steven124

Q: How do you change a birthday for a child in iCloud

I created iCloud accounts for my children before Apple allowed children under age 12 to do so. I just used my birthday instead of theirs. Now that Apple has rolled out family sharing for iCloud in iOS 8 I need to change their birthdays back to the correct ones. Until then I can't manage their accounts correctly as children. When I go in to change the birthday, it tells me I can't change it to that recent of a birthday.

 

I have my own domain that we use for email and I used those as their iCloud accounts, so I can't really set up new iCloud accounts for them.

 

Am I missing something or is there any solution for this?

 

Thanks in advance.

iPhone 4S, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 2:46 PM

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  • by davidfrombentleigh east,

    davidfrombentleigh east davidfrombentleigh east Sep 17, 2014 3:31 PM in response to steven124
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    Sep 17, 2014 3:31 PM in response to steven124

    Same problem for me.  Birth year is 0000 for my children and now I need to update it but says I need parent's permission.

  • by Jktcktt,

    Jktcktt Jktcktt Sep 17, 2014 5:04 PM in response to steven124
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    Sep 17, 2014 5:04 PM in response to steven124

    Same problem here. Currently, if you sign into manage the icloud account online, the birthday appears to be changeable. After changing the birthday to the correct one for my son, there is some wording at the bottom that "changing the birthday is not yet available" or something like that. It alludes to the possibility in the future, which, like you am in the same boat. I have three kids I want to take advantage of the parental enhancements, but Apple failed on this one. Did they not think there were parents out there who setup child accounts?

     

    Based on the wording, I am guessing it is something they plan on doing, but who knows when it will happen. I would setup a new account, but his email is already associated with the icloud account, so setting up a new account just to create a "kid" account is not something I want to do quite yet, unless it becomes a problem.

     

    For now, we cannot change the birthday. It looks like we have two options, wait and hope it is changeable in the near future or create a new account with a new email.

  • by R. Watson,Helpful

    R. Watson R. Watson Sep 17, 2014 5:36 PM in response to steven124
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    Sep 17, 2014 5:36 PM in response to steven124

    I just updated my children's ages to 13, even though they are younger, so that I can start family sharing. I am not sure what functionality I am losing by doing this, but the "ask to buy" feature works. I hope that Apple will come up with a way to change their birthdays to the correct one -- I had their AppleIDs engraved on the back of their iPods and changing them is not an option.

  • by clmchris,

    clmchris clmchris Sep 18, 2014 4:44 PM in response to R. Watson
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    Sep 18, 2014 4:44 PM in response to R. Watson

    this also just worked for me. I calculated my kids to 13 and it works.

  • by auribe14,

    auribe14 auribe14 Sep 21, 2014 7:17 PM in response to steven124
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    Sep 21, 2014 7:17 PM in response to steven124

    Adding to this so I can also get the response, too.

     

    My oldest had the date of 0000, which was changed to his correct year (older than 13) correctly. The younger two, set up later, have actual years but they are wrong. I can't change the to the younger age from their accounts because it needs adult permission.

  • by javierplumey,

    javierplumey javierplumey Oct 9, 2014 11:36 AM in response to steven124
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    Oct 9, 2014 11:36 AM in response to steven124

    To anyone following, Apple support told me on the phone that if the ID was created via Family Sharing, the birth date cannot be changed.

  • by ChevereV,

    ChevereV ChevereV Oct 19, 2014 9:08 AM in response to steven124
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    Oct 19, 2014 9:08 AM in response to steven124

    Go to appleid.apple.com and sign in as your son. Then select the "Password and Security" section on the left hand navigation. There you should find the birthday and you can change it. Hope this helps.

  • by Wfg3,

    Wfg3 Wfg3 Oct 30, 2014 10:11 PM in response to R. Watson
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    Oct 30, 2014 10:11 PM in response to R. Watson

    Where/how did you do this?

  • by javierplumey,

    javierplumey javierplumey Nov 3, 2014 6:50 AM in response to ChevereV
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    Nov 3, 2014 6:50 AM in response to ChevereV

    You cannot change the birthdate if the child account was created through Family Sharing within iOS. I have spoken with Apple on the phone and they confirmed this. If the account was created outside of Family Sharing, then your instructions will work assuming you've logged into the Apple ID web site as the child account.

  • by Foofy2005,

    Foofy2005 Foofy2005 Nov 30, 2014 9:27 AM in response to steven124
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    Nov 30, 2014 9:27 AM in response to steven124

    I Have a similar problem but I'm listed as a kid on ICloud when I am over 13 because my mom doesn't know the difference between me and my brother but I can't chance the birthday and my mom can't either. What do I do?

  • by Benson Yeh,

    Benson Yeh Benson Yeh Dec 8, 2014 8:47 PM in response to ChevereV
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    Dec 8, 2014 8:47 PM in response to ChevereV

    I was able to login, but the birthday was still greyed out. is there a fix coming soon?

  • by janny_bean,

    janny_bean janny_bean Dec 25, 2014 6:47 AM in response to steven124
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    Dec 25, 2014 6:47 AM in response to steven124

    I hope they figure this out soon so that you can change the birthday even if the ID was created in family sharing. Such a simple thing.

  • by HeaterApp,

    HeaterApp HeaterApp Jan 31, 2015 2:26 PM in response to steven124
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    Jan 31, 2015 2:26 PM in response to steven124

    This is very frustrating. Changing a child's birthday on an Apple ID should not be a security issue or an issue at all. Creating a new ID is not an option, because you will lose all the in-app purchases for the original ID.  These ID's were created before Family Sharing, so Apple needs to pull their head out and fix this ASAP.  In addition, Apple needs to add under "Restrictions" on your phone an option to turn on/off a credit card for purchases.

  • by alex_h1,

    alex_h1 alex_h1 Mar 11, 2015 12:07 PM in response to steven124
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    Mar 11, 2015 12:07 PM in response to steven124

    Hey steven124,

     

    If a child’s birthday on their Apple ID account had previously been entered incorrectly when setting up Family Sharing, you can now change that birthdate by following the information in the article below.

     

    Update the birth date associated with your Apple ID - Apple Support

     

    Take care,

    Alex H.

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