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Adding family members to family sharing

Why must I first delete my child’s account in order to add my husband to my family? Is there no other way around this?

Posted on Sep 25, 2022 11:08 AM

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What is Family Sharing? - What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support - "With Family Sharing, you and up to five other family members can share access to amazing Apple services..."


Click on this link to learn how to 'Set up Family Sharing' --> Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

Read the section: "Invite people to join your family"

"Remember, you can only join one family at a time, and you can only switch to a different family group once per year."


There are several scenarios where what you say might be possible but without details it is hard to say if any of them apply. For example, if you already have 6 people total in the group.


Posted on Sep 25, 2022 2:18 PM

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Sep 25, 2022 2:18 PM in response to JasminCarter

What is Family Sharing? - What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support - "With Family Sharing, you and up to five other family members can share access to amazing Apple services..."


Click on this link to learn how to 'Set up Family Sharing' --> Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

Read the section: "Invite people to join your family"

"Remember, you can only join one family at a time, and you can only switch to a different family group once per year."


There are several scenarios where what you say might be possible but without details it is hard to say if any of them apply. For example, if you already have 6 people total in the group.


Adding family members to family sharing

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