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iPad User Guide

Add a member to a Family Sharing group on iPad

With Family Sharing, each family member joins the family group with their own Apple Account. That way you can share access to subscriptions and other features without sharing personal information like photos or documents.

The family organizer can easily invite family members who have an Apple Account or create an Apple Account for a child who doesn’t have one yet.

Learn about types of Family Sharing members.

Add a family member with an Apple Account

The organizer of the Family Sharing group can add a family member who has their own Apple Account.

  1. Go to Settings app 👁 Image
     on your iPad.

  2. Tap Family, then tap Add Member in the upper-right corner.

  3. Tap Invite Others, then follow the onscreen instructions.

    You can send the invitation using AirDrop, Messages, or Mail. If you’re near the family member, you can also tap Invite in Person and ask the family member to enter their Apple Account email address (or phone number) and password on your device.

People you invite see your invitation at the top of Settings in the Family row. If they haven’t accepted your invitation, you can also follow up with reminders.

Create an Apple Account for a child

Children under 13 can’t create an Apple Account on their own. (This age varies by country or region.) But if you’re the family organizer or a parent or guardian, you can create an Apple Account for a child and add them to the Family Sharing group.

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Family, then do one of the following:

    • If you’re a parent or guardian: Tap Add Member.

    • If you’re the organizer: Tap Add Member, then tap Create Child Account.

      Note: If your child already has an Apple Account, tap Invite Others. They can enter their Apple Account and password on your device to accept the invitation.

  3. Enter the child’s name and birthday. The child’s birthday is used to set suggested content restrictions that determine the content they can access.

    You can also block content and prevent iTunes & App Store purchases, allow or block calls and messages from specific contacts, and schedule time away from the screen in Settings > 👁 Image
     Screen Time; share your child’s location with all members of the Family Sharing group, including any new members added later; and use Ask to Buy. You can change these settings at any time. For more information, see any of the following:

  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish creating the child’s account.

For more information about child accounts and the age at which a child can create their own Apple Account, see the Apple Support article Create an Apple Account for your child.

Allow access to Apple Intelligence* features including Image Creation, Writing Tools, and Intelligence Extensions. See Block access to Apple Intelligence features in Screen Time.

If you want to join an existing Family Sharing group, ask the organizer to add you. You can only be a member of one Family Sharing group at a time. If you want to join a different group, leave your current group first. See Leave a Family Sharing group.

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