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Apple Watch adding apps with “watch app” Family share

I bought my son a new Apple Watch but he has no phone. I used my phone to set up his watch and was required to open a new Apple ID for him. At some poin a few months agot I was able to add apps to his watch using the watch app on my phone. However, something happened and I cannot longer do this to add apps on his watch. Is this a known issue, and how do I fix this? I can still do it to my own watch, but when I switch to his it doesn’t show the apps that could be added at all.

thank you

Apple Watch Series 7

Posted on Jan 5, 2023 6:01 PM

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Jan 8, 2023 1:11 PM in response to tavo11111111

Hello tavo11111111,


We'd like to provide some guidance that can help you manage a family member's device after it has been set up. All guidance we'll reference can be found here: Set up Apple Watch for a family member


"Manage a family member's Apple Watch after you set it up


You can use your iPhone to adjust settings and customize features on a Family Setup watch:


1.Open the Apple Watch app on the iPhone that you used to set up the watch.

2.Tap All Watches, tap the watch under Family Watches, then tap Done.

3.Choose a setting to adjust.



Availability of features and apps


Health and fitness features:


  • High and low heart rate notifications are available for users 13 and older.
  • Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is available for users 18 and older.
  • Walking Steadiness and Fall Detection are available for users 18 and older.
  • Users under the age of 13 can use move minutes, rather than active calories, for their Move goal in the Activity app.

Apple Pay features:


  • Apple Cash Family is available to users under the age of 18, allowing them to make purchases and send and receive money in Messages with Apple Pay (United States only).
  • Apple Pay using a credit or debit card in the Wallet app is not available with Family Setup.


The following features and apps are not available: Medications, respiratory rate, irregular heart rhythm notifications, ECG, Cycle Tracking, Sleep, Wrist Temperature, Blood Oxygen, Audiobooks, Remote, News, Home, and Shortcuts."


If you continue to experience issues managing the device we'd recommend ensuring the device is still set up correctly, or re-setting up the device if necessary.


Take care!

Apple Watch adding apps with “watch app” Family share

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