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Shared family iPad

We have one iPad. I set up family sharing for me and my son who is 9yo. But I think I did it wrong. How does he log in under his own profile and not mine? I have parental restrictions set up for him but when he logs in, it’s under my profile, so none of the restrictions are in place. Is there a way to have a different passcode set up for him vs me. Or how do I log him in so that these restrictions take hold? It doesn’t make sense to me. Please help!

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Apr 16, 2021 1:37 PM

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Posted on Apr 16, 2021 1:51 PM

iPads are not designed to be shared. Family Sharing and restrictions are set up assuming each person has her/his own, unique Apple ID and her/his own, personal device.


If you only are using and sharing one device, consider using this approach for your son instead.


Use Guided Access with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

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Apr 16, 2021 1:51 PM in response to Jewlezita

iPads are not designed to be shared. Family Sharing and restrictions are set up assuming each person has her/his own, unique Apple ID and her/his own, personal device.


If you only are using and sharing one device, consider using this approach for your son instead.


Use Guided Access with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Shared family iPad

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