How to add accounts to your YouTube TV account with a family group, so you can share one subscription with up to 5 other people

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How to add accounts to your YouTube TV account with a family group, so you can share one subscription with up to 5 other people
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You can add up to 5 other accounts to a single YouTube TV subscription with a family group.

  • You can add accounts to a YouTube TV subscription by creating a family group and inviting other family members.
  • It's possible to add up to five other accounts to your YouTube TV Family Group, besides your own.
  • You can invite all your family members at once, or go back into your Settings later and manage the group by adding or removing members.
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Your YouTube TV subscription is designed with families in mind - you can let up to five other people use the service at no additional cost.

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Each additional user can create their own personal content library, save favorites, and record TV shows. To get started adding accounts on YouTube TV, you'll need to create a family group, and then invite other people to join the group.

Here's how to do it.

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How to add accounts to YouTube TV

1. Open YouTube TV in a web browser.

2. Click your account avatar in the lower right corner of the screen. If it slides up to the top of the screen, click the avatar a second time. In the drop-down menu, click "Settings."

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Open the Settings page from your account menu in YouTube TV.

3. On the left side of the Settings window, click "Family sharing."

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4. Click "Set up."

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You can add up to five accounts to YouTube TV using the Settings window.

5. Follow the instructions to create your family group and send invitation emails to each person you want to add to your group.

6. When your family members get the invitation by email, they simply need to click the link to accept the invitation, and then click "Join Family" in the browser window.

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Your family members can add their account to YouTube TV with just a click.

7. You can edit the family group at any time by adding or removing members - just click "Manage" in the family sharing settings. It will be where "Set up" was before.

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After setting up your Family Group, you'll see an option to manage the members in the group.

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8. On the Members web page, click "Invite family members" and follow the instructions to send an invitation email to the person you would like to add.

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Use the Family website to add and remove members.

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