Ancestry: Family History & DNA
Genealogy, Ethnicity & Stories
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15.23.3for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Ancestry: Family History & DNA
Explore who and where you came from through photos, stories, historical records, and so much more— even your ethnicity and family communities if you’ve taken an AncestryDNA® test. And with just one relative’s name, you can start to discover your family history anytime, anywhere with Ancestry®, the top genealogy app*.
Why you’ll love to discover your family story using the Ancestry® app:
• View your family tree, search and add new family members, upload photos, and share stories - all with just a few taps
• With a free trial or paid subscription easily access more than 30 billion records, photos, and more
• The dynamic Discover feed lets you review, dismiss, and save your discoveries and hints for later
• Activate your AncestryDNA® kit and view your ethnicity results
• See your DNA matches and compare your results with them
• Learn even more about your family story when you combine your tree with your DNA results
• Preserve your history with your own personalized family tree
• Collaborate with friends and family - it couldn’t be easier
• Our modern layout design makes it even easier for you to explore
• Discover stories, photos, and records about your ancestors with Ancestry Hints®
• Personal traits. Add Traits to your DNA results to see how your genes could influence 35+ fitness, nutrient, sensory and appearance traits.
Free Features:
• Build a family tree
• Search the census records and access more than 1.1 billion free records
• Receive hints based on your tree
• Scan or upload your own family pictures
• Receive messages from Ancestry members
• See your ancestors' life stories on a map
Available with an optional free trial or subscription:
• View more than 30 billion records.
• Use Ancestry Hints® to learn about ancestors
• Find pictures of your family
• Discover new relatives
• Unrestricted messaging
iPhone and iPad Features:
• Curious about your family tree? Simply look up a relative's name, discover their story, and then share it with your loved ones
• Remember the high school years by finding yearbook photos to share with your close family and friends, all with just one quick tap
• Review your personalized hints
• Add photos, hints, or ancestor stories and watch your personalized family tree grow
• Watch Ancestry Academy Videos that get you started with genealogy research
• Easily upload or scan photos and add facts or stories to your family tree
• Learn about historical events that affected your ancestors’ lives.
Apple Watch Features:
• Get on-this-day alerts for events from your family history.
Download the Ancestry Family History & DNA app to start exploring your heritage and more, today!
View our Terms and Conditions at: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions
View our Privacy Statement at https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement
CCPA Notice at Collection https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement#personal-info-categories
*within free apps in the Apple App Store's Reference category
Why you’ll love to discover your family story using the Ancestry® app:
• View your family tree, search and add new family members, upload photos, and share stories - all with just a few taps
• With a free trial or paid subscription easily access more than 30 billion records, photos, and more
• The dynamic Discover feed lets you review, dismiss, and save your discoveries and hints for later
• Activate your AncestryDNA® kit and view your ethnicity results
• See your DNA matches and compare your results with them
• Learn even more about your family story when you combine your tree with your DNA results
• Preserve your history with your own personalized family tree
• Collaborate with friends and family - it couldn’t be easier
• Our modern layout design makes it even easier for you to explore
• Discover stories, photos, and records about your ancestors with Ancestry Hints®
• Personal traits. Add Traits to your DNA results to see how your genes could influence 35+ fitness, nutrient, sensory and appearance traits.
Free Features:
• Build a family tree
• Search the census records and access more than 1.1 billion free records
• Receive hints based on your tree
• Scan or upload your own family pictures
• Receive messages from Ancestry members
• See your ancestors' life stories on a map
Available with an optional free trial or subscription:
• View more than 30 billion records.
• Use Ancestry Hints® to learn about ancestors
• Find pictures of your family
• Discover new relatives
• Unrestricted messaging
iPhone and iPad Features:
• Curious about your family tree? Simply look up a relative's name, discover their story, and then share it with your loved ones
• Remember the high school years by finding yearbook photos to share with your close family and friends, all with just one quick tap
• Review your personalized hints
• Add photos, hints, or ancestor stories and watch your personalized family tree grow
• Watch Ancestry Academy Videos that get you started with genealogy research
• Easily upload or scan photos and add facts or stories to your family tree
• Learn about historical events that affected your ancestors’ lives.
Apple Watch Features:
• Get on-this-day alerts for events from your family history.
Download the Ancestry Family History & DNA app to start exploring your heritage and more, today!
View our Terms and Conditions at: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions
View our Privacy Statement at https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement
CCPA Notice at Collection https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement#personal-info-categories
*within free apps in the Apple App Store's Reference category
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What's New in the Latest Version 15.23.3
Last updated on Dec 5, 2023
Old Versions
Bug fixes
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Version History
15.23.3
Dec 5, 2023
Bug fixes
15.23.2
Nov 30, 2023
Bug fixes
15.23.1
Nov 30, 2023
Bug fixes
15.23
Nov 29, 2023
Bug fixes
15.22.1
Nov 16, 2023
- With the new family groups space, you can collaborate with your family members to explore and preserve your family history
15.22
Nov 14, 2023
- With the new family groups space, you can collaborate with your family members to explore and preserve your family history
15.21
Nov 1, 2023
- Visit the new DNA tab to explore all of the DNA features including your DNA results, Matches and Traits
15.20
Oct 17, 2023
- Connect an image with an audio recording to tell the story behind the image or explain details about the photo. Access this through the audio icon in the top right when viewing an image or through the image icon in the top right when listening to an audio recording.
- We have heard your feedback and we are making some BIG updates to the ways you can upload, view, and share your family memories at Ancestry. With the new Memories space, you will find an updated gallery with all of the photos, documents and audio files attached to your tree. We’ve also add new ways to preserve, create, and share Memories with your family for years to come. Invite your family today to join you on your journey to preserve your family story!
- We have heard your feedback and we are making some BIG updates to the ways you can upload, view, and share your family memories at Ancestry. With the new Memories space, you will find an updated gallery with all of the photos, documents and audio files attached to your tree. We’ve also add new ways to preserve, create, and share Memories with your family for years to come. Invite your family today to join you on your journey to preserve your family story!
15.19
Oct 3, 2023
Bug fixes
15.18.1
Sep 25, 2023
Bug fixes and improvements
15.18
Sep 20, 2023
Bug fixes
15.17.2
Sep 12, 2023
Bug fixes
15.17.1
Sep 7, 2023
Bug fixes
15.17
Sep 5, 2023
Bug fixes
15.16
Aug 22, 2023
Bug Fixes
15.15
Aug 7, 2023
Bug fixes
15.14.1
Jul 27, 2023
- Enhance your stories even further by adding newspaper clippings. This is a new slide type that is available to add to your stories.
15.14
Jul 25, 2023
- Enhance your stories even further by adding newspaper clippings. This is a new slide type that is available to add to your stories.
15.13.1
Jul 17, 2023
Bug fixes
15.13
Jul 11, 2023
Bug fixes
15.12.1
Jun 29, 2023
- Audio clip transcriptions are now available when viewing an image and the audio together
- Albums is a new tool to help you organize your photos, audio recordings, and documents on Ancestry. You can also use albums to curate collections of memories and family artifacts to share with your family. You can find this new tool in the Storymaker Studio and on person pages throughout your tree.
- Albums is a new tool to help you organize your photos, audio recordings, and documents on Ancestry. You can also use albums to curate collections of memories and family artifacts to share with your family. You can find this new tool in the Storymaker Studio and on person pages throughout your tree.
15.12
Jun 28, 2023
- Audio clip transcriptions are now available when viewing an image and the audio together
- Albums is a new tool to help you organize your photos, audio recordings, and documents on Ancestry. You can also use albums to curate collections of memories and family artifacts to share with your family. You can find this new tool in the Storymaker Studio and on person pages throughout your tree.
- Albums is a new tool to help you organize your photos, audio recordings, and documents on Ancestry. You can also use albums to curate collections of memories and family artifacts to share with your family. You can find this new tool in the Storymaker Studio and on person pages throughout your tree.
15.11.1
Jun 13, 2023
- Record the stories behind your family photos.
15.11
Jun 12, 2023
- Record the stories behind your family photos.
15.10.3
Jun 8, 2023
- Bring your story to life by adding a voiceover to your Ancestry story
Ancestry: Family History & DNA FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Ancestry: Family History & DNA in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Ancestry: Family History & DNA.
iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 4.0 or later.
Ancestry: Family History & DNA supports English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish
Ancestry: Family History & DNA contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
U.S. Discovery
$19.99
U.S. Discovery
$24.99
U.S. Discovery
$19.99
World Explorer
$39.99
World Explorer
$34.99
World Explorer
$39.99
World Explorer
$39.99
World Explorer
$39.99
U.S. Discovery
$24.99
Just this record
$1.99
