Family Sharing makes it easy
for up to six family members
to share Apple subscriptions,
like Apple Music,
Apple Arcade, Apple TV+,
and Apple News+.
On top of that,
family groups can share
App Store purchases
and an iCloud storage plan
all without sharing an Apple ID.
One person,
the family organizer,
is in charge of setting up
Family Sharing.
They manage the group settings
and features
and can add kids to the group
by creating an Apple ID
just for them.
The family organizer can invite
up to five other people
to the Family Sharing group.
And every member needs
their own Apple ID to join.
Family Sharing is set up
on everyone's Apple devices
automatically.
If purchase sharing is enabled,
everyone will gain access
to purchased music, movies,
TV shows, most apps, and more.
That way, the group can share
individual purchases
while using their own Apple ID.
All subscriptions
and new App Store purchases
will be billed
to the organizer's account.
But don't worry.
Personal content stored
on each family member's device
won't be shared.
Photos, videos, messages,
and files will remain private.
And if you don't want to share
certain apps or other purchases,
you can hide them
from the rest of the group.
If there are kids in the group,
Family Sharing includes tools
designed just for them,
like parental controls within
Screen Time and Ask to Buy.
Ask to Buy
lets the family organizer
or another adult approve
purchase and download requests.
Family groups can share
iCloud storage too,
giving everyone enough space
to store photos, videos,
and files without having
to purchase separate plans.
The group can share
either 200 gigabytes
or two terabytes
of iCloud storage.
Family members won't have access
to each other's files,
but you will be able to see how
much storage everyone's using.
To make it easy for your family
to keep in touch,
each person can choose
to share their location
with other members of the group.
And if they do choose to share,
each family member
and their devices
will appear in a single list
in the Find My app,
making it easier to track down
a misplaced or stolen device
since the whole family can help.
That's how Family Sharing
can help groups stay connected
and share their favorite content
with their favorite people.
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