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What can family members see on family sharing?

Share purchases from the App Store and more
When you set up purchase sharing, everyone in the family gets access to the apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books that family members buy. The content automatically appears on the Purchased page in the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, or Apple TV app.
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Can Family Sharing see text messages?

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.
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Can my family see my photos on Family Sharing?

Actually a Shared Family photo album is a feature of Family Sharing. Photos need to be actually shared through that album to be visible to other members of the family group however. So unless you actually share you photos, they cannot be seen by anybody else.
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Can Family Sharing see your search history?

Family Sharing doesn't include the browser history. You can set restrictions in Screen Time.
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Can my parents see my messages through 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.
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10 Things to Know Before Enabling Apple's Family Sharing.

Can parents see everything you do on your phone?

A parent can check their kid's Google activity to know what recent activity has been done if the child is an Android user. Google Activity lists every Google app activity your child performed and the time they did it.
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What can Apple family see?

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.
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Can your parents see your search history on Wi-Fi bill?

Your search history will not appear on your Wi-Fi bill, but your ISP will watch your data consumption and inform you if your network security is breached. Is there a way to see what your family is watching or searching on the internet? There is a way to see about anything that you want to see.
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Can parents see Wi-Fi history?

Can my parents see my phone's WiFi history through the router? The short answer is no, they can't. With a phone and a household router all they can see is your mac address, nothing more. To see more they would need expensive software, seriously expensive.
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How do I stop my family from seeing my photos?

You can change who can find photos, videos, or albums you've shared in Google Photos.
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To stop people from adding photos:
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app. .
  2. At the bottom, tap Sharing .
  3. Open an album.
  4. In the top right, tap More. Options.
  5. Turn off Collaborate.
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How do I stop family members from seeing my photos on my iPhone?

Go to Settings. Tap your name, then tap Family Sharing. Tap your name. Tap Stop Family Sharing.
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Are my photos private on family iCloud?

When you share iCloud+, family members can't see each others' photos, files or documents. And when you share other subscriptions, such as Apple Music, Apple Fitness+ or Apple TV+, each person will see their own preferences and recommendations – not the whole family's.
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What does Family Sharing allow on iPhone?

Family sharing can be used by up to five family members to share subscriptions, purchases, photos, photo albums, a calendar, and more, all without sharing each other's Apple accounts.
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Can my husband see my texts on iCloud?

If you and your spouse have a family or share iCloud account, this will give your spouse access to information on your iPhone including your location, photographs, contacts, and text messages, etc. Make sure you create a new iCloud account that only you can access.
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How can I see my child deleted texts?

How to Retrieve Your Child's Deleted Texts on Android
  1. Open the Google Drive app.
  2. Tap Menu.
  3. Select Backups.
  4. Choose the backup version you want.
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Who can see incognito history?

The temporary storage of DNS records on the device is called a DNS cache. It includes domain names with their IP addresses – websites you've visited recently on any browser, both with incognito mode enabled and without. And since DNS queries stay on your device, anyone using the same device can look them up.
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Can the WiFi owner see what I search on my phone?

Yes. The WiFi owner has access to the admin panel from the WiFi router, meaning they can see the browsing information performed on their WiFi network.
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Who can see my internet activity?

Not anyone but internet service providers, hackers, the government, search engines, and others can collect your data for malicious purposes. For example: monitoring, censorship, targeted advertising, and many more.
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What is the downside to Apple family?

My downsides:
  1. some in app purchases/subscriptions don't share.
  2. some in app purchases/subscriptions are pricier for families.
  3. AirTags don't work with family sharing.
  4. only the organiser gets invoices. Sometimes it is unclear from invoices, what a charge is for, and who bought that item.
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Why am I getting my family's text messages?

If someone in your family is getting text messages meant for you, or vice-versa, it's probably because those devices are sharing the same Apple ID. This typically happens because, at some point, you all wanted to share content you bought from the iTunes store, including apps, games, music, movies, TV shows, and more.
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Can family see my iPhone?

If you turned on Find My for your device and you share your location with your Family Sharing group, your family can help you locate your device if it goes missing. Family members can: See the location and online or offline status of your device. Play a sound on your missing device to help you find it.
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Can my parents see my Snapchat?

"But you won't be sitting there at the mall with them listening to their conversations." Similarly, parents cannot see the content that their teen is sending or receiving on Snapchat. They can only view whom their child has communicated with in the past seven days.
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Can I see what my son is doing on his iPhone?

family's app usage. Screen Time gives you a better understanding of the time you and your kids spend using apps, visiting websites, and on your devices overall. You can get weekly reports or see specific app usage, notifications, and device pickups.
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Can your parents see your I messages?

If you are using iMessage, all they need to do is to login on another device using the same AppleID and password, and they will receive a copy of all your iMessage messages on the second device.
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