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Q: can I share music on my itunes account with my wife's iphone?

Can I share music on my itunes account with my wife's iphone?

iPhone 5c, iOS 7.0.2

Posted on Oct 7, 2013 2:50 AM

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Q: can I share music on my itunes account with my wife's iphone?

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Oct 7, 2013 2:51 AM in response to pedrmeirion
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    Oct 7, 2013 2:51 AM in response to pedrmeirion

    No sorry. iTunes content cannot be shared between two different Apple ID accounts.

  • by wjosten,

    wjosten wjosten Oct 7, 2013 2:59 AM in response to pedrmeirion
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    Oct 7, 2013 2:59 AM in response to pedrmeirion

    Actually, you can, & millions of users do exactly that. In fact, the terms/conditions permit such with up to five users in the same household.

     

    Carolyn's post is incorrect.

     

    Do you & your wife have separate Apple ID's for iTunes? Do you share the same computer...different computers? Answers those questions & I'll tell you want to do.

  • by pedrmeirion,

    pedrmeirion pedrmeirion Oct 7, 2013 4:08 AM in response to wjosten
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    Oct 7, 2013 4:08 AM in response to wjosten

    Thanks for your reply

     

    We do have separate Apple ID's for itunes, but tend to use my to down load music.

     

    We share the same computer.

  • by wjosten,

    wjosten wjosten Oct 7, 2013 4:09 AM in response to pedrmeirion
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    Oct 7, 2013 4:09 AM in response to pedrmeirion

    pedrmeirion wrote:

    We share the same computer.

     

    Does she have her own login(user account), or do you both use the same login?

  • by pedrmeirion,

    pedrmeirion pedrmeirion Oct 7, 2013 4:16 AM in response to pedrmeirion
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    Oct 7, 2013 4:16 AM in response to pedrmeirion

    We both use the same log in i.e. Mine

  • by wjosten,Solvedanswer

    wjosten wjosten Oct 7, 2013 4:23 AM in response to pedrmeirion
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    Oct 7, 2013 4:23 AM in response to pedrmeirion

    Then all you have to do is authorize the computer for each of your respective Apple ID's. Sign in to iTunes using your wife's ID, then: Store>Authorize this Computer. I'm assuming the computer is already authorized for your ID. Then, when each of you want to sync, just make sure you're signed in to the proper iTunes account & sync whatever you like to each phone. Only thing you need to be aware of is that apps have to be updated using whatever ID was used to purchase them.

  • by pedrmeirion,

    pedrmeirion pedrmeirion Oct 7, 2013 4:27 AM in response to wjosten
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    Oct 7, 2013 4:27 AM in response to wjosten

    Sounds more straight froward than divorce , thanks for your advice, will give it a go tonight.

  • by Will_A,

    Will_A Will_A Nov 4, 2013 10:34 AM in response to wjosten
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    Nov 4, 2013 10:34 AM in response to wjosten

    I have a similar problem, and have followed your suggestions with great success.

     

    We both have seperate itunes accounts and both share the same login on our computer (although I could create a login for her if it would be better).

     

    As I said, setting up her phone worked great, I could add all of my music, and select the apps I already had to put on her phone, etc.  However, now I cannot log back into my account from itunes on our computer, I just get an error saying iTunes is not available at this time.

     

    My phone also started asking for her itunes details each time I went to the App store / itunes on my phone, but I've changed this back to me.

     

    So, my question is, how do I get back into itunes on my computer?  Should it be possible to keep swapping accounts?

  • by ravis79,

    ravis79 ravis79 Dec 30, 2013 8:46 PM in response to wjosten
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    Dec 30, 2013 8:46 PM in response to wjosten

    wjosten,

     

    Me and my wife have seperate apple id's and she uses a PC to sync and I use a MacBook.  We use to share but both tired of eachothers apps and certain downloads being added to our iphone's.  Plue everytime we synced it messed one of iphones apps and folders up.  So, we are using seperate apple id's.  We have a 2 year old and I purchase kids music and kid tv shows.  Is there a way to get this on her iphone?

     

    thanks!

  • by jondrek,

    jondrek jondrek Jan 31, 2015 9:47 PM in response to pedrmeirion
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    Jan 31, 2015 9:47 PM in response to pedrmeirion

    Coming up on similar problem. 

    Windows 7 desktop

    Two AppleID accounts, with one iphone 6 for each 

    ID#1 is used mainly to upload music to the desktop/itunes library

     

    I can load songs and Tones onto iPhone associated with ID#1 without any issue.  Itunes will not let me load songs onto iPhone associated with ID #2.

     

    I have authorized computer from both ID's already. 

    Any advice on now my wife and i can both get our songs?