Create a family group to share YouTube TV – as well as other Google apps and services – with up to five other people.
How family groups work on YouTube TV
- If you've purchased a YouTube TV membership, you can create a family group to share your membership with up to five people at no additional cost. When you create a family group, you become the family manager.
- As the family manager, you can invite family members (13 or older) to join your family group.
- As a family group member, you can build your own personal library of content in YouTube TV. Your viewing preferences and DVR are all your own – we won't share your library or watch history with your family group.
- Sharing YouTube TV as part of a family group also lets you share other Google services with the same people. Learn more about family groups on Google.
Create a family group
Sign up & create a family group
- Sign in to YouTube TV.
- Select your profile photo > Settings
> Family sharing
.
- Select Set up.
- Create a Google family group.
- Agree to the YouTube Paid Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy.
- Select Cancel or Next.
- Your family members will receive an email invitation to join the group, and can use their Google accounts to log in.
Family group requirements
To sign up for a family group, you must:
- Be 18 or older and have a Google account
- Live in the United States
- Not be part of another family group
- Not be signing up with a G Suite account
Family member requirements
To join a family group, you must:
- Be age 13 or older and have a Google account
- Live in the same household as the family manager
- Live in the same country as the family manager
- Not be part of another family group
What info family members can see
Manage a family group
Add family members
- Sign in to YouTube TV.
- Select your profile photo > Settings
> Family sharing
.
- Select Set up.
- Type the email address or phone number of the person who you want to invite.
- Select Send. You'll receive 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.
When you remove someone from your family group:
- The person who you've removed will still keep their Google account.
- The person who you've removed will receive an email notification letting them know that they've been removed. Other family group members will also be notified.
- The person who you've removed will lose access to YouTube TV.
To remove someone from your family group:
- Sign in to YouTube TV.
- Select your profile photo > Settings
> Family sharing
.
- Select Manage.
- Click the X next to the family group member who you want to remove.
Delete a family group
To delete a family group:
- Sign in to YouTube TV.
- Select your profile photo > Settings
> Family sharing
.
- Select Manage.
- Select Delete your family group.
- Enter your password, then select Confirm.
Join or leave a family group
Join a family group
If the family manager with a YouTube TV membership has invited you to join the family group, you'll receive an email invitation. Follow the instructions in the invitation to join the family group.
The small print:
- To join a family group, you must be 13 or older and have a Google account.
- You can access your own library, recordings and personalised recommendations. Your viewing preferences are all your own – we won't share your library or watch history across accounts.
- You can only be part of one family group at a time. If you're invited to a different family group (for YouTube TV or another Google product), you'll have to leave your family group to change families.
- Google Apps for Business (G Suite) accounts are not eligible for family groups.
When you leave a family group, you'll keep your Google account but will lose access to YouTube TV. Your preferences will be saved in case you rejoin at a later date.
To leave your family group:
- Sign in to YouTube TV.
- Select your profile photo > Settings
> Family sharing
.
- Next to 'Family sharing', select Manage.
- Select Leave your family group.
- Enter your password, then select Confirm. Your family manager will receive an email notification that you've left the family group.
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.
Locations & simultaneous streaming
Location requirements
Location requirements work the same if you're sharing your YouTube TV membership with a family group. The family manager sets the home area, and all family members must primarily live in the same household.
All family group members must periodically use YouTube TV in your home location to maintain access. If you don't, the family manager will either have to change the family's home location or you'll need to get your own individual membership.
Note: If you're using YouTube TV while travelling, you'll get access to certain programmes based on your location. Learn more about using YouTube TV while travelling.
Simultaneous streaming