From sign-in to the kitchen wall
Set up takes a few minutes, and you can stop after any step.
Sign in and create a household
Sign in with Google, name your household and check the time zone. Every event, reminder and display schedule uses it. Only the name is required; Home shows a checklist for the rest.
Add the people who live there
Children get a profile with a colour, without an email or login. Invite other adults from Settings › Members & roles: FamilyHub makes a link that works for 7 days and only for the email you entered. FamilyHub doesn't send emails yet, so you share the link yourself.
Bring in your calendars
Start with the built-in family calendar, add calendar links such as school or team calendars, or connect Google Calendar where it's set up. Each event keeps showing where it came from.
Plan the everyday
Add chores and routines, optional stars and rewards, shopping and to-do lists, a meal plan and recipes. Customize Home to show what your household checks most.
Put it on a shared screen (optional)
Open FamilyHub's display page on a tablet, monitor or TV. An owner or admin scans its QR code or enters its code, chooses what it shows and pairs it. It updates by itself from then on.
Who can do what
Owners and admins
Everything, including members, calendar connections, displays and household settings.
Adults
Events, chores, lists, meals and reward approvals.
Children
Their own chores and rewards, shared lists and the family calendar, with private events shown as "Busy".
These permissions are checked by the server on every request, not just hidden on screen. More detail in Getting started.