Sharing AncestryDNA® Results

From a browser

Go to DNA settings  and skip to step 3

1. In the top-right corner of Ancestry®, click your profile and select Account Settings.
2. On the left side of the page, under Settings, click DNA.
3. Click the DNA test you want to share.
4. Scroll to the DNA test sharing section and click on DNA test sharing.
5. Click Invite.
6. Enter our email address : joan@geneticdetective.ca or username : geneticdetective
   All invitations are delivered by email, whether you enter our email address or username.
7. In the Role menu, choose the role you want the person to have. In order for us to complete the research successfully, we require manager access to your results. This is temporary, and you can remove us once we've completed your research. A manager can invite others to access the results, assign and change roles, permanently delete  results, and download DNA Data.
8. Click Invite.

From the app

1. In the app's top-left corner, tap your profile icon (photo or letters).
2. If necessary, under Manage DNA test, tap Switch test and choose the person whose DNA results you want to share.
3. Under Manage DNA test, tap the gear  icon.
4. Scroll to the DNA test sharing section and tap on DNA test sharing.
5. Tap Invite.
6. Enter our email address : joan@geneticdetective.ca or username : geneticdetective
   All invitations are delivered by email, whether you enter their email address or username.
7. In the Role menu, choose the role you want the person to have. In order for us to complete the research successfully, we require manager access to your results. This is temporary, and you can remove us once we've completed your research. A manager can invite others to access the results, assign and change roles, permanently delete  results, and download DNA Data.
8. Tap Invite.