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Family Sharing Child ID

Hi

We have family sharing and our kids need to use their apple IDs (which are child accounts) to set up an account on an app...but we keep getting the error message

"Cannot Create Account - Your Apple ID cannot be used to create accounts for other apps"

Please help as I have tried EVERYTHING I can think of in the settings and privacy, security, etc...

Thanks

Posted on Apr 1, 2021 6:24 PM

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Posted on Apr 1, 2021 8:47 PM

That message is related to the Apple 'Sign in with Apple' service.

Click on this link to learn more about security and privacy aspects, and requirements for using this service--> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210318


and click on this link to learn 'How to use Sign in with Apple' --> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211687

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Apr 1, 2021 8:47 PM in response to APPLE_USER_1001

That message is related to the Apple 'Sign in with Apple' service.

Click on this link to learn more about security and privacy aspects, and requirements for using this service--> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210318


and click on this link to learn 'How to use Sign in with Apple' --> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211687

Apr 10, 2021 8:44 AM in response to sschluet

Apple doesn’t routinely monitor the discussions. These are mostly user to user discussions.


If you want to, you can send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem or a suggestion for change. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem/suggested change solved sooner. Pick the closest topic you can find.


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Apr 8, 2021 11:41 PM in response to Limnos

This is not helpful. The inability to "Sign in with Apple" for child accounts (age less than 13) makes it impossible, for example, to play Among Us.

There should be something like "ask for permission" to sign in, or something. As it stands, the only way around this is to create a fake account, completely circumventing the entire purpose of parental controls or age restrictions.

Family Sharing Child ID

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