If you're the family manager, you can add a parent to your family group.
Add or remove a parent
To add someone as a parent to your family group, they need to be 18 or older and be in your family group .
- Go to g.co/YourFamily .
- Select the family member you want.
- Select Give parental permissionsor Remove parental permissions Confirm.
Play Store app
- Open the Google Play Store app.
- At the top right, tap the profile icon.
- Tap SettingsFamilyManage family members.
- Tap Manage parent privileges.
- Choose someone to add or remove as a parent.
- Tap Confirm.
- An email notification is sent when parent privileges are changed.
Family Link app
- Open the Family Link app
.
- In the top left, tap Menu Manage Family.
- Choose someone to add or remove as a parent.
- Tap Remove or Add parent privileges Confirm.
Google One app
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google One app
.
- Tap Menu Settings.
- Tap Manage family settings Manage family group.
- Tap Manage parent privileges.
- Choose someone to add or remove as a parent.
- Tap Remove.
Remove yourself as a parent
If the family manager added you as a parent, you can remove your parent privileges. Family managers can’t remove themselves from a family without deleting the family.
- Go to g.co/YourFamily .
- Select your name.
- Select Remove parental permissions Remove.
Play Store app
- Open the Play Store app.
- At the top right, tap the profile icon.
- Tap Manage your Google Account People & sharing Manage your family group.
- Choose the parent whose privileges you want to remove.
- Tap Remove parental permissions.
Family Link app
- Open the Family Link app
- In the top left, tap Menu Manage Family.
- Choose someone to remove as a parent.
- Tap Remove parental permissions Confirm.
Parent privileges
Parents have most of the privileges the family manager has, which include these privileges:
- Use Family link to manage a child’s Google Account. This includes settings that manage Google activity, screen time, and location.
- Approve Google Play purchases or downloads made with the family payment method if purchase approvals are on.
- View family member purchases made with the family payment method.
- Change family members' purchase approval settings
on Google Play.
- Purchase approval settings apply only to purchases made through Google Play's billing system.
Only the family manager can:
- Add or remove family members
- Add or remove a second parent
- Delete the family group
- Subscribe to family services like the Google Play Music family plan
- Add or edit the family payment method
- Create, delete, or recover a deleted Google Account for a child under 13 or the applicable age in your country
- Add supervision to a child’s existing Google Account
- Provide consent and add supervision to your child’s Google Account
Adults in your family can subscribe to Google One . The Google One plan manager doesn't need to be the same person as the family manager. Learn how to add family members to your Google One membership plan .
