How to configure an iPad for elderly parents

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How to configure an iPad for elderly parents

I have two iPad Air devices that I would like to pass on to my elderly parents. They don't have a credit card and so they cannot set up an apple account.

I am fine using my credit card to buy the necessary or desired apps, but I would like to have complete control over this.

What would be the best way to set this up? I thought about parental control, but Apple seems to limit this to people under a certain age, not 90 years old people.

Thanks for your assistance on this.

iPad Air, iPadOS 14

Posted on Sep 1, 2021 5:45 AM

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Answer 1

Luca Uggeri Author

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Sep 1, 2021 7:03 AM in response to LotusPilot

Thanks for your reply.

I did consider this solution, but it says that a person has to be under 13 years old to set up an account for them.

I share my subscriptions with my wife with family sharing, but she has her own account.

If I set up a child account for my parents would this be allowed under Apple policy?

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Answer 2

Sep 1, 2021 7:12 AM in response to Luca Uggeri

Family Sharing is not limited to minors. You’re not setting-up AppleIDs for adults - and not minors. AppleIDs can (and should) be created for each user (adult or otherwise) - and these users (up to six) can be added to the family group.

You may find these resources to be helpful with creating AppleIDs - without linking a credit card:

https://www.macworld.com/article/334285/how-to-set-up-an-apple-id-without-using-a-payment-method.html

https://appletoolbox.com/how-to-create-an-apple-id-without-credit-card/

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Answer 3

Sep 1, 2021 6:00 AM in response to Luca Uggeri

You have a very simple solution available to you - which allows you to share Apps, Services, Purchases and Subscriptions using the Family Sharing features:

Family Sharing - Apple

What is Family Sharing? – Apple Support

Set up Family Sharing – Apple Support

Share App Store, iTunes Store and Apple Books purchases with Family Sharing – Apple Support

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