Can you leave Family Sharing at 16?

Any family member age 13 or older* can remove themselves from a family group. If you have Screen Time turned on for your account, the family organizer must remove you.

How old do you have to be to leave Family Sharing?

If a family member is 13 (or the applicable age in your country) or older, and you choose to manage their account with Family Link, their Google Account and any devices are no longer supervised when you remove them from the family group.

What age does Family Sharing stop on iPhone?

Children under 13 years old must be part of a family group managed by a parent or guardian. To remove a child from one group, you or another guardian needs to invite them to join their group. Or, the current family organizer can delete the child's account.

Why can't I leave Family Sharing?

If you are the family organizer, you can't leave the family without disbanding the entire group. It's not possible to remove a child under 13 from your family group. You'll have to transfer them to another group instead. Contact the organizer for the other group and ask that they invite your child to join.

How do I leave Apple Family Sharing under 13?

Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Family Sharing. Click Details next to your name. Click Turn Off, and then click Stop Family Sharing.

How to Stop Family Sharing on iPhone

How do I remove Family Sharing from my iPhone under 16?

What happens to Apple Family Sharing when child turns 18?

It's on by default for any children under 13. You'll be asked to set up Ask to Buy when you invite anyone under 18 to your family group. If a family member turns 18 and the family organizer turns off Ask to Buy, the family organizer can't turn it on again.

Why won't it let me leave Apple family?

Leave a Family Sharing group

Note: The organizer can't leave the Family Sharing group. If you want to change the organizer, you must disband the group, and have another adult create a new one. Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing. Tap [your name], then tap Stop Using Family Sharing.

Will it notify my parents if I stop using Family Sharing?

No, the family organizer doesn't know if you sign out of your Apple ID on your device. If you leave Family Sharing, the organizer would need to send you a new invite.

Why i can't stop using Family Sharing on iPhone?

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Go to Settings. Tap Family. Tap your name. Tap Stop Using Family Sharing.

Does Family Sharing end 18?

There is no age limitation for Family Sharing.

Do Apple parental controls turn off at 18?

You cannot exert any of the Screen Time controls over anyone who is ≥18 according to the birthday on their Apple ID. Click back into Settings and then Screen Time (Step 10). You should see the child you just added (Step 11) and then you'll want to enable Screen Time for that child (Step 12).

Does Family Sharing turn off when you turn 13?

Children are still in the family group, but can choose to leave. Location Sharing will be off, and children can decide if they want to turn it on again. Children won't be able to use YouTube Kids with their Google Account anymore. Videos and channels that were previously blocked might be available to watch in the app.

How do I leave my family under 18?

If you are a teenager, the legal way to disown your family is to become "emancipated" from them. This means you'll be legally treated as an adult with the right to make your own decisions, and your parents will no longer be your legal guardians. In most states, you have to be over 16 to pursue emancipation.

Can you remove yourself from Family Sharing?

To remove yourself from Family Sharing:

Launch the Settings app. Tap on your name at the top of the screen. Select Family Sharing. Tap on your name in the Family list.

Can I go back to Family Sharing if I leave?

Leave or switch family groups

You can only switch families once every 12 months. If you leave a family group and join a new one, you won't be able to join another family group for 12 months.

How do I change my age on Family Sharing on my iPhone?

Can my parents see my texts with Family Sharing?

If you are using iCloud, and share an Apple ID with your parents, yes, they may be able to see your emails and text messages as iCloud syncs across the devices that are signed in with the same ID and passwords.

What happens when you turn 13 on Family Sharing?

On the day they turn 13, children can choose whether they want to manage their own Google Account or continue to have their parent manage it for them. As a parent, you can also choose to remove supervision at any time when the child is over the age of 13.

Does Apple family have a limit?

Family Sharing lets you and up to five other family members share access to amazing Apple services like Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple News+, Apple Arcade, and Apple Card.

What happens when I leave Family Sharing Apple?

Your Apple ID is removed from the family group and you won't have access to any services shared by your family, such as an Apple Music family subscription or a shared iCloud storage plan. You stop sharing locations with your family members and your devices are removed from the family Find My list.

How do I bypass Apple family?

Can a 16 year old have an Apple ID?

In iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 or later

Tap Create Child Account, then tap Continue. Enter the child's name and birth date. Be sure to enter the correct birth date — you can't change it later. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish setting up the account.

Can my parents check my phone at 18?

So realistically, if the phone was a gift to you by your parents before you were an adult, since you are now an adult you have a right to privacy in all your affairs, including your mobile phone.

Can two adults be on Family Sharing?

You can start a new family group and invite people to join, or you can join someone else's family group. Family Sharing makes it easy for up to six family members to share music, movies, TV shows, apps, books, subscriptions including iCloud+, and more, all without sharing an Apple ID.