Family Tree App

1. If you are using an Android device, visit the Google Play store to download the app. If you are using an Apple device, visit the Apple store. Read the article to get started.
   
   FS—FamilySearch Tree App


2. If you do not have a free FamilySearch Account, click Create an Account. For more help with your FamilySearch account, refer to Goal 13: Account.
3. Tap Sign In at the bottom of your screen.
4. Select one of the "Continue" options on the screen and supply your username and password, and then complete the sign-in process. If you have forgotten your username or password, tap the link for username or password for help. For help with recovering an account or password, read this article.
   
   FS—Retrieve a Forgotten Name or Retrieve a Password - 2020


5. To sign out of FamilySearch, tap the menu (upper left) and select Sign Out.

Resources

1. For an overview of the Family Tree app, watch these videos.
   
   RT—Getting Started with Family Tree App—5:45 - 2024
   
   
   FS—How to Discover More about Your Family on the Family Tree App—5:37 - 2021
   
   

When you are signed in to FamilySearch, the Pedigree screen appears, showing available photos of your ancestors in Family Tree. Couples are shown side-by-side, and parent relationships are shown with connected lines. This is similar to the Portrait view in the web version of FamilySearch.

1. Drag or swipe in any direction to move the family tree view around.
2. Pinch or spread to zoom the view.
3. If you would like to work on some tasks from FamilySearch, tap Get Started (bottom of the screen). You can tap "Don't Show Again" to remove the Get Started button.

1. To view previous generations in the pedigree, tap an up-arrow. Up to two additional generations are displayed at the top of the screen, connected by lines and brackets.
2. To contract and return to the previous view, tap a down-arrow.


3. Note : Only one expanded line is shown at a time for the same generation. When you tap an additional up-arrow in the same generation, the other expanded line is automatically contracted.
4. Notice the ancestor surnames and marriage information as you go.
5. Practice navigating around your part of the tree, opening and closing branches until you feel comfortable exploring your family lines.
6. To change the home (lowest) person who appears in your tree view,
   a) Tap the picture for the person who should be in the first position;
   b) Tap the dots menu (upper right) and select View This Tree. Children and their spouses now appear below the new home person. To return to the view with the original home person, tap the house icon (lower right).

1. To find an ancestor who is in your part of the tree, tap the magnifying glass (upper right).
2. If you know the ID number for the ancestor,
   a) Tap "Find by ID";
   b) Type the ID number and select the checkmark in the keyboard; and
   c) Tap Find.



3. If you do not know the ID number, use the "Find by Name" option: a) Type the first and last name;
   b) In the Vitals and Family Members sections, provide any information you want to use for the search; and
   c) Tap Find (upper right).



4. To see a list of people you have recently viewed in FamilySearch, tap the Person icon (upper right). From the list you can select a person to view. If you want to search by ID,
   a) Type the ID number in the top field;
   b) Tap the checkmark on the keyboard to complete the entry; and
   c) Tap the magnifying glass.
5. To exit the Recents list, tap the left-arrow (top).
6. Note : The Recents list contains up to 50 entries, including ancestors you may have browsed in the web version of FamilySearch. Also, your name stays at the top of the History list.


7. To see how you are related to a particular ancestor,
   a) In the main screen, tap an ancestor's portrait; and
   b) Tap the three-dot menu and select "View My Relationship." A diagram appears, showing the connection between you and the selected ancestor. The diagram can extend up to 15 generations. To close the diagram, tap the "x" (upper left).

Note : Generally, data for living people outside your immediate family cannot be viewed or searched for.

1. Read this document to learn about the FamilySearch privacy policy and how it affects what you can see in the tree.
   
   FS—Who Can See My Living Relatives - 2020


2. For more information on privacy concerns and genealogy, watch this video.
   
   BYU—Privacy Concerns and Genealogy—68:24 - 2016
   
   
   

1. Read this article to learn how to add living individuals and link them to deceased ancestors in Family Tree.
   
   FS—Adding a Living Individual to Family Tree - 2020



2. Go to the FamilySearch Getting Started page to get help adding ancestors, starting with your parents.
3. Return to Choice A above to work on navigation skills.

1. To enable the fan chart view, tap the blue Options icon (lower right) and then tap the fan icon. If you want to return to the Pedigree view, tap the blue icon and select the pedigree icon.
2. To change the view, pinch or spread, or drag the fan chart across the screen.
3. To display Person information, tap a name in the chart. You can select this person to appear first in the Fan Chart by tapping View This Tree (three-dot menu), or by tapping and holding a person's name and selecting View This Tree. To return to the Fan Chart, tap the Back arrow. For more information on the Person view, see Goal 2.
4. Children are listed below the main person in the view, and spouses appear next to each other. To see additional children, if available, tap the arrow at the end of the list of children.
5. To see additional spouses, if available, tap the arrow next to the spouse name that is in first position.
6. To extend the fan chart, set a new person at first position in the chart.
7. The following options are available when you tap the Options icon (lower right):
   • Number of generations (default is four)—Tap the down-arrow and select a value from four to seven. You may need to adjust the view to see the additional ancestors.
   • Family Lines (default)—Show the fan chart in normal view.
   • Birth Country—The fan chart names are color-coded by country of birth, using the legend (lower left).)
   • Sources—The fan chart names are color-coded by number of sources attached, from 0 to 10+, using the legend (lower left).
   • Stories—This displays colored backgrounds for names in the chart, indicating the approximate number of stories recorded for each person.
   • Photos— This displays colored backgrounds for names in the chart, indicating the approximate number of photos for each person in Memories
   • Research Helps—This displays colored backgrounds for names in the chart, indicating possible data problems in red, record hints in blue, or research suggestions in purple.
   • To view research suggestions,
     a) Click a purple-box name on the fan chart;
     b) In the Summary panel that appears, click Person and go to the Details view; and
     c) In the upper-right corner of the Person page, click an entry in Research Help..
   • Ordinances—This option appears only if "Show Temple Information" is enabled in Settings. To learn about information on ordinances in the fan chart view, click here.
8. To remove the color-coding, tap the Family Lines option. To remove the options panel, move the horizontal bar downward.