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Child account under family sharing

I am setting up family sharing for our phones. My child already has a phone and an account. Every time I try to add a child account, it prompts me to create a new account.. am I able to set her account up as my child without creating a new Apple ID?

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 9, 2022 6:43 AM

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Posted on Sep 9, 2022 7:21 AM

If your child already has an account, then add that account and don't create a new one.

If the child account is under 13 years of age it needs to be tied to a Family Sharing group and as such you would need to have it moved from whatever Family group its currently in to your new Family Group.

Link-> Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Apple Support


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Sep 9, 2022 7:21 AM in response to katalin176

If your child already has an account, then add that account and don't create a new one.

If the child account is under 13 years of age it needs to be tied to a Family Sharing group and as such you would need to have it moved from whatever Family group its currently in to your new Family Group.

Link-> Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Apple Support


Child account under family sharing

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