My child uses Yahoo for mail. How can I establish Family sharing if that is the sole mail application he uses?
iPhone 5s, iOS 8
What is preventing you from adding him anyway? I'm not using Family Sharing, but from want I've read the setup process only requires you to create a child ID for him and invite him to the family group. Is that not the case?
The mail service doesn't matter. He will just need his own AppleID to add to the family plan.
Family purchases and payments
You are correct.
In my case:
1. He established an Apple ID a long time ago.
2. When he received the 'Invitation' by me, the Organizer, to join Family Sharing, he was instructed to open it via iCloud or Apple Mail. He uses Yahoo.
I think I am explaining this properly. If I am missing something, please feel free to tell me. I would love to learn.
Andy
Not exactly correct, I believe.
In my case:
1. He established an Apple ID a long time ago.
2. When he received the 'Invitation' by me, the Organizer, to join Family Sharing, he was instructed to open it via iCloud or Apple Mail. He uses Yahoo. I t is as if Yahoo can not direct him to the final destination. I am stumbling in explaining it accurately, I know. Please forgive me.
I think I am explaining this properly. If I am missing something, please feel free to tell me. I would love to learn.
Andy
I would assume that the invitation would be sent to the primary email address associated with his Apple ID. Have you checked to see if it might be in his junk/spam folder?
That sounds like his iCloud mail is set as the primary on his AppleID.
for whatever reason it seems to have worked. Third times the charm. Thank You! for your help
You're welcome. Glad it's working now.
OK. I'm not quite following what was going on, but I'm certainly glad you got it sorted out.
James:
I was not sure if you received just your own replies, or saw both conversations. Apparently, it's both.
I was trying to answer each persons questions directly.
To answer yours: No, Yahoo is the primary email set up on the AppleID. He has an iCloud email as a secondary.
But, somehow, after 3 tries, I was able to establish the Family Sharing on his devices. Not sure why the first ones didn't work.. Most likely parental error combined with old age! Nonetheless, thank you for assisting and hanging in there!
Andy
adding a Yahoo Mail user to Family Sharing?
