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Tezrez

Q: Family set up help

I want to set up a family group to keep in touch with my family. We all have our own Apple ID's and pay for our own stuff (we are all 18+) Is there a way to set up a family service without me having to confirm all my families downloads?

iPhone 5s, iOS 7.1.1

Posted on Jun 9, 2015 8:30 AM

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  • by LEJ4,

    LEJ4 LEJ4 Mar 11, 2016 10:32 AM in response to Tezrez
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    Mar 11, 2016 10:32 AM in response to Tezrez

    I'm having a similar issue

    Our family does not use standard credit cards so our only means to set up iCloud Family Sharing was to give each child a regular apple ID (with 'feasible' birthdays) and WE keep the passwords. I've linked our son's account under my iCloud account successfully but I'm unable to do the same for our daughter. Each time I try to do so it tells me 'Could not add family member. A new family member could not be added at this time. Please try again later.' I've checked the apple system status page at https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/ and the site reports no issues with Apple iCloud services.

     

    Any ideas on how I can get this working? Having a younger child jealous with her older brother is not a pretty sight.

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Mar 11, 2016 10:50 AM in response to LEJ4
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    Mar 11, 2016 10:50 AM in response to LEJ4

    LEJ4 wrote:

     

    I'm having a similar issue

    Our family does not use standard credit cards so our only means to set up iCloud Family Sharing was to give each child a regular apple ID (with 'feasible' birthdays) and WE keep the passwords.

    You realize that's a crime, right?

    Apple didn't make the rules. The US Congress did. Apple is a US based company and must comply with US law. What you're doing is not legal.

  • by LEJ4,

    LEJ4 LEJ4 Mar 11, 2016 2:43 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    Mar 11, 2016 2:43 PM in response to KiltedTim

    if it's illegal so be it. *shrug

     

    raising kids safely in this digital age > any concern over federal/state prosecution

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Mar 11, 2016 2:54 PM in response to LEJ4
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    Mar 11, 2016 2:54 PM in response to LEJ4

    You obviously don't understand why the law was passed in the first place.

     

    Sorry, no one is going to get advice here on how to break the law.