I can’t leave family sharing

If i press on family sharing in settings it says that the owner is managing the purchases and there’s no leave family button


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Posted on Jun 6, 2018 7:18 AM

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Posted on Jun 6, 2018 11:20 AM

If you are a family member age 13 and over who wants to remove yourself from a Family Sharing group, go to Settings, tap iCloud and tap your name. Next, scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap Leave Family Sharing.

If you are the Family Organizer, you will not see the Leave Family Sharing option. Instead, you will have the option to Stop Sharing. Selecting this option will disband the Family Group. It’s important to note that if you have family members who are under age 13, you will need to transfer them to a different Family Group before you can stop sharing.

If you are under 13, you can be transferred to another Family Group by being invited to join by that group’s organizer—as long as the family organizer of your current Family Group approves it.

Here is some important information about Family Sharing:

  • After you leave a family group, you can join or create a new one, but you may only switch family groups once every year.
  • Family members over the age of 13 may leave a Family Sharing group at any time, and the group organizer may remove members over the age of 13 at any time.
  • Children under the age of 13 cannot be removed from a Family group; they can only be transferred to a different Family group.
  • If the Family Organizer stops sharing or leaves the group, the Family group will be disbanded.

As you can see, leaving a Family group is easy. Take care to not unintentionally disband your group!

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Jun 6, 2018 11:20 AM in response to gogacatalin2001

If you are a family member age 13 and over who wants to remove yourself from a Family Sharing group, go to Settings, tap iCloud and tap your name. Next, scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap Leave Family Sharing.

If you are the Family Organizer, you will not see the Leave Family Sharing option. Instead, you will have the option to Stop Sharing. Selecting this option will disband the Family Group. It’s important to note that if you have family members who are under age 13, you will need to transfer them to a different Family Group before you can stop sharing.

If you are under 13, you can be transferred to another Family Group by being invited to join by that group’s organizer—as long as the family organizer of your current Family Group approves it.

Here is some important information about Family Sharing:

  • After you leave a family group, you can join or create a new one, but you may only switch family groups once every year.
  • Family members over the age of 13 may leave a Family Sharing group at any time, and the group organizer may remove members over the age of 13 at any time.
  • Children under the age of 13 cannot be removed from a Family group; they can only be transferred to a different Family group.
  • If the Family Organizer stops sharing or leaves the group, the Family group will be disbanded.

As you can see, leaving a Family group is easy. Take care to not unintentionally disband your group!

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