Built-in features,
ready for family life.

A five-person family is represented as Memoji heads. Each is inside a different coloured circle. They playfully look to one another before resolving into the Family Sharing screen in Settings inside an iPhone.
Our products come with features for every stage of family life. From creating limits to unlocking possibilities, there’s so much they can help you do.

  • Screen Time

    Help create
    healthy screen habits.

    iPad mini screen displaying gameplay of Galaga Wars+. A notification at the top of the screen alerts the user that they have five minutes of gaming time remaining for the day.

    Screen Time

    Use Screen Time on iPhone and iPad to get a better understanding of how you and your kids are using your devices. Set time limits for categories of apps, like gaming, or individual websites and apps. You can also use Downtime to schedule time away from screens at specific periods, like dinnertime or bedtime.

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  • App approval

    Give their apps
    the green light.

    An Ask to Buy notification from Cecilia, requesting to download ‘Night Sky’ from the App Store. The user is able to review the request.

    App approval

    Ask to Buy lets you choose which apps your kids can download from the App?Store. It helps avoid accidental purchases and can help control spending too. Get a notification when they want to buy or download something from the App?Store, then choose whether to approve it from your device.

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  • Content Restrictions

    Keep content
    age appropriate.

    Memoji of nine-year-old boy. A slider allows selection of age range for content access. The age range displayed on the slider is 9 to11.The slider moves up to demonstrate that a user can choose an appropriate range for their child. As the age changes on the slider to 15-16 years old, the Memoji of the boy grows into an adolescent. Memoji of nine-year-old boy. A slider allows selection of age range for content access. The age range displayed on the slider is 9 to11.The slider moves up to demonstrate that a user can choose an appropriate range for their child. As the age changes on the slider to 15-16 years old, the Memoji of the boy grows into an adolescent.

    Content Restrictions

    Feel good about the content your kids have access to. With Content Restrictions, you can customise age settings for websites, music, news, games and more. Select a suitable age range or rating for different content types, or restrict websites and apps altogether.

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  • Arrival notifications

    Know they’re there, before you even have to?ask.

    iPhone screen displaying a Find My notification: ‘Cecilia arrived at school’.

    Arrival notifications

    Get automatic notifications when a family member arrives at or leaves a particular place. With Find My, you can easily create custom alerts for specific locations, such as school or a friend’s house. Each person gets the choice to opt in, so everyone’s privacy is respected.

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  • Purchase sharing

    Share movies,
    apps and more.

    A MacBook with The Snoopy Show on Apple TV on screen, an iPad with Monument Valley on Apple Arcade on screen, an iPhone with good 4 u by Olivia Rodrigo playing on Apple Music on screen.

    Purchase sharing

    Share the content you love with the people you love. Turn on purchase sharing to give up to five family members access to your App?Store, iTunes and Apple?Books purchases. And if you want to keep certain purchases private, you can hide individual items.

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  • Find My

    Help find each
    other’s devices.

    Icons representing an iPad, iPhone and AirPods sit on top of a green circular map marker.

    Find My

    Use Find?My to locate other family members’ Apple devices, even if they’re offline. Each person can decide whether to share their location and make their devices visible in the Find?My?app.

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Getting
set up is easy.

Check your device is using iOS?17.5 or later, and follow the steps below.

Questions? Answers.

  • Yes. Otherwise you won’t be able to use any Family Sharing features or parental controls.

    Getting everyone set up with their own Apple?ID is easy — learn how below.

  • If you’re the Family Organiser, you can create an individual Apple?ID for your child.

    Open Settings. Tap your name, then tap Family Sharing. Tap the Add Family Member icon in the top-right corner of your screen, then tap Create Child Account and follow the onscreen instructions.

  • If your kids are using your Apple?ID, they’ll be able to access your personal content, including messages and photos. You also won’t be able to use all the available Family Sharing features.

    Start by creating a child account (see above for instructions on how to do that). Once that’s set up, you can sign out of your Apple?ID on their devices and sign back in with their new child account and unique Apple?ID.

  • Open Settings. Tap your name. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and tap Sign?Out.

    Once you’ve signed out of your Apple?ID, you’ll be able to sign back in using your kid’s Apple?ID.

  • You’ll need to set up your group as the Family Organiser, and then invite other members to join. Get started by opening Settings. Tap your name, then tap Family Sharing, and follow the onscreen prompts to invite family members.

    You will also be able to set up accounts for anyone under the age of 13. Once family members join, you can start creating settings and enabling features.

  • You’ll need to ask the Family Organiser — the person who originally set up the family group — to invite?you.

  • You can use your Family Checklist to get tips and suggestions on getting the most out of family features. Open Settings, tap your name, tap Family, then tap Family Checklist.

  • You may already have the maximum amount (five members), or you may not be the Family Organiser — only they can invite people to join the group.