Movies, TV shows and books can also be shared with iOS devices, such as the iPhone and iPad with Google’s apps, and computers and Chromebooks through a web browser.Īpps and games purchased after 7 February this year are automatically eligible, but developers have to opt in to allow prior purchases to be included in the Family Library. “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.”

Raj Iyengar, product manager for Google Play, said: “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. In the past, families would have to share one Google Play account to achieve similar. Purchase approval can also be set up to stop children buying apps or in-app purchases.

Once set up via an Android device or the web, a family can share purchases and one payment method using separate Google accounts.

Google play family payment method