Family Sharing
I would like to delete my Child that’s under 13 family sharing account, How can I go about this?
iPhone 12, iOS 15
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I would like to delete my Child that’s under 13 family sharing account, How can I go about this?
iPhone 12, iOS 15
If this is about removing a child from a Family Sharing group you have two options. Thie first is described in this document: Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Apple Support - "You can't remove a child under 13 years old [see the document for regional age variations] from your family group, but you can move them to another group or delete their account."
The alternative is deleting the child's account altogether which has the consequence that anything purchased with that account will not be available for redownloading or updating in the future. One way to delete the account would be to log into the unwanted "child" account and request deletion. You should have the ID and password from when you first set up the account, or can recover the password according to information provided in the referenced links below:
Document: Create an Apple ID for your child - Create an Apple ID for your child - Apple Support
- The section: Reset a child's Apple ID password
- If you need to see the options you have for managing your child's account, you can sign in with their Apple ID and password at https://privacy.apple.com/account."
The section, "Can I delete my child’s account?" in: How to delete your Apple ID account - Apple Support
- "Your child can also request deletion of their Apple ID, which requires your approval."
You could also contact Apple about this request: Click here --> Choose your country or region - Official Apple Support Select your country, then a product and work your way down the menu to the desired issue. If you don't see one then try a different product until you reach a telephone or chat help request and ask to be redirected.
If this is about removing a child from a Family Sharing group you have two options. Thie first is described in this document: Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Apple Support - "You can't remove a child under 13 years old [see the document for regional age variations] from your family group, but you can move them to another group or delete their account."
The alternative is deleting the child's account altogether which has the consequence that anything purchased with that account will not be available for redownloading or updating in the future. One way to delete the account would be to log into the unwanted "child" account and request deletion. You should have the ID and password from when you first set up the account, or can recover the password according to information provided in the referenced links below:
Document: Create an Apple ID for your child - Create an Apple ID for your child - Apple Support
- The section: Reset a child's Apple ID password
- If you need to see the options you have for managing your child's account, you can sign in with their Apple ID and password at https://privacy.apple.com/account."
The section, "Can I delete my child’s account?" in: How to delete your Apple ID account - Apple Support
- "Your child can also request deletion of their Apple ID, which requires your approval."
You could also contact Apple about this request: Click here --> Choose your country or region - Official Apple Support Select your country, then a product and work your way down the menu to the desired issue. If you don't see one then try a different product until you reach a telephone or chat help request and ask to be redirected.
A child under 13 must be transferred to another family sharing group.
Apple has instructions in Move a child to another group using Family Sharing
Family Sharing