
Other family members can leave Family Sharing if they want to pay for an app, or music, but they can only do so twice a year. Only the person who originally set up the group can pay (or the card they entered – which could be for a joint account). There is also no way for other family members to pay for Family Sharing content. So if you set up Family Sharing for your partner and family members, your card is charged for all purchases. This is the person in charge, and they pay for all purchases. It’s important to note that the person who sets up Family Sharing is the Organiser.
Enter your Apple ID password and click Continue. Decide how the new member will be invited – either via an emailed invitation or by entering a password right now. Confirm you’re the family organiser by entering the three-digit CVV security code from the payment card associated with your account. (Alternatively, you can just type in their name, if they’re in your contacts, and select the correct person when suggested. Enter the email address for the family member and click Continue. Click the plus sign at the bottom left to add a new member of the family. Open System Preferences > iCloud and click on Manage Family. Now that you’ve set up Family Sharing on your Mac, it’s time to add a family member. If you want to use Find My Friends to locate your family, tick the Share Your Location option and Continue (otherwise click Not Now and Continue).įamily Sharing is now set up on your Mac. Click the tick box next to ‘I Agree To The iTunes Store terms and conditions’ and click Agree. The Purchases Initiated By Your Family window will show which card is being used for payments. Double-check that it is your main Apple ID account, and click Continue. A window will show the account that you will use to share purchases from. Tap Sign In and enter your Apple ID and Password. Here’s how to set up Family Sharing for all the members of your family on a Mac, as performed on macOS Mojave (but it’s pretty much the same on earlier versions).
You can also set up Family Sharing via a Mac – again, it’s pretty simple, provided the Mac is running Yosemite or later.