What is a child account for Family Sharing?

With Family Sharing, you can create Apple IDs for children under 13. Apple IDs allow them to participate in Family Sharing and use other Apple services such as iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, etc. To participate in Family Sharing, all family members must have their own Apple ID.

What is a child account on iPhone?

Instead of sharing an account with your child, which can give them unwanted access to your personal data, create an Apple ID for them. Then you can easily set age-based parental controls, and they can use Family Sharing, Messages, the App Store, and other Apple services.

How does Family Sharing work with kids?

One adult in your family — the organizer — invites all the other members to join and sets up accounts for anyone under 13. Once family members join, Family Sharing is set up on everyone's devices automatically. The group then chooses which services and features they'd like to use and share.

How do I create a Family Sharing account for my child?

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.

How to create a child account with Family Sharing on iPhone or iPad | Apple Support

What can my parents see on Family Sharing?

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.

How can I see my child's text messages iPhone?

Step 1. On your child's iPhone, go to "Settings" and tap on "Send & Receive" from the "Message" option and check the Apple ID they are using for iMessage. Step 2. Sign in with the same Apple ID on your iPhone or other Apple device which you want to use for monitoring.

How do I track my child on Family Sharing?

Can you remove a child account from Family Sharing?

Children under 13* can't be removed from a family group. Instead, you or another guardian can delete their account, and if needed, create a new account for your child.

Can Family Sharing see my apps?

You have to first switch on Family Sharing by inviting each member of your family to the system. Once you have, though, they can see every app you've ever bought.

What is the downside to Family Sharing?

What cannot be shared in Family Sharing?

What you can't share. Individual subscriptions to Apple Music, Apple One, and subscriptions and in-app purchases from non-participating apps. Student subscriptions, such as a student subscription to Apple Music. Consumable in-app purchases, such as coins or gems.

Can Family Sharing see your search history?

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

What is the purpose of a child account?

A child is anyone below the age of 18 years. Some banks allow children to jointly operate a bank account with their parents till the age of 10 years and from 10 years to 18 years, the child can operate the Savings Account by themselves. The Kid's Saving Account has all the features of a Regular Savings Account.

What is the benefit of child account in iPhone?

Your child will be able to share music, movies, TV shows, books, applications, photos, calendars, location, and more with you and your Family. They will also be able to have their own personalized Apple ID experience using all of the services and content available to an Apple ID account holder.

What is the difference between Apple child account and regular account?

The difference between child and adult accounts is the birth date set for the account. If your account is set to under 18 years of age the account is considered a child.

How do I change my child's account to normal?

What happens if I remove a child account from the family?

When you remove your child's account from the device, information associated with that account is removed from the device, including emails, contacts, device settings, and parent supervision settings.

Should my child have their own Apple ID?

An Apple ID is the account that you use with Messages, the App Store, and other Apple services. Everyone should have their own Apple ID, so don't share your Apple ID with your child. If your child uses your Apple ID, your child will have access to all your personal content, including text messages and photos.

How can I see everything on my child's phone?

You can monitor your child's screen time with third-party apps like Qustodio, Norton Family, or Net Nanny. Another option is to use the built-in parental controls on your device.

How do I see kids texts on Family Sharing?

Can my parents see my messages through Family Sharing?

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.

Can I see my child's deleted texts iPhone?

In Messages, tap Edit on the conversations page. If you previously turned Message Filtering on, the Edit button doesn't appear. Instead, tap Filters on the conversations page. Tap Show Recently Deleted .

How can I monitor my child's iPhone without them knowing?

Track My Child's Phone Without Them Knowing With mSpy

If you think that tracking someone's phone is illegal, you're right. However, the law permits tracking a child's phone without them knowing by installing a parental control app, such as mSpy, on their device. However, parents can monitor only their underage kids.

Can you prevent your child from deleting text messages?

There is no setting to prevent a family member from deleting Text Messages.