Q: Apple Family Sharing + Child Account and IOS Device + Separate Families
Quick, and easy question here, but hard to find a clear answer:
I am divorced and have recently purchased two Iphone 6 devices. One is for myself, the other for my daughter. I set her up with an apple ID and as a child account (she is 12). I established family sharing. Everything works as expected and I love it.
My daughter, has an Ipod touch at her mothers house. My ex-wife didn't set up an account for my daughter, at least I don't believe she did, for the ipod (not sure if you really needed one). My daughter has paid for apps on that ipod.
So now you know the situation, here are my questions:
Can I add my ex-wife to family sharing, as another adult, so that anything my ex-wife has purchased can be shared on my daughters Iphone? (Not that I want to do this, but just curious).
If not, can my daughters account (remember it's a child id) join more than one family sharing group? One I have, and one if my ex wife establishes it? I am assuming the id cannot be tied to two family sharing groups.
I am also not certain, that if I add another adult to my family sharing, that those purchases form the adult will be visible. I think adding another adult just gives the child another person who can authorize their requests for apps/songs, etc.
TIA.
iPhone 6, iOS 8.4
Posted on Jul 29, 2015 10:23 PM
To make it easier to understand: when you are an organizer of an account and invite other adults to share it, they will end up using your credit card automatically whenever they purchase something and by this you will end up having your credit card used by your ex-wife and anyone else within your sharing account such as your daughter.
Now these people may have their own iTunes gift credits but anytime if they ran out of iTunes gift credits, then they'll be using your credit card.
Posted on Jul 30, 2015 11:15 AM