Family sharing

Can my child message or FaceTime me from an iPad I’m signed in on through the family sharing? I set up her a child’s iCloud email.

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Sep 2, 2021 4:13 PM

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Posted on Sep 2, 2021 4:20 PM

KMR0729 wrote:

Can my child message or FaceTime me from an iPad I’m signed in on through the family sharing? I set up her a child’s iCloud email.

If she was to FaceTime or iMessage with you using your Apple ID, you would be talking to yourself. Your child should have their own Apple ID and should be signed into that Apple ID in order for FaceTime and iMessage to work correctly.


You should set up Family Sharing and give the child their own Apple ID.

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support


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Sep 2, 2021 4:20 PM in response to KMR0729

KMR0729 wrote:

Can my child message or FaceTime me from an iPad I’m signed in on through the family sharing? I set up her a child’s iCloud email.

If she was to FaceTime or iMessage with you using your Apple ID, you would be talking to yourself. Your child should have their own Apple ID and should be signed into that Apple ID in order for FaceTime and iMessage to work correctly.


You should set up Family Sharing and give the child their own Apple ID.

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support


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