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How exactly does the family sharing plan work? Will each have independent storage for their device? Can device A see what device B has in their storage allocation?

How exactly does the family sharing plan work? Will each have independent storage for their device? Can device A see what device B has in their storage allocation?

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 9:03 AM

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Posted on Jun 17, 2021 9:06 AM

Each person's storage is under their own Apple ID and is private. There is a single billing and each person in the plan can use as much of the total storage as is available (not already used). See information in Share an iCloud storage plan with your family - Apple Support including:

When you share a storage plan, your photos and documents stay private and everyone keeps using their own accounts with iCloud—just like when you have your own storage plan. You simply share the space available in the iCloud storage plan with your family members, so you only have one plan to manage.



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Jun 17, 2021 9:06 AM in response to PhillGood91

Each person's storage is under their own Apple ID and is private. There is a single billing and each person in the plan can use as much of the total storage as is available (not already used). See information in Share an iCloud storage plan with your family - Apple Support including:

When you share a storage plan, your photos and documents stay private and everyone keeps using their own accounts with iCloud—just like when you have your own storage plan. You simply share the space available in the iCloud storage plan with your family members, so you only have one plan to manage.



How exactly does the family sharing plan work? Will each have independent storage for their device? Can device A see what device B has in their storage allocation?

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