Set up & manage a YouTube family plan

30/11/2019

✅ Computer

Set up a YouTube family plan to become a family manager, and share your YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium membership with up to 5 other family members in your household. If you're a family member, you can join a family group to share a YouTube family plan. 

Note: If you are a member of an existing Google family group, you will not be able to purchase a YouTube family plan, but you can ask your family manager to make the purchase.

Things to know before you start

  • Family members sharing a YouTube family plan must be 13 or older and live in the same household as the family manager. Learn more about family group requirements and what to do if you encounter errors while setting up your family plan. 
  • You can only change family groups once every 12 months.
  • Each family member's name, photo, and email address will be shared with the group.
  • You can contact support at any time if you need help with your YouTube family plan. 

Family managers: Sign up & create a family group 

New YouTube Premium or Music Premium members

To get started, pick a family manager who is 18 or older. The family manager is the only person who can purchase a family plan or make membership decisions. Learn more about signing up for a YouTube paid membership.

To sign up for a YouTube Premium or Music Premium membership & create a family group:

  1. Visit youtube.com/paid_memberships on a web browser.
  2. You will see paid membership options for YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium. Click "Learn More" for the subscription that you are interested in purchasing.
  3. Click "Or save money with a family membership."
  4. Click "Get family plan." If you are eligible for a family plan trial, you may see an option to "Try it free." 
  5. If you are the family manager of an existing Google family group, you will see a dialogue box confirming your family group. Select Continue to proceed with the purchase and share your family plan with members of your existing family group. If this does not apply to you, skip to step 6. 
  6. If you do not already have a Google family group, follow the steps to purchase your subscription first and then you will be guided through the process of creating a family group.
Note: If you're having trouble signing up for a family plan, it may be because you have multiple Google Play payments profiles. If so, learn how to update or switch your country profile. 

Existing YouTube Premium or Music Premium members

To upgrade your individual YouTube Premium or Music Premium membership to a family plan: 
  1. Visit youtube.com/paid_memberships on a web browser. 
  2. Click Upgrade.
  3. Click Buy to confirm the purchase.
  4. Set up your Google family group. ​
    • Are you the family manager of an existing Google family group? Select Continue to proceed and share your family plan with members of your existing family group.
    • Are you creating a new Google family group? To set up a family group:
      • Invite up to five family members to join your family group, and send them invitations via email or SMS.
      • Select Send.
      • Family members will receive an invitation, and can select Get started to confirm their account.
      • Family members who accept your invitation will join the family group and have access to your family plan.
    • Are you a family member of an existing Google family group? You won't be able to purchase a YouTube family plan, but can ask your family manager to make the purchase.

Notes:

  • Special offers are not transferable to YouTube family plans. If you upgrade to a family plan during a free trial that's longer than 1 month, your trial will be shortened to 1 month. You will not be able to go back to your free trial if you later cancel your family plan. Learn more about updating your YouTube paid membership.
  • If you're having trouble signing up for a family plan, it may be because you have multiple Google Play payments profiles. If so, learn how to update or switch your country profile. 

 

Family managers: Add or remove family members

Add family members

If you're the family manager, you can invite up to 5 family members (ages 13+) to your family group.
Add a family member:
  1. Sign in to the Google account associated with your YouTube Premium or Music Premium membership.
  2. Visit youtube.com/paid_memberships on a web browser. 
  3. Select Manage family.
  4. Enter the email address or phone number of the person you want to invite.
  5. Select Send. You'll get an email notification when someone joins your family.
Learn more about adding family members to your family group.

Remove family members

If you're the family manager, you can remove people from your family group at any time.
Remove a family member:
  1. Sign in to the Google account associated with your YouTube Premium or Music Premium membership.
  2. Visit youtube.com/paid_memberships a web browser. 
  3. Select Manage family.
  4. Select the name of the person you want to remove.

Things to know:

  • The family member you've removed will lose access to your YouTube family plan, but will still keep their Google account.
  • They will get an email notification letting them know they've been removed. Other family group members will also be notified.
  • They won't be able to access any services shared by your family group.
  • If your family uses the Google Play store: You will still be charged for any pending purchases made by the removed family member. However, you can request a refund for unwanted or accidental purchases.
  • If your family uses the Google Play store: The removed family member will lose access to shared Google apps and services that other family members have added to your Google Play Family Library. Any content they've added to the Family Library will also be removed, and all family members will lose access to that content.
Learn more about removing family members from your family group.

Family managers: Other family manager tasks

Change your payment method

Learn how to update your YouTube Premium or Premium Music membership, including payment method.

Cancel your paid membership

You can cancel your YouTube paid membership at any time. When you cancel, you will still have access to your paid membership until the end of your monthly billing cycle. After that, all family members will lose access to the paid membership, but will still keep their Google accounts.

 Family members: Join or leave a family group

Join a family group

If the family manager with a paid membership has invited you to join the family group, you'll get an email or SMS invitation. Follow the instructions in the invitation to join the family group.
Learn more about joining a family group.

Leave a family group or get an individual YouTube paid membership

Learn how to leave or switch family groups. To get your own YouTube paid membership:
  1. Follow the instructions to leave your family group.
  2. Sign up for your own YouTube paid membership.
Note: If you leave your family group, you can accept an invitation to join a different family group or create your own group. However, you can only switch families once every 12 months. If you leave a family group and join a new one, you won't be able to join another family group for 12 months.

Location requirements for family plans

Family plan location requirements

To be eligible to share a YouTube family membership, all family members must live at the same residential address as the family manager. This will be confirmed by electronic check-ins every 30 days.

Having trouble setting up your family plan? If you're encountering an error message that "Family is not supported" or "Country is not supported," the country listed in your Google payments profile might not match your current location (as indicated by your IP address). 

Update your Google payments profile to match your current location, and continue setting up your family plan.

If a family member's country location doesn't match your location, they may not be able to join the family group. 

Contact support at any time if you need help with your YouTube family plan.

 

Contact support at any time if you need help with your YouTube family plan.

✅ Android

Set up a YouTube family plan to become a family manager, and share your YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium membership with up to 5 other family members in your household. If you're a family member, you can join a family group to share a YouTube family plan. 

Note: If you are a member of an existing Google family group, you will not be able to purchase a YouTube family plan, but you can ask your family manager to make the purchase.

Things to know before you start

  • Family members sharing a YouTube family plan must be 13 or older and live in the same household as the family manager. Learn more about family group requirements and what to do if you encounter errors while setting up your family plan. 
  • You can only change family groups once every 12 months.
  • Each family member's name, photo, and email address will be shared with the group.
  • You can contact support at any time if you need help with your YouTube family plan. 

Family managers: Sign up & create a family group 

New YouTube Premium or Music Premium members

To get started, pick a family manager who is 18 or older. The family manager is the only person who can purchase a family plan or make membership decisions. Learn more about signing up for a YouTube paid membership.

To sign up for a YouTube Premium or Music Premium membership & create a family group:

  1. Open the YouTube app and tap on your profile picture. 
  2. Tap Paid memberships.
  3. You will see paid membership options for YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium. Click "Learn More" for the subscription that you are interested in purchasing.
  4. Click "Or save money with a family membership."
  5. Click "Get family plan." If you are eligible for a family plan trial, you may see an option to "Try it free." 
  6. If you are the family manager of an existing Google family group, you will see a dialogue box confirming your family group. Select Continue to proceed with the purchase and share your family plan with members of your existing family group. If this does not apply to you, skip to step 6. 
  7. If you do not already have a Google family group, follow the steps to purchase your subscription first and then you will be guided through the process of creating a family group.
Note: If you're having trouble signing up for a family plan, it may be because you have multiple Google Play payments profiles. If so, learn how to update or switch your country profile. 

Existing YouTube Premium or Music Premium members

To upgrade your individual Premium or Music Premium membership to a family plan: 
  1. Open the YouTube app, and tap your profile photo > Paid memberships.
  2. Scroll down and tap Upgrade.
  3. Tap Buy to confirm the purchase.
  4. Set up your Google family group. 
    • Are you the family manager of an existing Google family group? Select Continue to proceed and share YouTube Premium with members of your existing family group.
    • Are you creating a new Google family group? To set up a family group: 
      • Invite up to five family members to join your family group, and send them invitations via email or SMS.
      • Select Send.
      • Family members will receive an invitation, and can select Get started and confirm their account.
      • Family members who accept your invitation will join the family group and have access to YouTube Premium.
    • Are you a family member of an existing Google family group? You won't be able to purchase YouTube Premium, but you can ask your family manager to make the purchase.
Notes:
  • Special offers are not transferable to the YouTube family plans. If you upgrade to a family plan during a free trial that's longer than 1 month, your trial will be shortened to 1 month. You will not be able to go back to your free trial if you later cancel your family plan. Learn more about updating your YouTube paid membership.
  • If you're having trouble signing up for a family plan, it may be because you have multiple Google Play payments profiles. If so, learn how to update or switch your country profile. 

Family managers: Add or remove family members

Add family members

If you're the family manager, you can invite up to 5 family members (13+) to your family group.
Add a family member:
  1. Sign in to the Google account associated with your YouTube paid membership.
  2. Select your profile photo > Paid memberships in the YouTube app.
  3. Under "Manage your membership," select Manage family.
  4. Enter the email address or phone number of the person you want to invite.
  5. Select Send. You'll get an email notification when someone joins your family.
Learn more about adding family members to your family group.

Remove family members

If you're the family manager, you can remove people from your family group at any time.
Remove a family member:
  1. Sign in to the Google account associated with your YouTube paid membership.
  2. Select your profile photo > Paid memberships in the YouTube app.
  3. Under "Manage your membership," select Manage family.
  4. Select the name of the person you want to remove.
Learn more about removing family members your family group.

 Family managers: Other family manager tasks

Change your payment method

Learn how to update your YouTube paid membership, including payment method.

Cancel your paid membership

You can cancel your YouTube paid membership at any time. When you cancel, you will still have access to your YouTube paid membership until the end of your monthly billing cycle. After that, all family members will lose access to the paid membership, but will still keep their Google accounts.

 Family members: Join or leave a family group

Join a family group

If the family manager with a YouTube paid membership has invited you to join the family group, you'll get an email or SMS invitation. Follow the instructions in the invitation to join the family group.
Learn more about joining a family group.

Leave a family group or get an individual YouTube paid membership

Learn how to leave or switch family groups.To get your own YouTube paid membership:
  1. Follow the instructions to leave your family group.
  2. Sign up for your own YouTube paid membership.
Note: If you leave your family group, you can accept an invitation to join a different family group or create your own group. However, you can only switch family groups once every 12 months. If you leave a family group and join a new one, you won't be able to join another family group for 12 months.

Location requirements for family plans

Family plan location requirements

To be eligible to share a YouTube family membership, all family members must live at the same residential address as the family manager. This will be confirmed by electronic check-ins every 30 days.

Having trouble setting up your family plan? If you're encountering an error message that "Family is not supported" or "Country is not supported," the country listed in your Google payments profile might not match your current location (as indicated by your IP address). 

Update your Google payments profile to match your current location, and continue setting up your family plan.

If a family member's country location doesn't match your location, they may not be able to join the family group. 

Contact support at any time if you need help with your YouTube family plan.

 

Contact support at any time if you need help with your YouTube family plan.

✅ iPhone & iPad

Set up a YouTube family plan to become a family manager, and share your YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium membership with up to 5 other family members in your household. If you're a family member, you can join a family group to share a YouTube family plan. 

Note: If you are a member of an existing Google family group, you will not be able to purchase a YouTube family plan, but you can ask your family manager to make the purchase.

Things to know before you start

  • Family members sharing a YouTube family plan must be 13 or older and live in the same household as the family manager. Learn more about family group requirements and what to do if you encounter errors while setting up your family plan. 
  • You can only change family groups once every 12 months.
  • Each family member's name, photo, and email address will be shared with the group.
  • You can contact support at any time if you need help with your YouTube family plan. 

Family managers: Sign up & create a family group

New YouTube Premium or Music Premium members

To get started, pick a family manager who is 18 or older. The family manager is the only person who can purchase a family plan or make membership decisions. Learn more about signing up for a YouTube paid membership.

To sign up for a YouTube Premium or Music Premium membership & create a family group:

  1. Open the YouTube app and tap on your profile picture. 
  2. Tap Paid memberships.
  3. You will see paid membership options for YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium. Click "Learn More" for the subscription that you are interested in purchasing.
  4. Click "Or save money with a family membership."
  5. Click "Get family plan." If you are eligible for a family plan trial, you may see an option to "Try it free." 
  6. If you are the family manager of an existing Google family group, you will see a dialogue box confirming your family group. Select Continue to proceed with the purchase and share your family plan with members of your existing family group. If this does not apply to you, skip to step 6. 
  7. If you do not already have a Google family group, follow the steps to purchase your subscription first and then you will be guided through the process of creating a family group.

Existing YouTube Premium or Music Premium members

  • Open the YouTube app, and tap your profile photo > Paid memberships.
  • Scroll down, and tap Upgrade.
  • Tap Buy to confirm the purchase.
  • Set up your family group.

Family managers: Add or remove family members

Add family members

If you're the family manager, you can invite up to 5 family members (ages 13+) to join your family group.
  1. Sign in to the Google account associated with your YouTube paid membership.
  2. Select your profile photo > Paid memberships in the YouTube app.
  3. Under "Manage your membership," select Manage family.
  4. Enter the email address or phone number of the person you want to invite.
  5. Select Send. You'll get an email notification when someone joins your family.
     

Remove family members

If you're the family manager, you can remove people from your family group at any time. 
  1. Sign in to the Google account associated with your YouTube paid membership.
  2. Select your profile photo > Paid memberships in the YouTube app.
  3. Under "Manage your membership," select Manage family.
  4. Select the name of the person you want to remove.

 Family managers: Other family manager tasks

Change your payment method

Learn how to update your YouTube paid membership, including your payment method.

Cancel your paid membership

You can cancel your YouTube paid membership at any time. When you cancel, you will still have access to your YouTube paid membership until the end of your monthly billing cycle. After that, all family members will lose access to the YouTube paid membership, but will still keep their Google accounts.

 Family members: Join or leave a family group

Join a family group

If the family manager with a YouTube paid membership has invited you to join the family group, you'll get an email or SMS invitation. Follow the instructions in the invitation to join the family group.

Leave a family group or get an individual YouTube paid membership

You can leave your family group within your Google account settings page. Then, sign up for your own YouTube paid membership in the YouTube app by selecting your profile photo > Paid memberships.
Note: If you leave your family group, you can accept an invitation to join a different family group or create your own group. However, you can only switch families once every 12 months. If you leave a family group and join a new one, you won't be able to join another family group for 12 months.

Location requirements for family plans

Family plan location requirements

To be eligible to share a YouTube family membership, all family members must live at the same residential address as the family manager. This will be confirmed by electronic check-ins every 30 days.

Contact support at any time if you need help with your YouTube family plan.

 

Contact support at any time if you need help with your YouTube family plan.

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