How much does Apple Family Sharing cost?

Apple One is a monthly subscription service with no long-term commitment. The Individual plan is $16.95 per month, the Family plan is $22.95 per month, and the Premier plan is $32.95 per month. Compared with paying for individual subscriptions, these plans offer a discount of up to 44%.

Is Family Sharing on Apple free?

If you've ever bought apps, games, movies, music or other content on your smartphone, both Apple and Google will allow you to share the content with your family at no extra charge through their Family Sharing feature.

How much is Family Sharing a month?

To share iCloud space with other family members, you will need an iCloud subscription with either 200GB of storage at $2.99 a month or 2TB of storage at $9.99 a month. Otherwise, you will need an Apple One Family plan ($22.95 per month) or Premier plan ($32.95 per month).

Is Apple Family Sharing more expensive?

Apple One comes in three tiers: Individual: For $15 per month, you get Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 50 gigabytes of iCloud storage for one person. Family: For $20 per month, you get Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 200 GB of iCloud storage, plus you can share access with up to five other people.

Who pays in Family Sharing?

When Purchase Sharing is turned on, everyone's purchases bill to the family organizer's payment method.* If there's an issue with the payment method, the family organizer can update their payment method or add a new one.

Explaining the features of Apple One and Family Sharing

What is the downside to Family Sharing?

What can my wife see on Family Sharing?

And with Family Sharing, your whole group can share the same subscriptions. Family members access each service from their own Apple IDs, so they see only their own content, preferences and recommendations — not the whole family's.

Can Family Sharing see my texts?

View Text Message with Google Family Link. Google family link can allow you to see your kid's text messages, SMS text, and social media texts and block some activities.

Is Apple family worth it?

Ultimately, the standard subscription is only really worth it if you already subscribe or are interested in subscribing to every service offered. This represents a savings of about $6 a month, which is a bit more than a standalone subscription to Arcade or TV Plus. The family plan will save you about $8 a month.

Can Family Sharing see my photos?

Everyone's personal files and preferences stay private

When you share iCloud+, family members can't see each others' photos, files, or documents. And when you share other subscriptions like Apple Music, Apple Fitness+, or Apple TV+, each person sees their own preferences and recommendations — not the whole family's.

What is the benefit of Apple Family Sharing?

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. Your group can also share iTunes, Apple Books, and App Store purchases, an iCloud storage plan, and a family photo album.

What is the point of Family Sharing?

With Apple's Family Sharing feature, users can share content, subscriptions, purchases and storage with friends and family members. The feature works across Apple devices — iPhone, iPads and Mac, and allows up to 6 people to be part of the group.

Can family members see my iCloud photos?

iCloud Photo Library is completely private to each user, regardless of whether you're on a family plan or not. You don't have the option of sharing your photo library even if you wanted to. What you can do is share specific photos via iCloud Shared Photo Albums.

At what age does Apple Family Sharing stop?

Once your child reaches the age of 13 (or equivalent minimum age depending on jurisdiction), they will be permitted to maintain their account without participating in Family Sharing.

Can Family Sharing on iPhone see text messages?

Family Sharing does not share messages, contacts, or other private info.

What is required for Family Sharing?

Family Sharing requires a personal Apple ID signed in to iCloud. Music, movies, TV shows, and books can be downloaded on up to 10 devices per account, five of which can be computers.

Does Family Sharing save money?

Family Sharing lets you connect up to six different Apple ID accounts together. These accounts form your Family Sharing group, which you can use to save money by sharing various Apple purchases and services, including: Apps, movies, TV shows, songs, and books. Apple Music family plan subscriptions.

Do Apple family members have to live together?

Family members do not need to reside at the same physical address, but their Apple ID account must be in the same iTunes Store region.

What is the difference between Apple family and Premier?

Family: $19.95/month, you can share Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 200GB of iCloud storage with up to six family members. Premier: $29.95, you can share Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and 2TB of iCloud storage with up to six family members.

Can Family Sharing see your search history?

Family Sharing doesn't include the browser history. You can set restrictions in Screen Time.

Can my husband see my texts on iCloud?

If you backup or synchronize your phone to iCloud then anybody who has the details for that account, or even has their phone connected to the same account (a family member, for example), could potentially see your personal text messages.

How is my wife reading my texts iPhone?

That's because the texts are being sent to an ID that is listed as an iMessage receive ID on both devices. See Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > You can be reached by iMessage at: Correct this so each device has a unique ID.

Should my wife and I have separate Apple IDS?

Apple recommends that you do not share your Apple ID. Instead, set up Family Sharing so that each person uses their own Apple ID. This way, your family can share purchases, subscriptions, and more without sharing personal information like email, text messages, or passwords.

Does Family Sharing track your phone?

If you're a parent, you can find your child's Android device location in Family Link once device location sharing is turned on. Set up location. Tip: If “Set up location” doesn't display, select the child you want to set up location for and turn on location sharing.

Can people see what I watch on Family Sharing?

Your viewing preferences and DVR are your own—we won't share your library or watch history with your family group. You and other family group members can view any extra subscriptions and packages purchased by the family manager.