#family-sharing — Public Fediverse posts

just wondering why Apple would list 'slopdetective.kagi.com' as a restricted website, while trying to install the App for a 9-yr old child.

Besides the Family Sharing 'feature' being an absolute nightmare, like the rest of iOS / iPadOS - if you allow the website, you first need to restart your kid's device for the change to work 🤦🤬, like so many other things.

#Apple #iOS #iPadOS #iPhone #iPad #FamilySharing #nightmare #disaster #ChildProtection #Parenting @kagihq

iOS Parents out there - do you also face a problem when you set App time-limits for the Kids, that the usage time continues running, even though they paused a video or stopped using an App to take a break or have a meal?

Any workaround?

#iOS #FamilySharing #ScreenTime #Parents #Parenting #Kids #Children

Apples Familienfreigabe: Konfliktpotenzial bei einer Trennung | Mac & i https://www.heise.de/news/Apples-Familienfreigabe-Konfliktpotenzial-bei-einer-Trennung-10964805.html #Apple :apple_inc: #FamilySharing

Mother Describes the Dark Side of Apple's #FamilySharing
#security #privacy

https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/10/30/0242231/mother-describes-the-dark-side-of-apples-family-sharing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

How a Flaw in Apple’s Family Sharing Can Be Weaponized in Custody Disputes

The Hidden Risk Behind a Convenient Feature

Apple’s Family Sharing system promises simplicity: one organizer manages purchases, subscriptions, and parental controls for the whole family. But that simplicity hides a troubling flaw — one that can be exploited when relationships turn toxic.

Under the current design, only the designated organizer has full administrative control. The other parent — even if marked as a “guardian” — cannot remove children, delete the family group, or transfer them to a new one. That means when a marriage or partnership ends, the organizer keeps the power, even if they no longer have legal custody.

💔 When Technology Enables Control

Wired recently profiled Kate (a pseudonym), a mother who experienced this firsthand. When her marriage ended, her ex-husband, still listed as the organizer, refused to disband their family group. From there, he:

Monitored the children’s locations Set strict screen time limits during Kate’s custody days Lifted those limits during his own

Despite having a court order naming her the custodial parent, Apple told Kate it could not intervene. Only the organizer could release the accounts. The alternative — abandoning existing Apple IDs and starting over — would mean losing years of data, photos, and app purchases.

⚠️ A Design Flaw with Real-World Consequences

What seems like a small technical limitation has major implications for survivors of domestic abuse and coercive control. Experts argue Apple must introduce:

Dual-organizer roles, allowing both parents equal authority A verified custody transfer process, especially in family court cases Safety-mode protocols for survivors exiting shared digital systems

Without such changes, Apple’s convenience feature risks becoming a digital weapon in abusive dynamics.

💬 The Broader Lesson

Technology isn’t neutral when power is uneven. Tools like Family Sharing, built for harmony, can unintentionally entrench control in the wrong hands. Until companies design for these realities, victims will continue to pay the price — not just emotionally, but digitally.

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Here is a link to the Source Article on 9To5Mac

#Apple #CustodyRights #DigitalSafety #FamilySharing #News #Privacy #TechAbuse #Technology

I've always wanted share admin control of my Family Sharing plan because it's mainly comprised of adults, but this is a far more important reason to have shared control.

Mother describes the dark side of Apple's Family Sharing feature

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/29/mother-describes-the-dark-side-of-apples-family-sharing-when-a-relationship-ends/

#Apple #FamilySharing #Divorce #Tech

Does Apple have like a Hispanic Family Sharing plan? I can't seem to find how to add more than "six people" on Family Sharing and that's... that's really cute but not enough for many of Earth's families 😂

#apple #familysharing #family #hispanic #icloud

~95% of my games work with #Steam 's new #FamilySharing feature.

It's interesting to see what games are excluded from Steam's new family-sharing feature. ~5.2% chose to opt out.

#Gaming #FamiliesWhoGame
#Steam #Valve #DigitalRights #EFF #DRM #VideoGames

Steam Families Feature Finally Goes Live #family #familysharing #gaming #online #parentalcontrol #pc #steam

https://www.lowyat.net/2024/332130/steam-announces-steam-families/

Steam Families opens up game libraries for sharing, with a few caveats - Enlarge (credit: Valve)

PC gaming is often regarded as a solit... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2011044 #familysharing #steamfamilies #gaming #steam

#FYI: if you ever encounter a #NoConnection issue using #AppleMusic with #FamilySharing

This can be solved by sign out and in again on iOS Settings > your name > Media & Purchases

Takes 1 min if you know this, if not maybe 1h 🙄

@Tinrocket I’ve been through the support path as well and also had no luck. That indirectly led to me losing my iTools user ID. I’ve also tried using a different macOS account, so I wonder if something changed more recently in Ventura?

The separation between the iCloud and purchase accounts in macOS (and its apps) is much more confusing than on iOS/iPadOS. I never feel like I know where I’m storing data or buying things.

#macOS #iCloud #AppleOne #FamilySharing #iTools #AppleID

So dumb Q here... just got a three-month trial for Apple TV+. Signed in o.k. using an app on a Samsung projector but there doesn't seem to be a way to set up profiles? Did some quick Googling but all that came up was Apple Family Sharing but it looks like you need an iDevice to set it up? Android/PC user so that's not doable - is there really not a way to set it up on Windows or Android?

#Apple #AppleTV #FamilySharing #Windows

Is there something like Apple’s #FamilySharing for #Xbox games? My son recently hooked up our old Xbox One to a display so we can play more games together.

📬Family Sharing: neues Tolino-Feature gestattet E-Book-Teilen📬 https://tarnkappe.info/family-sharing-neues-tolino-feature-gestattet-e-book-teilen/ #FamilySharing #tolinoAllianz #Hera-Update #Weltbild #E-Books #Thalia #Tolino