When Family Library launched, it was available in 12 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. Now, the feature is finally rolling out to more countries, meaning that millions more will be able to take advantage of it. Google sent an email around in May urging them to do so. Still, it only works on content and apps that are “eligible,” meaning developers have to allow it. It applies to purchasing an “app, game, movie, TV show, or book in the Play Store,” and there’s no extra fee. It functions just like it sounds - it’s a library of purchased apps and content that’s shared with up to six family members. That was no longer was the case when Google Play Family Library debuted in July 2016. Until last year, Android users were unable to share apps between family members - meaning each person had to buy an app to be able to use it. Starting today, Family Library will be rolling out over the next few days and will be available in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. And you can now sign up on the web, in addition to your Android device. We launched the family plan late last year, and today we’re expanding it to Ireland, Italy, Mexico, and New Zealand. On this plan, up to six family members can stream millions of songs on demand for $14.99 a month.

Share a Music subscription with your familyįinally, if your family loves music, you can also subscribe to the Google Play Music family plan.

And for your younger family members, you’ll have the option to approve each of their purchases. When you sign up, you’ll select a credit card to share as your family payment method, but your family members will always have the option of buying stuff with their personal credit cards or gift cards. Flexibility is also built into your purchasing options. With Family Library, you can choose which items you want to share and which to keep to yourself-for example, I’ll probably keep my collection of comic books in my personal library. All purchases added to Family Library are available across Android devices, and movies, TV shows, and books can be enjoyed on iOS devices and the web.Įasily manage sharing and family purchasesĪs with most family matters, flexibility and choice is important. Everyone in my family loves the Star Wars movies and we all want to be able to watch them, on our phones, tablets, laptops, or TV. Today’s families have a lot of devices, and it should be easy to share content no matter where we are or what we’re doing.

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