Set up Family Sharing on iPhone

Family Sharing lets you and up to five other family members share access to Apple services, eligible purchases, an iCloud storage plan, and more. You can even help locate each other’s missing devices.

One adult family member—the organizer—invites other family members to participate. When family members join, Family Sharing is set up on everyone’s devices automatically. The group then chooses which services and features they want to use and share.

Family Sharing is available on eligible devices. See the Apple Support article System requirements for iCloud.

👁 The Family Sharing screen in Settings. Five family members are listed and four subscriptions are shared with the family.

Create a Family Sharing group

You only need to set up Family Sharing on one device. Then it’s available on all your devices that are signed in to the same Apple Account.

Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
Tap your name, then tap Family.
Open Family settings for me
Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your Family Sharing group.
Tap Invite next to suggested family members (if any are listed), or tap Invite Others, then do one of the following:
- Tap Create Child Account to create an Apple Account for a child you want to add to your family.
- Tap Invite People, then follow the onscreen instructions to invite family members and designate added adult members as parents or guardians. Learn about types of Family Sharing members.
You can also add family members later. See Add a member to a Family Sharing group on iPhone.
Tap a feature you want to set up for your Family Sharing group (for example, Subscriptions), then follow the onscreen instructions.
To set up parental controls or Apple Cash for a child, tap their name, tap the feature, then follow the onscreen instructions.
You can see what you’re sharing with your family and adjust sharing settings at any time.

To learn how to set up or join a Family Sharing group on all your devices, see the Apple Support article Set up Family Sharing.

What you can do with Family Sharing

You can set up or share the following with your Family Sharing group:

Passwords and passkeys: You can share passwords and passkeys with people in your family to access important accounts. See Share passwords and passkeys with people you trust on iPhone.
An iCloud Drive folder: Organize and share family documents, photos, and more. See Share files and folders in iCloud Drive.
Apple and App Store subscriptions: You can share Apple subscriptions, including iCloud+, and eligible App Store subscriptions. See Share Apple and App Store subscriptions with family members.
Payment methods: The family organizer can set a default payment method in their Apple Account, which can be used by others in the Family Sharing group. By default, all purchases are billed to the family organizer, unless family members add their own payment method for their purchases. See the Apple Support article Add a payment method to your Apple Account.
Purchases: You can share items purchased in the App Store, Apple Books, and Apple TV. The family organizer pays for everyone's purchases unless they turn off Purchase Sharing or other adult family members use their own payment method to make purchases. See the Apple Support article How to share apps and purchases with Family Sharing on your iPhone or iPad.
Locations: When you share your location with your Family Sharing group, all family members, including any new members added later, can use the Find My app 👁 Image
to see your location and help locate a missing device. See Share locations with family members and locate their lost devices.
Apple Card and Apple Cash: You can share Apple Card with trusted members of your Family Sharing group or set up an Apple Cash Family account for a child. See Use Apple Cash and Apple Card with Family Sharing (U.S. only).
Parental controls: You can manage your children’s purchases, how they use their Apple devices, and more. See Set up parental controls with Family Sharing.
A device for your child: You can set up a new iPhone or iPad for a child and customize parental controls. See Set up a device for a child with Family Sharing.

See recommendations for Family Sharing features

To see suggestions to help you get the most out of Family Sharing, go to Settings 👁 Image
> Family, then tap Recommended For Your Family.

URL: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-up-family-sharing-iph223f61318/ios