How to set up a Google Play Music family plan
If this is the first time you're hearing about this, you may want to check out more about Google Play Music Family Plans first. In essence, subscribers hailing from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, France and Germany are now able to create a group account for six persons (including the owner of the subscription). The plan costs $14.99 and is a very good option if you want to share your music passion with your loved ones, seeing that an individual account costs $9.99.
Step 1. The first thing we'll need to do is to sign up for a family plan. The procedure is different depending on whether you're already a Play Music subscriber or not.
1B (non-subscribers). If you're not already using Play Music, open the app, tap on "Start free trial". On the next screen, tap "Other Plans", then choose the "Family" button on the next page. Once you've registered for a family plan, continue to the next step.
Step 2. After you've upgraded or signed up for the family plan, the app will tell you that you're now the family manager. This means that you're the one in control of the payment methods. Furthermore, every in-app purchase will have to be approved by you first, which makes sense given that you're the one that's paying for the goods.
Step 3. You can now invite up to 5 five family members (or friends). To do this, tap the blue plus icon, then enter the emails of the persons you're adding. You'll also be able to create a custom email or go wit the default "Join or family on Google Play" message.
Step 4. This step is out of your hands. Once your family members get the invite in their email account, they just have to click on the embedded link, and follow the on-screen instructions to get going. It's really all just a few taps/clicks away.
There you go, by this point you should have successfully created a family plan and invited up to 5 members. If you want add to new members, just go back to the settings screen in the Play Music app and tap the blue plus button again.
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via: Droid-Life
