How do I add a child to family sharing ?

How do I add a child to family sharing setting up a new iPhone and requesting family share to add child without Apple ID

Posted on Jul 6, 2022 8:06 PM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2022 10:07 PM

To add someone to an iCloud Family, they need to have an Apple ID account.

For information on setting up an Apple ID refer to this article:

Create an Apple ID for your child - Apple Support

For information on setting up and adding someone to an iCloud Family you should take a look at this article:

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support





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Jul 6, 2022 10:07 PM in response to Yemayah

To add someone to an iCloud Family, they need to have an Apple ID account.

For information on setting up an Apple ID refer to this article:

Create an Apple ID for your child - Apple Support

For information on setting up and adding someone to an iCloud Family you should take a look at this article:

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support





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Jul 7, 2022 8:06 AM in response to Edac07

thank you, this is helpful but for some reason it didn't work and the issue was elevated to Apple Support Tech. I was a member of of another Family Share and had subscriber services and the software did not recognize I was initiating a new family SHARE

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