Add a family member to your shared subscriptions

After you’ve set up Family Sharing, you can share subscriptions such as Apple TV, iCloud+ and Apple Fitness+ with members of your family.

When you share a subscription with your family

• You and up to five family members can enjoy access to content on Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple News+ and more.

• When you share subscriptions, each person sees their own preferences, recommendations and shared content.

• When you share an iCloud+ plan, family members can’t see each others’ photos, messages, files or documents.

If you have already set up Family Sharing

After you've set up Family Sharing, eligible subscriptions are shared with your family members automatically. If your family members can't access a subscription, here's what to do:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app, then tap your name.

2. Tap Subscriptions.

3. Tap Manage Family Access.

4. To share an eligible subscription, tap the switch next to the subscription you want to share.

   • If the subscription is for an individual or student, upgrade the subscription to a family plan.

   • If the subscription isn’t made by Apple, it may not be eligible to share.

Find out more about the types of content that you can share with your Family Sharing group

If you haven’t set up Family Sharing

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Tap your name, then tap Family Sharing.

3. Tap Set Up Your Family, then follow the onscreen instructions and invite your family members.

4. Eligible subscriptions are shared with your family members automatically.

Who is charged for the subscription?

If Purchase Sharing is turned on

Subscription charges are billed to the family organiser’s payment method, unless the purchasing family member has a valid payment method.^*

If the purchasing family member doesn’t have a valid payment method or their payment method can’t be charged, the family organiser’s payment method will be charged instead. If the purchaser is a child or teen without sufficient store credit, the family organiser’s payment method will be charged.

If you're the family organiser and you don't want to pay for other family members' purchases and subscriptions, you can turn off Purchase Sharing.

If Purchase Sharing is turned off

Everyone must use their own payment method to make purchases. When Purchase Sharing is turned off, family members can share subscriptions, but they can't share individual purchases such as apps or books, or non-consumable in-app purchases. Find out more about in-app purchases, subscriptions and non-consumable in-app purchases.