Join a family on Google

When you join a family group, you tin share family services beyond Google with up to v family unit members.

Important: The 5 family members includes family members who have been invited to join your family unit but have not yet accepted their invite.

How family groups work

When you join a family group, y'all can:

  • Utilize the family payment method: Your family unit manager must set up a family payment method before you can utilise it for purchases on Google Play
  • Use family services: Employ or subscribe to family services like Google One, Google Play Family Library, or YouTube Premium family plan. Children under 13 (or applicative age in their country) will have limited admission to some YouTube features. To find services available for your family unit, go to g.co/YourFamily

Join a family unit grouping

If someone invited you to bring together their family unit, you'll become an e-mail or text message with your invitation. Follow the instructions on the invitation to join the family group.

What information family unit members see about one another

When y'all join a family unit, your family members may meet your name, photograph, and email address.

Because your family unit manager is responsible for the family payment method, they'll go receipts for anything yous purchased using the family payment method.

Your family members will be able to run across content added to your Family Library.

If your family shares a Google One membership, your family unit members will be able to run across how much shared storage you've used. Your files aren't shared with your family.

Requirements for joining a family unit

To join a family group, you must:

  • Have a Google Business relationship. You tin can't bring together a family with a Google Account from your work, school, or other organization.
  • Live in the same country as the family managing director.
  • Not exist part of another family unit group.
  • Non have switched family groups in the final 12 months.

Leave or switch family groups

Earlier you can switch family unit groups, you need to leave the one you're currently in.

What happens when you lot exit your family group

  • You can only switch families every 12 months. If yous go out a family unit group and join a new one, you won't exist able to join another family unit group for 12 months.
  • Yous won't be able to make purchases using the family payment method. Whatever pending purchases might nonetheless be charged.
  • Yous'll lose admission to Google Play Family Library, and whatsoever items added by family members.
  • Any purchases you lot added to Google Play Family Library will be removed, and your family members will lose admission to them.
  • If your family shares a Google One membership and y'all are the Google One program manager, your family unit members will terminate using your shared storage. If someone runs out of storage, their files will stay prophylactic but 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 extra member benefits and Google experts.
  • If your family shares a Google One membership and someone else is the Google One plan manager, you will lose access to their shared storage, extra member benefits, and Google experts.
  • You'll proceed your Google Account, and any content you purchased using the family payment method.

Leave your family grouping

Of import: If you're a family manager, y'all tin can't leave your family group.

Mobile or web browser

Of import: If you lot've set up your family on different Google products (Play shop, Family Link, Google One), you can also leave your family within those products by post-obit the instructions below.

Play Store app

Family Link app

Note: Family Link is only bachelor in certain areas. To get Family Link, sign upward at g.co/YourFamily.

Google app​

  1. Open the Google One app Google One.
  2. At the summit, tap Settings.
  3. Tap Manage family unit settingdue south and then Manage family grouping.
  4. In the top right, tap Moreastward More and then Fiftyeave family unit and then Leave grouping.
  5. Type your password, then tap Confirm.

Troubleshoot problems

Problem with my invitation

Invitation was already used

Each invitation has a unique sign-up link that can only exist used once.

If y'all frontward your invitation to someone else, they can utilise your unique link to bring together the family group.

If you used your invitation with another Google Business relationship, you can leave the family group and enquire for another invitation to use with your other email accost.

Invitation expired

Invitations to join a family expire in two weeks.

If your invitation expired, contact the family manager and ask them to transport you a new invitation.

I got an error

Trouble joining family group

  • Switching families: Y'all can only switch families once every 12 months.
  • Country restriction: You demand to alive in the same land as your family managing director.

Your family group is disabled

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

You're already in a family group

You can only be in one family grouping at a time. If you lot want to join a different family group, you need to leave your current family group, and so join the new one.

My family manager deleted our family grouping

If your family manager deletes your family group:

  • You won't be able to make purchases using the family payment method. Any pending purchases might still be charged.
  • You lot'll lose access to Google Play Family unit Library and any items added by family members.
  • Any purchases you added to Google Play Family Library wi ll exist removed, and your family members will lose admission to them.
  • If your family shares a Google One membership and you are the Google Ane plan managing director, your family unit members will stop using your shared storage. If someone runs out of storage, their files will stay safe but they won't be able to shop new things. Learn more nigh what happens when people run out of space.
    • Your family will also lose access to extra member benefits and Google experts.
  • If y'allr family shares a Google I membership and someone else is the Google One plan director, you will lose access to their shared storage, extra member benefits, and Google experts.
  • You'll continue your Google Account and whatsoever content you purchased using the family payment method.

Note: You tin can only change family unit groups once per year. If you bring together or create a new family group, you won't exist able to join another one for 12 months.

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