How To Safely Share Your Ancestry DNA Results 

If you are working on your family history with relatives or collaborating with a researcher, sharing your ancestry DNA results can make the process easy and seamless. With Ancestry, you get the chance to securely share your full DNA results and ancestral regions, and have control over how to access your DNA test. To get more insight into the same, go through all the details mentioned in this blog. This will let you share and manage your DNA information from both your browser and the Ancestry mobile app.

How To Share Ancestral Origins And Matches From A Browser?

1. Look for your profile in the top right corner of Ancestry and choose account settings.​
2. Click on DNA within the settings on the left side of the page.
3. Now click on the DNA test that you are looking to share.
4. Navigate to the DNA test sharing section and click on DNA test sharing.
5. Now tap on the invite.
6. Mention the recipient’s email address or username.

(Every invitation you receive will be delivered by email. whether you enter their email address or username.​

7. Within the role menu, select the role that you want the person to have:

• A viewer can easily view the full DNA results but can not add or change anything.
• A collaborator can go through the full DNA results, add notes, edit participant details, and link the test to a tree.​
• A manager is allowed to invite others to access the results, assign and change the roles, delete the results permanently, and download the DNA data too. You are also allowed to invite one person at a time in order to manage their test and can also add or remove a manager at any point in time.​

8. Click on invite.

​How To Share Ancestral Origins And Matches From App?

1. Tap on your profile icon situated at the top left corner.
2. Within the Manage DNA Test, choose the Switch Test if necessary.
3. Tap on the gear icon in order to open DNA settings.
4. Navigate to DNA test sharing and tap it.
5. Select invite.
6. Mention the recipient’s email address or Ancestry username. The invitation will be sent by email.
7. Allocate a permission level:

• Viewer – view DNA results only
• Collaborator – view results, edit participant details, and add notes
• Manager – full administrative access, including role management, DNA data downloads, and test deletion.

8. Click Invite in order to complete the process.

How To Share Only Ancestral Regions From A Browser?

1. Tap on the origins from the DNA menu.
2. Switch to the right DNA test if necessary by selecting DNA.
3. Click on Share at the top right corner of the interface.
4. Select the way you want to share the results.

• Share with a family group
• Share with a community group
• Send via an Ancestry Manager
• Send by email
• Post on Facebook
• Share through WhatsApp
• Post on X

5. Copy the link in order to share manually.
6. Download the ancestral regions to your device.

How To Share Only Ancestral Regions From An App?

1. Launch the Ancestry app and click on DNA.
2. Choose the correct DNA test if you are managing various tests.
3. Tap on the share icon next to the person’s ancestral regions.
4. Select your preferred sharing option.
5. If prompted, grant the ancestry permission in order to access your photos.  If you have denied permission previously, you might need to enable photo access in your device’s settings before you can save or share the image.

Manage Invitations To Your DNA From A Browser

1. Navigate to the account setting and open from your profile menu.
2. Click on DNA from the left-hand navigation. Choose the DNA that you would like to manage.
3. Scroll down to DNA test sharing.
4. Under the accepted or pending section, you can easily:

• Bring changes to someone’s permission level.
• Remove their access.
• Resend an invitation if they have not accepted it yet.

How To Manage Invitations To Your DNA From An App?

1. Tap on your profile icon.
2. Choose Switch Test if required.
3. Tap on the gear icon.
4. Open DNA test sharing.
5. Under the accepted or pending, you can.

• Change a person’s role
• Remove their access
• Resend an invitation

6. Check your account if prompted.

Conclusion!  

Sharing your DNA ancestry information is considered one of the simplest ways of collaborating with family members, genealogists, and reliable friends. Whether you are planning to share your full DNA test with your ancestral regions or just want to update the already existing sharing permission, Ancestry allows you to manage the access with a flexible role and simple settings. By adhering to the above-mentioned information mentioned in this guide, you can get the required help to share your dna with confidence and manage the permissions whenever it is needed.