Would you like to share your Google Play purchases with other family members? Now it is possible. Open the Google Play application, and sign up for the Google family plan. To do this, tap on the three stripes icon in the upper left corner.
Press the icon to access the menu
Look for the Account section.
Go to the Account section
In the top menu, tap on the Family tab.
Search for the Family tab
Tap on the green Sign up now button.
Press on Sign up now
Follow the instructions on the screen and complete the registration, adding the members of your family who will have access to the app. Several windows will guide you through the process, in this one, tap on Sign Up.
Tap on Sign Up
Set up the main family account and tap on Continue.
Press Continue at the bottom of the screen
To set up this function, you will need to set up a credit card as a payment method. Tap on Continue to start the process.
Warning that a card is required
Tap on Set Up in the next window.
Press Set Up
The following steps cannot be displayed. The system prevents screenshots from being taken as they contain confidential information. Anyway, you will have to fill in a form with all the necessary information about the payment method you choose.
Once it is done, you will receive a notice to start adding content to your library.
Start adding content
You will have to choose the functionality's behavior, whether you want all purchases to be shared automatically after they are made, or whether you will be the one manually adding content to that familiar library.
Choose the function’s behavior
In the next window, you can start inviting family members or skip this step. You can add members later. In this case, we tap Continue to do so.
Invite family members
Select the contacts in your address book that you want to invite and tap on Send at the bottom to send them an invitation.
Select the contacts from your list
Once you have sent all the invitations, you can finish with the configuration by tapping on this button.
Configuration completed
If everything has gone well, the Family Library section should appear on the three-line menu. Tap on this option to see your compatible purchases with other users, whether they are games, apps, movies, or books.
Family Library in Google Play’s menu
To share a paid application tap on the three stripes icon and go to the My Applications and Games section. Choose the Installed tab, find the app you want, and tap on it. You will see the Family Collection option next to a slider. When you activate it, it will turn green and the whole group will be able to use that application.
When you want to share an app with your group, keep in mind that you can only share apps that have a house logo with a heart from the Google Play family library.
Pay-to-play game compatible with Family Share
Also, subscriptions cannot be shared and most applications with a sharing option apply to purchases made on or after July 2, 2006.
If you go back to the Family tab and tap on Family Collection Settings, you can choose different options depending on the content.
Family Library settings
In the case of games and apps, if you want to automatically share all purchases with the group, add the purchases already made to the collection or select each purchase manually, choose the corresponding option.
Settings for apps and games
Possibly, this is one of the most interesting functions of the Google store, enjoy its advantages.
