Family account - I need rom for 1 more

My wife and I have 5 children. The family account is limited to 6 people. Is there a way by which Apple allows for more than 6 people to share? It seems like the limit of 6 is a bit arbitrary, although likely to prevent abuse of the system. Notwithstanding, 5 kids all born to the same parents (kind of irrelevant) should be able to share our music and apps etc... Help please!

Posted on Jan 23, 2021 9:59 AM

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Eric Root

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Jan 23, 2021 10:21 AM in response to Fompf

The limit is 6. The only work around I know of is to have 2 of the children share an Apple ID.

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