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VCGoddess Author

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will those sharing the plan be private

With family sharing, will each member's information stay private?

Posted on May 8, 2022 3:09 PM

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Posted on May 8, 2022 3:19 PM

See the following from Share iCloud+ with your family - Apple Support

When you share an iCloud+ subscription, everyone in the family group uses their own account. That way your photos, documents, and other information stay private, even though you're sharing access to the service. You simply share the features and space available in iCloud+ with your family members, so you only have one plan to manage.

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Joining Family Sharing My wife setup family sharing to manage our kids various device accounts but we have now grown to the point where I want to join the family sharing group as a co-owner. I have worked through the process of her inviting me to join but it keeps coming up with “group has other members” and won’t let me join. How do I fix this?
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May 8, 2022 3:19 PM in response to VCGoddess

See the following from Share iCloud+ with your family - Apple Support

When you share an iCloud+ subscription, everyone in the family group uses their own account. That way your photos, documents, and other information stay private, even though you're sharing access to the service. You simply share the features and space available in iCloud+ with your family members, so you only have one plan to manage.

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May 8, 2022 5:19 PM in response to VCGoddess

All their information will stay private except for their purchases, which are shared with family members.

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