How to share purchased applications from the Play Store. How to manage a family group on Google How to add or remove purchases from Family Library
If you use several smartphones or tablets, the purchased application on Google Play will be installed on another device for free. But sharing with friends, family or anyone else will not work. This means that if you bought a game and someone around you wants to play it, they will have to buy the game separately. Luckily, there are three simple solutions to bypass this limitation and share purchased apps for free.
Adding your account to another device
As you might have guessed, purchased applications are linked to the account from which the payment was made. Therefore, in order for someone from your family, friends or loved ones to install the purchased application on their device, it is enough to add a personal account to another device. This is done as follows:
2. Go to the “Accounts” item, then add a Google account and enter your data. The process itself takes 1-3 minutes and depends on the speed of the Internet. To avoid further data confusion, disable synchronization in the newly added account.
3. Launch the Play Market, select the newly added account in the drop-down window on the left. Next, select “My Applications”, mark and download what you see fit.
After installation is complete, delete your personal account, but keep in mind that after this you will not receive application updates; this will require you to log in again. This also applies to free applications, so it is better to install them from the main account.
Important! Any purchased application is provided as a trial for 1-2 weeks. After the expiration date, you will be asked to check your license in Google Play. If the account is deleted, you will have to add it again to verify the software and make it available again.
Flaws:
- You need to regularly add your own account to each device.
- Re-verify the license.
- Confusion with data if you do not disable synchronization.
Creating a shared account
To get rid of the three shortcomings of the previous paragraph, it is rational to create a separate account specifically for purchasing paid games and programs. Each participant will have access to the applications, while simultaneously using a personal account for personal matters. In addition, if this is a family account, relatives will have access to shared cloud storage and a calendar of future family events.
It makes sense to create a separate account, even for several friends, acquaintances or colleagues. After all, in order for a group of people to be able to fully play or use expensive applications, it is enough to pay off in equal parts and pay not the full price, but only a third or a quarter. The price is affected by the number of people; the more people, the lower the purchase price for each individual.
Family Library – a shared library for families
Representatives of Google announced that starting on July 2 of this year, Google Play will acquire the Family Library function, which will allow you to share purchased games and programs, videos, etc. with family and friends. Users who will gain access are limited to six people, and apps that support the feature will be marked accordingly.
Flaws:
- Limit to six users.
- The feature does not apply to all applications.
Conclusion
Of the three options, “create a shared account” looks the best, even compared to the official Google offer, which is explained by the lack of perfection of Family Library. If a family consists of more than six people, someone will be left out, in addition, developers must activate the function themselves, which means it will be valid for a limited number of applications. And lastly, although the launch is scheduled for July 2, this will most likely happen on the American market, and only later on all the others.
When trying to pay for any application, movie, or music in the Google Play Market, the user may receive a system refusal to accept the payment and the corresponding message “Not available for Google Play Family Library.” Typically, this situation arises when there are problems with Internet payments for a specific user card, as well as in connection with the policy of the card issuing bank that blocks payments from this card on the Internet. In this article I will tell you what “Not available for Google Play Family Library” is, what are the reasons for this dysfunction, and how to fix it on your gadget.
What is a “Family Library”
Let me remind the reader that in the summer of 2016, Google introduced a number of changes to the functionality of Google Play. One of these innovations was the appearance of the function “ Family Library"(Family Library), which allows the user to share content purchased from the Google Play store with other users (up to 5 people) for free.
Thus, after purchasing an application, you can completely freely provide access to it to people close to you. In payment methods, you can select one credit card for these five people, and share the said card to purchase digital products on the Play Store.
"Family Library" in Play Market What does "Not available for Google Play Family Library" mean?
But sometimes there are situations when, when trying to purchase any content in the Play Store, the user receives the message “Not available for Google Play Family Library.” This usually means a situation where the card used by the user is not available for payment in the said digital store due to the following reasons:
How to fix Family Library error on Google Play
To resolve the “Not available for Google Play Family Library” issue, first of all, make sure that you are over 18 years old and your card payment is not protected by the “parental controls” feature. If you have full legal capacity and the error still occurs, do the following:
- When purchasing paid content on the Play Market use latin characters, this especially applies to the first and last names of the card user, which must be indicated in Latin letters;
- Try changing your payment method(if possible). Go to Play Market - Settings - Account - Payment methods - Other payment settings. Click on settings again, and again select “Payment methods” - “Add payment methods”;
- Check your card for relevance(your card details may be outdated);
- Remove and then re-add your payment method;
- Contact the issuing bank that issued your card and find out Is your ability to make online payments using your card blocked?(or check in your Internet banking whether this function can be activated);
- Clear the cache of the Play Market application. Go to the settings of your gadget, then to “Applications” - “All”, find “Play Market” there and, by tapping on it, enter the settings of this application. Click on “Stop”, and then on “Clear cache”;
Clear Google Play Market app cache
If you use several smartphones or tablets, the purchased application on Google Play will be installed on another device for free. But sharing with friends, family or anyone else will not work. This means that if you bought a game and someone around you wants to play it, they will have to buy the game separately. Luckily, there are three simple solutions to bypass this limitation and share purchased apps for free.
Adding your account to another device
As you might have guessed, purchased applications are linked to the account from which the payment was made. Therefore, in order for someone from your family, friends or loved ones to install the purchased application on their device, it is enough to add a personal account to another device. This is done as follows:
2. Go to the “Accounts” item, then add a Google account and enter your data. The process itself takes 1-3 minutes and depends on the speed of the Internet. To avoid further data confusion, disable synchronization in the newly added account.
3. Launch the Play Market, select the newly added account in the drop-down window on the left. Next, select “My Applications”, mark and download what you see fit.
After installation is complete, delete your personal account, but keep in mind that after this you will not receive application updates; this will require you to log in again. This also applies to free applications, so it is better to install them from the main account.
Important! Any purchased application is provided as a trial for 1-2 weeks. After the expiration date, you will be asked to check your license in Google Play. If the account is deleted, you will have to add it again to verify the software and make it available again.
Flaws:
- You need to regularly add your own account to each device.
- Re-verify the license.
- Confusion with data if you do not disable synchronization.
Creating a shared account
To get rid of the three shortcomings of the previous paragraph, it is rational to create a separate account specifically for purchasing paid games and programs. Each participant will have access to the applications, while simultaneously using a personal account for personal matters. In addition, if this is a family account, relatives will have access to shared cloud storage and a calendar of future family events.
It makes sense to create a separate account, even for several friends, acquaintances or colleagues. After all, in order for a group of people to be able to fully play or use expensive applications, it is enough to pay off in equal parts and pay not the full price, but only a third or a quarter. The price is affected by the number of people; the more people, the lower the purchase price for each individual.
Family Library – a shared library for families
Representatives of Google announced that starting on July 2 of this year, Google Play will acquire the Family Library function, which will allow you to share purchased games and programs, videos, etc. with family and friends. Users who will gain access are limited to six people, and apps that support the feature will be marked accordingly.
Flaws:
- Limit to six users.
- The feature does not apply to all applications.
Conclusion
Of the three options, “create a shared account” looks the best, even compared to the official Google offer, which is explained by the lack of perfection of Family Library. If a family consists of more than six people, someone will be left out, in addition, developers must activate the function themselves, which means it will be valid for a limited number of applications. And lastly, although the launch is scheduled for July 2, this will most likely happen on the American market, and only later on all the others.
An administrator can invite up to five members to a family group. You can also remove individual members or the entire group.
How to add participants
An administrator can invite up to five members to a family group.
Members of your family living in the same country as you can join the group.
In the Google One app
How to remove members
The administrator of a family group can remove members from it.
Children over 13 years old
If you have a child in your family group who is 13 years or older (age may vary by country) and you manage their account using Family Link, after you remove the child from the family group, parental controls for their devices and Google account will be disabled.
How to delete a family group
Only an administrator can delete a family group.
What happens if you delete a family group
- Family group members will continue to be able to use their Google accounts, as well as content purchased using the shared payment method.
- If you set up Google Play Family Library, each member will lose access to all content added to it except their own.
- Pending purchases made using a shared payment method will still be charged to your account. However, you can request a refund for an unwanted purchase.
- If you have a family subscription to Google Play Music, everyone in your group will lose access to the service.
- If your family group is subscribed to Google One, everyone in your family group won't have shared storage. If members run out of storage space, their old files will be retained, but they won't be able to add new ones. Learn more about what happens when you run out of storage space...
- Family members will also lose access to additional benefits and support from Google experts.
- During the 12 months after deleting your group, you will only be able to join another family group or create a new one once.
Deleting a family group with children whose accounts have parental controls configured
If you created a Google Account for a family group member who is under 13 years of age (
With Family Library, you can share apps, games, books, movies, and TV shows purchased on Google Play with up to five family members.
How to create a Family Library
Note. The instructions described above must be followed by all members of the family group.
Requirements for a family group administrator
If you are not yet a member of any family group, then after creating the Family Library you will become an administrator of the family group. The following requirements must be met:
- you are at least 18 years old (this limit may vary depending on the country);
- you have a bank card that can be used as a general payment method;
Note. You can't create a Family Group using your work or school Google account.
Requirements for family group members
You can join a family group if:
- you have a Google account (accounts for members under 13 or another age depending on the country must be created by a family group administrator);
- you live in the same country as the group administrator;
- You're not a member of another Google family group.
How to add or remove purchases from Family Library
Purchases may appear in Family Library automatically, or you can add them manually. In some countries, the ability to share apps, games, books, movies, and TV shows using Family Library is limited.
If you leave a family group or delete your purchases from Family Library, group members will no longer have access to the content you added.
Important. To purchase movies and TV shows, use a general payment method instead of a personal credit or debit card. This way you can avoid possible problems when adding content to the Family Library.
How to add or remove individual purchases
games and applications
To remove an application from Family library
Films and TV series
To remove a movie or TV series from Family library, set the switch to OFF.
Note. If you add to your Family Library through the Play Movies application, all episodes of the selected series will be added. If you want to add or remove specific seasons or episodes that you purchased separately, do so on their pages in the Play Store app.
Books
To delete a book, click "More" Remove from Family Library.
How to change Family Library settings
By default, most purchases are automatically added to the Family Library of a group you create or join.
To change Family Library settings or remove all purchases of a certain type:
games and applications
Films and TV series
Note. One movie can be watched offline on up to five devices per participant and twelve devices per family. Up to six movies can be played at the same time, but each movie must be streamed by one person.
Books
Note. The book can be downloaded to a maximum of six devices. Once this limit is reached, the book can only be downloaded if another family member deletes it from their device.
How to find out if you can add content to Family Library
You can add most apps, games, movies, TV series and books from Google Play to the Family Library (they should have a Family Library icon on their pages).
You can add all the films and TV series that you purchased before creating the Family Library.
Content purchased after creating a Family Library or joining a Family Group can only be added if you purchased it using a shared payment method, Google Play Gift Card, or promotional code.
Movies
- In some countries, the ability to share movies using Family Library is limited.
- If you purchased movies as a bundle, you can only add or remove the entire bundle to or from Family Library.
- Movies rented from the Play Store or purchased on YouTube cannot be added to Family Library.
TV serials
- In some countries, the ability to share TV series using Family Library is limited.
- Rented TV series cannot be added to Family Library.
- TV series purchased on YouTube cannot be added to Family Library.
- TV series are not available in all countries.
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