Add or remove members from your Family Sharing group on iPad

In a Family Sharing group, the organizer can add family members who have an Apple ID. The organizer, a parent, or a guardian can add a child to the group and create an Apple ID for them.

The family organizer can remove members or disband the group, and family members who aren’t teens with parental controls or children can remove themselves. Children need to be moved to another Family Sharing group if you remove them from your group or disband the group. See the Apple Support article Move a child to another group using Family Sharing.

Learn about types of Family Sharing members.

Add a family member with an Apple ID

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

Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing, then tap Add Member.
Tap Invite People, 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 ID and password on your device.

Create an Apple ID for a child

If a child is too young to create their own Apple ID, the organizer, a parent, or a guardian can add the child to the Family Sharing group and create an Apple ID for them.

Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing.
Do one of the following:
- If you’re the organizer: Tap Add Member, tap Create an Account for a Child, then follow the onscreen instructions.
- If you’re a parent or guardian: Tap Add Child, then follow the onscreen instructions.

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

Remove a member from a family group

The organizer of a Family Sharing group can remove other members. When a family member is removed, they immediately lose access to any shared content and subscriptions.

Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing.
Tap [member’s name], then tap Remove [member’s name] from Family.

Leave a Family Sharing group

When you leave a Family Sharing group, you stop sharing your purchases and subscriptions with family members and immediately lose access to any content they’ve shared.

Note: The organizer can’t leave the Family Sharing group. If you want to change the organizer, you must disband the group, and have another adult create a new one.

Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing.
Tap [your name], then tap Stop Using Family Sharing.

Disband a Family Sharing group

The organizer can disband a family group. When a Family Sharing group is disbanded, all members immediately lose access to the shared content and subscriptions.

Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing > [your name].
Tap Stop Using Family Sharing.

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