If you join your family's icloud storage plan, your own icloud storage plan automatically will auto cancel, correct?

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If you join your family's icloud storage plan, your own icloud storage plan automatically will auto cancel, correct?

I was told by Apple today that when someone joins their family's iCloud storage plan, their own iCloud storage plan will automatically cancel.

Someone in the Apple Discussion community named zinacef, a Level 10 Contributor, replied to this exact question on Sept. 16, 2020 as follows: "It will not cancel on its own, you will have to cancel it after joining the Family Sharing plan."

This runs counter to what Apple states.

Can someone confirm that zinacef is incorrect?

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Posted on Feb 19, 2024 4:32 PM

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FoxFifth

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Feb 19, 2024 6:34 PM in response to Laprodguy

If the family member had an upgraded iCloud storage plan, it will automatically cancel when they switch to the shared plan. See the following from Share iCloud+ with your family - Apple Support

When you share iCloud+, any family members using the free 5GB plan are added to your family plan automatically.

If a family member is already paying for their own iCloud+ plan, they can choose to switch to your plan or keep their own and still remain part of the family. When they switch to the shared family plan, they get a refund for the remainder of their personal plan. They can't keep their current plan and use the shared family plan at the same time.

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If you join your family's icloud storage plan, your own icloud storage plan automatically will auto cancel, correct?

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