Family roles and permissions

Who can do what in your family.

Roles

RoleWho
CreatorThe person who created the family (full admin)
AdminPromoted by creator or other admins
MemberEveryone else

Admins can Make Admin, Remove Admin, invite members, remove members, and edit permissions.

Per-member permissions

Each member has toggles (visible to admins in member settings):

PermissionEffect when off
RecordMember's recordings hidden on Listen; recording activities hidden from feed
Comment & LikeCannot comment on family activities
Add NotesCannot add study notes
Invite OthersCannot send invitations

The creator's own permissions cannot be edited.

Join request approval

When someone requests to join via family code or name search, the family creator (not all admins) can Approve or Deny in Profile → Family Invites → Join Requests.

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