How to Leave Family Sharing on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Apple’s Family Sharing is one of the best features in the ecosystem, but if you don’t find it useful and want to leave it and go solo, here’s how to leave the Family Sharing on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Family Sharing offers benefits like shared purchases, location tracking, blocking websites, and even setting a screen time limit (for kids below 13). But before leaving, let’s explore the consequences to ensure you make an informed decision. Let’s begin.

What Happens When You Leave Family Sharing

Here are some things that get affected as soon as you leave Family Sharing.

• You’ll lose access to shared subscriptions (iCloud, Apple Music, etc.) you didn’t purchase.
• You’ll lose any purchases that are not yours from iTunes, App Store, and Apple Books.
• You will stop sharing your locations, and your device will be removed from the family Find My list.
• You will also lose access to other family members’ locations and devices in your Find My Devices list.
• If you’re using an Apple Watch with a Family setup, you can’t manage that Apple Watch.
•  If you’ve set up Apple Cash Family, the remaining balance will transfer to the organizer’s account when you leave Family Sharing. If you’re the organizer, you’ll get the balances from anyone who leaves the Family Sharing.

That said, let’s look at how to leave Family Sharing on iPhone and Mac.

Get Out of Family Sharing on iPhone and iPad

If you are in a Family Sharing and are not the organizer, you can leave or turn off the Family Sharing using your iPhone. But note that the Family Sharing benefits will be revoked as soon as you leave.

Note: If you have more Apple Devices like Mac and iPad signed in with the same Apple ID, leaving the Family Sharing on Mac will do the same for all your devices.

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone and tap Family.

Step 2: Tap on your name.

Step 3: Tap ‘Stop Using Family Sharing’.

Step 4: A pop-will appear on the screen; tap ‘Stop Using Family Sharing’.

And that’s it; you will get a notification on your iPhone saying ‘Family Sharing Has Stopped’, and you will be out of Family Sharing.

Turn Off Family Sharing on Mac

You can get out of the Family Sharing using your Mac if you don’t have an iPhone. Here’s how:

Note: If you have more Apple Devices like iPhone and iPad signed in with the same Apple ID, leaving the Family Sharing on Mac will do the same for all your devices.

Step 1: Click the Apple logo from the Menu bar of your Mac.

Step 2: Now, click System Settings from the drop-down menu.

Step 3: Click Family.

Step 4: Click on your name from the list of family members.

Step 5: Now, select Apple ID on the left and click on ‘Stop Using Family Sharing’.

Step 6: Click ‘Stop Using Family Sharing’ from the pop-up again to confirm your action.

How to Remove Someone From Family Sharing

When you add someone to your Family Sharing, they get access to all the subscriptions and purchases you or any of the family members make. However, Apple doesn’t let you (or others) pick which member can access one of the purchases. In such cases, consider removing someone from your Apple Family Sharing. Here’s how:

On iPhone or iPad

Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPhone and tap Family.

Step 2: Tap on the person you wish to remove from the Family Sharing.

Step 3: Tap ‘Remove (person’s name) From Family’.

Step 4: Again, tap Remove (person’s name) to confirm. And that’s it.

On Mac

Step 1: Click on the Apple logo from the Menu bar on your Mac.

Step 2: Click System Settings from the drop-down menu.

Step 3: Select Family on the left and click on the person you wish to remove from your family.

Step 4: Click ‘Remove (person’s name) from Family’.

Step 5: Click ‘Remove (person)’ from the pop-up to confirm.

Also Read: Apple Family tips you must know

FAQs Related to Family Sharing

Say Goodbye to Family Sharing

If you want to go solo, ensure you are above 13 so you can leave the Family Sharing easily. And if you are the family organizer, you can’t leave Family Sharing, although you can dissolve it, and doing so will do that for all the members.