apple Cash
Child Apple Watch (without needing a phone)

How to setup Family Sharing (iPhone/iPad)

Make sure your device is updated to the latest version
- Settings – General – Software Update
Once the update is complete (this may take some time)
Go back to Settings – Click on your Name (at the top)
Click on Family Sharing
Follow the instructions onscreen to add Family members (the Parent who sets up Family Sharing will automatically become the Organizer)
- NB. It will prompt you to need to create an Apple ID for each Family Member, if they don’t already have one, including Children

How to Accept Family Sharing Invitation

On the device of the invited Family member
Go back to Settings – Click on your Name (if there is no name you will need to login using the new Apple ID you created)
Click on Invitations
Follow the onscreen instructions

How to setup Family Sharing (Mac)

Make sure your device is updated to the latest version
- System Preferences – Software Update
Once the update is complete (this may take some time)
Go back to System Preferences – iCloud – Family Sharing
Confirm the Apple ID
Select Share my Purchases
Follow the onscreen instructions

Edit / Add Members to Family Sharing

On your iPhone and iPad, go to Settings – Click on your Name – Family Sharing
On your Mac (Laptop or computer), go to System Preferences – iCloud – Manage Family (in the list on the left)