Create & manage a shared YouTube TV membership, or family group

Create a family group to share YouTube TV—and other Google apps and services—with up to 5 other members at no extra cost.

How family groups work on YouTube TV

  • If you purchase a YouTube TV membership, you can create a family group. When you create a family group, you become the family manager.
  • As the family manager:
  • As a family group member:
    • You can build your own personal library of content in YouTube TV. Your viewing preferences and DVR are your own—we won't share your library or watch history with your family group.
    • You and other family group members can view any extra subscriptions and packages purchased by the family manager.
  • Sharing YouTube TV as part of a family group also lets you share other Google services with the same members. Learn more about family groups on Google.

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Family group requirements

To make or join a family group, you must meet the following requirements:

Family manager

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

Family member

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
  • Not be part of another family group

Create a family group

Note: Members of a family group can see each others’ name, photos, and email address.

As the family manager, you're the only family group member who can:
  • Buy and make membership decisions in YouTube TV
  • Set the home location
  • Invite or remove family members from your family group
To sign up and create a family group:
  1. Sign in to YouTube TV.
  2. Select your profile and then Settings and then Family sharing .
  3. Select Manage and then Get Started and then Create a family group.
  4. If the account information is correct, select Confirm.

You can then invite your family members who’ll get an email invitation to join the group. They can use their Google Accounts to sign in.

Manage a family group

Join or leave a family group

Locations & simultaneous streaming

If you're a family member whose family cancels their YouTube TV membership, you can sign up for an individual membership. To sign up, leave your family group and then sign up for YouTube TV with your own Google Account.

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