G Cloud Family Plans let you share one large backup plan with your family while keeping every member’s data 100% private and separate.
Instead of buying multiple individual plans, one person pays for a 2 TB or 6 TB plan and invites up to 4 more people (5 accounts total) to share the storage.
Who Can Use Family Plans?
Family Plans are currently available on Android only.
To create a Family Plan, you must:
- Have an active 2 TB or 6 TB G Cloud plan
- Use the latest version of the G Cloud app
- Be the plan owner (the account that pays for the subscription)
Each Family Plan supports:
- Up to 5 members in total (owner + 4 additional members)
- Backup from phones and tablets, just like a regular G Cloud account
If you’re on a smaller plan, you’ll first need to upgrade to 2 TB or 6 TB to unlock Family Plans.
How Storage and Privacy Work
With Family Plans, only the storage capacity is shared – not the data.
- Each member has their own private backup space under their own G Cloud account.
- No member (including the owner) can view, download, or manage another member’s files.
- The owner can see how much storage each member uses, but not what they’ve backed up.
So you get the savings of a shared plan, but the privacy of individual accounts.
Roles in a Family Plan
1. Plan Owner
The owner is the person who buys the 2 TB or 6 TB Family Plan.
The owner can:
- Invite and remove members
- See how much storage each member is using
- Upgrade or downgrade the plan (2 TB ↔ 6 TB)
- Change payment method or cancel the subscription
- Leave the plan only by changing their own subscription (e.g., downgrading or cancelling)
The owner cannot:
- Open, restore, or browse other members’ backups
- Control what other members back up (photos, videos, etc.)
2. Family Members
Members are people invited by the owner (family, friends, etc.).
Members can:
- Back up their own data to the shared storage
- Restore their own files to any of their devices
- View how much storage they personally are using
Members cannot:
- Invite or remove other members
- Change the plan size (2 TB / 6 TB)
- Access the owner’s or other members’ data
How to Create a Family Plan (Owner)
- Open the G Cloud app.
- Go to Family Plan from the menu.
- Choose a 2 TB Family Plan or 6 TB Family Plan.
- Confirm your subscription.
- From the Family Plan page, start sending invites to family members (by email, link, etc., depending on your implementation).
Once someone accepts the invite, they become a member and can start backing up using the plan’s shared storage.
How to Join a Family Plan (Member)
If you receive an invitation:
- Open the invitation link sent by the owner.
- Sign in or create a G Cloud account with the same email you want to use.
- Confirm that you want to join the Family Plan.
After you join:
- Your account will use the Family Plan storage instead of an individual plan.
- You’ll see “Family Plan” and plan size (2 TB or 6 TB) in your account.
How to Leave a Family Plan (Member)
As a member, you have two ways to leave a Family Plan:
Option 1 – Subscribe to your own plan
- Open the G Cloud app.
- Go to the Store / Plans section.
- Choose and subscribe to a new individual plan.
Once you do that, your account moves to your own plan and is no longer covered by the Family Plan. Your existing backups remain linked to your G Cloud account, but your available storage and limits will now follow your new plan.
Option 2 – Ask the owner to remove you
If you don’t want to subscribe to your own plan:
- Ask the Family Plan owner to remove you from the plan.
- Once removed, your account will no longer be covered by the Family Plan.
- To continue backing up, you’ll need to choose your own plan later.
What Happens When the Owner Changes or Cancels the Plan?
- If the owner downgrades or cancels their 2 TB / 6 TB plan, the Family Plan will end for all members.
- In that case, members will need to move to their own plans to keep backing up and to keep enough storage for their data.
Privacy Notice
Each family member has their own private backup space. Only storage capacity is shared – your data remains completely private and isolated from other members.
Already Have an Invite?
If you already received an invite, just open the invitation link from your email or message and follow the steps to join the plan.