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Can I add a Family member to my Xbox account?

Select Profile & system, and then sign in to your account. Press the Xbox button  again to open the guide, and then select Profile & system > Settings > Account > Family settings > Manage family members. Select Add to family > Add new. When the member is prompted to enter an email address, enter their existing email.
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Can I share my Xbox account with family?

Create a link to share: Select Share your subscription with up to 4 others under the Game Pass Friends & Family section of your subscriptions. Select Create a link to share. Copy and send this link to the family member or friend you wish to share your membership with.
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What happens if I add someone to my Xbox family?

When you add children or other members of your household to your family group as members, you can manage the security and safety of their time on the Xbox network. Note To be added as a member, the user must have an existing Microsoft account.
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Can two people share one Xbox Live account?

Here's how Xbox Live Gold subscribers can extend their Gold subscription benefits to friends and family. At home: Make your primary Xbox (if you have more than one) your home Xbox, which gives anyone who signs in to the console with their profile the ability to use your Gold subscription.
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Can you share your Xbox account with someone else?

This gives you access to your digital games whether you're online or offline. Friends and family that sign in to your home Xbox have access too, even when you're not signed in. For instance, a family member can play your games when you're not using your console—they just need to sign in with their Xbox profile.
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How to Create a Family Group on Xbox Devices

How much is Xbox family plan?

Given the US Game Pass Ultimate pricing, the family plan costs the equivalent of $25 per month. Split that cost between five people, and that's just $5 per month per person for Game Pass Ultimate access — around the same price as a single full game purchase each per year.
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How do you add someone else's account on Xbox One?

To do so:
  1. Press the Xbox button  to open the guide.
  2. Select Profile & System > Add or switch > Add new.
  3. Enter the email address for the Microsoft account that you want to add, and then select Enter. ...
  4. Enter the password for your Microsoft account, and then select Enter.
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How many users can use an Xbox Live account?

Up to five users will be able to fully enjoy all Microsoft services for sharing expenses. We tell you everything we know about this new feature. The Xbox Game Pass family plan will allow us to share membership and all Microsoft services with up to 4 people (a total of 5 in each group).
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How many users can be on one Xbox Live account?

Up to 9 other profiles on that console can be added and use the Gold beneifts that the Home profile uses with no limitations unless of course you want to set limitations for kids and things of that nature.
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Why can't i add a family member to Xbox?

If you can't add new members to your family group on Xbox, ensure that you're using an adult account. Children and teens must ask an adult family member to add the new person. If you're using an adult account, confirm that the new person isn't part of another family group.
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How do I add someone to my family?

Add family members
  1. Open the Google Play app .
  2. At the top right, tap the profile icon.
  3. Tap Settings Family. Manage family members.
  4. Tap Invite family members. Send.
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What happens when you add someone on Xbox?

Friends are people whom you want to interact with through party chat, messaging, games, and view their activity feed. By adding a gamer as a friend, you become their follower until they also add you as a friend. You can have up to 1,000 Xbox friends. Followers are people who want to view your activity feed updates.
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Can I have 2 home xboxes?

Note You can have only one home Xbox at a time. You can share purchased games and Gold with others only on your home Xbox. You get 5 switches per year. Customer support cannot offer additional switches.
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Do I need to buy Xbox Live for each profile?

In order to achieve full functionality, both accounts need their own subscription.
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How do I share my Xbox Live account with multiple accounts?

To gameshare on Xbox, log into an Xbox Live account on your console and make it the home Xbox. Gamesharing on Xbox allows you to share your digital game library with a friend or family member. You can also share your Xbox Live Gold and GamePass memberships when you gameshare.
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How do I share my Xbox account?

On your console

Press the "Xbox guide" button on your joystick and go to the "Connect" menu. Add a new account by going to "+Add new". Enter your friend's credentials (e-mail address + password) and complete the configuration.
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What is Xbox family for?

The Xbox Family Settings app is for parents to manage their children's gaming activities on Xbox consoles, from iOS and Android phones. Is there a child-friendly version? No. The Xbox Family Settings app is for parents to manage their children's console gaming activities.
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Can Xbox Game Pass Ultimate be shared with family?

You can add up to four people to your membership, all with their own unique access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate games, content, and benefits.
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How do I enable family and other users?

Open the Settings app, then select Accounts. Select Family & other users. Scroll down to the Other Users section, then choose Add someone else to this PC. If the new user already has a Microsoft account, enter the associated email address, then click Next.
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What does Family Sharing do?

Google Play Family Library on Android

Like Apple's Family Sharing service, it allows you to share purchased content with up to six people in your family (including apps, games, movies, TV shows, e-books and more).
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How does Microsoft family work?

You can share your subscription benefits with up to five other people, (total of 6 people using your subscription). These people need to be inside your family group, and each person can install Microsoft 365 apps on all their devices and be signed in to Microsoft 365 apps on five devices at the same time.
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How do I allow Family members to play online on Xbox?

Open the Xbox Family Settings app, and then go to Settings. Select the Cross-network play tile, and then select the toggle switch to block or allow cross-network play.
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Can I have 3 xboxes on one account?

If you sign in with the same account on another console, the previous console will sign out. Family sharing will only work between two consoles. IF you need to have all 3 access Live at the same time you will have to purchase another Gold Subscription for one of the Accounts.
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How do I add a user to my Microsoft account?

Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Family & other users. Under Other users > Add other user, select Add account. Enter that person's Microsoft account information and follow the prompts.
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Can you have 2 users on one Microsoft account?

To add an account, tap your username and then Add account. Then just follow the prompts to add another account. Once added, you'll be able to see all of your accounts by tapping your username. To switch to a different account, you can simply tap to select it.
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