Dad used to have an iPhone and was an organizer bought an android and is no longer using the iPhone, BUT forgot to dump organizer status leaving the rest of us stranded. How can we move in without him?
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 17
I am going to post this because it is what Apple officially says:
Use Family Sharing with Apple Music on Android - Apple Support
"How to start and manage your own family group
When you get an Apple Music family subscription, you can start and manage a family group to share your subscription." So according to what Apple officially says, you can still "manage" a family group with an Android device. However, when I have posted that in the past it is often not recognized as being a valid observation.
Ultimately if your objective is to change Organizer, you have to disband the current family and set up a new Family group with the different Organizer.
How to leave Family Sharing --> Leave Family Sharing - Apple Support
How to set up Family Sharing --> Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support
From: Hi, how do I make me to family organizer,… - Apple Community
"If there are children under 13 years old, the new organizer needs to leave the existing family, set up the new family, and then the under 13 years old children can be transferred to the new family. Then disband the old family and join the new family."
Move a child to another group using Family Sharing ---> Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Apple Support
From: Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support
"Remember, you can only join one family at a time, and you can only switch to a different family group once per year." August 2022
Note that when doing this you may wish to set up temporary, individual bridging subscriptions to any Apple services such as iCloud and Apple Music subscriptions. If there is a time when a person who is using a subscription is no longer covered by a family plan during the transition they may lose access to features of those services, such as losing Apple Music playlists.
I am going to post this because it is what Apple officially says:
Use Family Sharing with Apple Music on Android - Apple Support
"How to start and manage your own family group
When you get an Apple Music family subscription, you can start and manage a family group to share your subscription." So according to what Apple officially says, you can still "manage" a family group with an Android device. However, when I have posted that in the past it is often not recognized as being a valid observation.
Ultimately if your objective is to change Organizer, you have to disband the current family and set up a new Family group with the different Organizer.
How to leave Family Sharing --> Leave Family Sharing - Apple Support
How to set up Family Sharing --> Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support
From: Hi, how do I make me to family organizer,… - Apple Community
"If there are children under 13 years old, the new organizer needs to leave the existing family, set up the new family, and then the under 13 years old children can be transferred to the new family. Then disband the old family and join the new family."
Move a child to another group using Family Sharing ---> Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Apple Support
From: Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support
"Remember, you can only join one family at a time, and you can only switch to a different family group once per year." August 2022
Note that when doing this you may wish to set up temporary, individual bridging subscriptions to any Apple services such as iCloud and Apple Music subscriptions. If there is a time when a person who is using a subscription is no longer covered by a family plan during the transition they may lose access to features of those services, such as losing Apple Music playlists.
How to remove organizer from family member who had an android?
