Join a family on Google

When you join a family group, you can share family services across Google with upwards to 5 family unit members.

Important: The v family members includes family members who have been invited to join your family but haven't accustomed their invite yet.

How family groups work

When you lot join a family group, you can:

  • Use the family payment method: Your family manager must fix upward a family unit payment method before you can utilize information technology for purchases on Google Play.
  • Use family services: Apply or subscribe to family services like Google One, Google Play Family Library, or YouTube Premium family program. Children under xiii (or applicable age in their country) will have limited access to some YouTube features. To find services available for your family unit, become to one thousand.co/YourFamily.

Bring together a family unit group

If someone invited yous to join their family, you'll get an email or text message with your invitation. Follow the instructions on the invitation to join the family group.

What information family members run into near 1 another

When you bring together a family, your family members may come across your name, photo, and e-mail accost.

Because your family manager is responsible for the family payment method, they'll become receipts for anything you purchased using the family payment method.

Your family members can find content added to your Family Library.

If your family unit shares a Google One membership, your family members will exist able to encounter how much shared storage you've used. Your files aren't shared with your family unit. Acquire how to start or terminate sharing with your family on Google I.

Requirements for joining a family

To bring together a family grouping, you must:

  • Have a Google Account. You can't join a family unit with a Google Account from your work, schoolhouse, or other organization.
  • Alive in the same country equally the family managing director.
  • Not be part of another family group.
  • Not have switched family unit groups in the last 12 months.

Leave or switch family groups

Before you tin switch family groups, you lot need to exit the one y'all're currently in.

What happens when you lot leave your family grouping

  • You can but switch families every 12 months. If y'all get out a family unit group and join a new one, y'all won't be able to join another family grouping for 12 months.
  • You won't be able to make purchases using the family payment method. Any pending purchases might still be charged.
  • Yous'll lose access to Google Play Family Library, and any items added by family members.
  • Any purchases you added to Google Play Family unit Library volition be removed, and your family members volition lose access to them.
  • If your family shares a Google One membership and you lot're the Google One plan director, your family members will stop using your shared storage. If someone runs out of storage, their files will stay safe merely they won't exist able to shop new things. Acquire more than about what happens when people run out of space.
    • Your family will also lose admission to extra member benefits and Google experts.
  • If your family shares a Google One membership and someone else is the Google Ane plan manager, you'll lose admission to their shared storage, extra member benefits, and Google experts.
  • You'll keep your Google Account, and any content you purchased using the family payment method.

Go out your family grouping

Important: If you're a family unit managing director, you can't leave your family group.

Mobile or web browser

Important: If you've ready upward your family on different Google products (Play store, Family unit Link, Google One), yous tin can as well leave your family unit within those products by following the instructions below.

Play Shop app

Family Link app

Note: Family unit Link is only bachelor in sure areas. To get Family Link, sign up at g.co/YourFamily.

Google app​

  1. Open the Google One app Google One.
  2. At the top, tap Settings.
  3. Tap Manage family unit settings and then Manage family group.
  4. In the peak right, tap Mordue east More and then Leave family and then Leave grouping.
  5. Type your countersign, so tap Confirm.

Troubleshoot problems

Trouble with my invitation

Invitation was already used

Each invitation has a unique sign-upward link that can merely be used once.

If yous forward your invitation to someone else, they can apply your unique link to join the family group.

If y'all used your invitation with some other Google Account, you can get out the family unit group and ask for another invitation to use with your other e-mail address.

Invitation expired

Invitations to join a family unit expire in 2 weeks.

If your invitation expired, contact the family director and enquire them to ship you a new invitation.

I got an error

Trouble joining family unit group

  • Switching families: You can only switch families in one case every 12 months.
  • Land restriction: You need to live in the same country every bit your family manager.

Your family group is disabled

Your family unit director needs to visit myaccount.google.comto restore their business relationship.

You lot're already in a family group

You can only be in one family group at a time. If you want to join a different family grouping, you need to leave your current family unit group, then bring together the new ane.

My family manager deleted our family group

If your family manager deletes your family unit group:

  • You won't be able to make purchases using the family payment method. Any pending purchases might however be charged.
  • Yous'll lose admission to Google Play Family Library and any items added by family members.
  • Any purchases you added to Getogle Play Family Library wi ll be removed, and your family unit members will lose access to them.
  • If your family shares a Google I membership and you are the Google I programme manager, your family members will stop using your shared storage. If someone runs out of storage, their files will stay condom just they won't be able to store new things. Acquire more than about what happens when people run out of space.
    • Your family will also lose access to actress member benefits and Google experts.
  • If your family shares a Google One membership and someone else is the Google One plan manager, you volition lose admission to their shared storage, extra member benefits, and Google experts.
  • You'll go along your Google Account and any content y'all purchased using the family payment method.

Note: You tin can only modify family groups onorthce per year. If you join or create a new family unit group, you won't be able to join another one for 12 months.

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