WholeFamilyFAQ

Support

Help with signing in, your family and your account. For how WholeFamily works, what it costs and how it protects your photos, see the FAQ.

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Signing in

I'm not getting my sign-in email or code.

Check your spam or junk folder, and make sure you typed the email address you were invited with. Then request a new one. If you have tried several times in a row, wait about 15 minutes before trying again.

How do I sign in without waiting for an email?

Add a passkey: open Settings, then Passkeys, and tap Add a passkey. Next time you can sign in with Face ID or Touch ID. You can always still sign in by email.

Can I change my email address?

Not in the app yet. Email support@ourwhole.family from your current address and we will help.

Joining a family

How do I join my family on WholeFamily?

Open the invitation email a family member sent you and follow the link, then sign in with that same email address. You can use the iPhone app or the web app at app.ourwhole.family.

My invitation doesn't work.

Invitations expire after seven days. Ask the person who invited you to send a new one, and make sure you sign in with the address it was sent to.

How do I start a family of my own?

WholeFamily is invite-only for now. Request an invite on our home page.

Notifications and email

How do I change how often you email me?

Open Settings, then Notifications, and choose Immediate, Daily digest (one summary a day) or Off.

How do I turn phone notifications on or off?

In your phone's Settings app, find WholeFamily and turn notifications on or off. If you are not getting them, check they are allowed there and that you have a connection.

How do I change the language?

Open Settings, then Language. Automatic follows your device. The language you choose is used in the app and in every email we send you.

Your family and your posts

How do I delete a post?

Open the post and choose delete. The post and its photos and videos are removed.

How do I remove someone from our family?

Family admins can remove a member from the family's members list. They stop getting new photo links right away.

How do I download all our photos?

Family admins can open Family settings and choose to download everything. We prepare one archive of the family's photos and videos, available only to the admin who asked, for seven days.

Your account and subscription

How do I change my name?

Open Settings and edit Name. Your new name appears everywhere in your family.

How do I cancel my subscription?

If you subscribed on the web, cancel from Billing in Settings. If you subscribed in the iPhone app, cancel in your App Store account settings. Your family's photos are not deleted when a plan ends.

How do I delete my account?

Open Settings and choose Delete account. It takes effect immediately and cannot be undone.

If you created your family, this deletes the family and all of its photos for every member. If you joined someone else's family, it removes you and the posts you created. Deleting your account does not cancel a subscription, so cancel that first.

Safety

How do I report harmful content?

Email safety@ourwhole.family with enough detail for us to find it. Please do not download or forward suspected illegal material; describe it and tell us where you saw it. If a child is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first. See our Terms of Use for what is not allowed.

See also the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.