Xbox Live Gold only works on Child account when parent logged in

jan001122 · Aug 26, 2018

I have a subscription for Live Gold which should work for all accounts. However, on the child account for my son it does not work unless i log in with the main adult account from which i bought it. I gave him a child account so i can set a time limit. Now
he has to wait until i am there. Plus, once i am logged into my main account he can always switch over when his time is up, so it defeats the purpose to have a child account

Also, he is playing Fortnite, which requires the subscription. Not sure if that is relevant and it is some Fortnite specific problem, but it seems a Xbox problem

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jet96x · Aug 26, 2018

New to Xbox, question about gold

So new to Xbox one and got my son one for Xmas. Have two accounts (a parent and child account) setup. If I purchase a gold membership for the parent account does the child account get to use it too? Does the parent account have to be signed in for the
child account to use it? Seems like the digital content we purchased requires the parent account to remain logged in for the child account to play them, wasn't sure if this worked same way. Thanks

SweetNSourCandy · Aug 26, 2018

Unable to download new profile, get 80150016 xbox live error

Xbox 360. Bought game and needed a live Gold account. Bought 1 year Gold membership. Tied child account to parent account. Parent account already on the Xbox showing "Live". Worked with Support to get the 25 digit Live Gold number in the system. Since
child account has to be linked to parent, when signing in to download a new profile, we use the parent account to sign in.

We created a new profile on the Xbox for the 2nd child.

When choosing, "Download a new profile", the Parent account name and the first child account show up as already in place on the USB attached. (32GB USB attached for more storage)

The new account name for the second child is listed, but does not show that it is anywhere. When selecting the second child account in the download section, I immediately get the 80150016 Cannot download error. We are choosing the USB because the System
memory that is in the Xbox is almost full and we are attempting to put the new profile on the USB.

It does not start to download, it fails immediately.

Cleared the cache on the machine 3 times with accessories unplugged. Same problem. At wits end!

Smwutches · Aug 26, 2018

Make sure the console is set as your Home console - My Home Xbox Setting on Xbox One | Share Your Xbox One

EggsBoxJuan · Aug 26, 2018

Hi, in order to share your gold membership without your account needing to be signed in you'd need to set the Xbox as the home xbox of whichever account has the gold membership.

My Home Xbox Setting on Xbox One | Share Your Xbox One

gds1972 · Nov 5, 2018

Hi

Is the vococon your son uses set as your Home console?

gds1972

Hi

Is the vococon your son uses set as your Home console?

EggsBoxJuan

Hi, in order to share your gold membership without your account needing to be signed in you'd need to set the Xbox as the home xbox of whichever account has the gold membership.

https://support.xbox.com/games/game-setup/my-home-xbox

Smwutches

Make sure the console is set as your Home console - https://support.xbox.com/en-US/games/game-setup/my-home-xbox

Azazerx

Hello TacoMasterEli

On your two Xbox Consoles If your Main account which is the parent account is set as home on both console then yes your Xbox Live/Gamepass will work on your Xbox with the child account as well while it’s logged into the console. This feature is game sharing which allows only two people at a time to use which will allow accounts that are on the console without gold to use online ability’s but not the free games or discounts theses will have to be done with the parent account with Gold/Gamepass.

Hopefully This Helps Have Fun ✌️

Therecanbony1

but the message on screen is to have an adult purchase them FOR the child account. So, as the adult that owns the xbox live gold account, how do I do what the system is telling me to do? If, as an adult, I can not buy these for my child, why tell me I
can? And are the very childish avatar skins REALLY only meant for adult players? If child accounts cannot have them, your messaging should not tell the child to ask their parents to purchase them for them. It should just say something like “ Avatar skins (many
of which are obviously designed for children) cannot be purchased for a child account. So if you, as a parent buy your child an Xbox Live Gold account, please know that 5hey cannot access content design ped for xbox live gold members even with parent permission”.

Xbox Live Gold only works on Child account when parent logged in