How to add a child to Family Sharing?

I set up an Apple ID for my child a long time ago using a fake birthday now I can’t change it, how do I add this as a child account to my family share


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iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Jul 7, 2022 06:23 PM

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Posted on Jul 7, 2022 08:27 PM

You're really talking about two unrelated things.


You birthday change question is discussed in the link provided in another reply. However, if you absolutely must change it then contact Apple and see if they can help:


Contact Apple. Click here --> Choose your country or region - Official Apple Support Select your country, then a product. If you don't see one that handles your issue then keep experimenting with selections until you reach one that gets you a chat session or a telephone call and get the representative to redirect you.


or:


Contact Apple for support and service --> "See a list of Apple phone numbers around the world."

Click here --> Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support


You don't need to change a birthday to move the account to a different Family group. However, to transfer a "child" to another family you have to do it in a particular way:


Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Apple Support - "While you can't remove a child under 13 years old from your family group, you can move them to another group."


If this is an adult account then have the person leave one family and join the other.


Leave Family Sharing - Apple Support


Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

Read the section: "Invite people to join your family"




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Jul 7, 2022 08:27 PM in response to Daddydontknow

You're really talking about two unrelated things.


You birthday change question is discussed in the link provided in another reply. However, if you absolutely must change it then contact Apple and see if they can help:


Contact Apple. Click here --> Choose your country or region - Official Apple Support Select your country, then a product. If you don't see one that handles your issue then keep experimenting with selections until you reach one that gets you a chat session or a telephone call and get the representative to redirect you.


or:


Contact Apple for support and service --> "See a list of Apple phone numbers around the world."

Click here --> Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support


You don't need to change a birthday to move the account to a different Family group. However, to transfer a "child" to another family you have to do it in a particular way:


Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Apple Support - "While you can't remove a child under 13 years old from your family group, you can move them to another group."


If this is an adult account then have the person leave one family and join the other.


Leave Family Sharing - Apple Support


Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

Read the section: "Invite people to join your family"




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