Why not able able to add family from the Apple TV app on your smart TV?

I don't own an Apple device, but I subscribe to Apple TV+. Why not allow me to add family members from my TV app? It says I have to have an Apple device to share with my family?

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Posted on Feb 14, 2024 10:52 AM

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Posted on Feb 14, 2024 1:55 PM

Why not allow me …

As this is a user-to-user community, no one here can speak for Apple (other than what they have publicly said). That makes “why” questions fruitless.


The organizer of the Family Sharing group must have an Apple device (iPhone, iPad, Mac) on which to manage this. These devices have built-in options in the device Settings for Family Sharing. The organizer and the subscriber do not have to be the same person.

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Feb 14, 2024 1:55 PM in response to Airborne18th

Why not allow me …

As this is a user-to-user community, no one here can speak for Apple (other than what they have publicly said). That makes “why” questions fruitless.


The organizer of the Family Sharing group must have an Apple device (iPhone, iPad, Mac) on which to manage this. These devices have built-in options in the device Settings for Family Sharing. The organizer and the subscriber do not have to be the same person.

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