My wife started Apple Arcade, we have family sharing. But when I go to the App Store Arcade, it wants me to buy it. What are we missing?
She subscribed on her iMac and ran a game on her iPad. My iMac and iPad want me to try the free one month then pay.
Funny thing, the payment is using my ID, although she's the organizer of the family sharing.
In System Preferences/Family Sharing, I no longer see her photo.
VMware, macOS 10.14
Did she share the subscription? - Family Sharing - Apple Support
“Share subscriptions with everyone in your family.
With Family Sharing, you can share an Apple Music Family Subscription, an Apple Arcade subscription, an Apple News+ subscription, and an Apple TV+ subscription — all without sharing each other's accounts. The family organizer can invite a family member to share one of these subscriptions through Messages. Just tap "Invite via Messages," enter the family member's name or phone number, and tap Send. The recipient can accept the invite by viewing the invitation and then tapping "Join Family."
You can manage your Family Sharing subscriptions in Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing.”
Did she share the subscription? - Family Sharing - Apple Support
“Share subscriptions with everyone in your family.
With Family Sharing, you can share an Apple Music Family Subscription, an Apple Arcade subscription, an Apple News+ subscription, and an Apple TV+ subscription — all without sharing each other's accounts. The family organizer can invite a family member to share one of these subscriptions through Messages. Just tap "Invite via Messages," enter the family member's name or phone number, and tap Send. The recipient can accept the invite by viewing the invitation and then tapping "Join Family."
You can manage your Family Sharing subscriptions in Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing.”
She's not sure whether she shared the subscription. She ordered it on her iMac, and when I look at her App store, I don't see any option to share the subscription.
Everything else in our family shared account appear to be working fine.
I can't find any button that says "Invite via Messages". I've looked in the App store, I've looked in Systems Preferences/Family Settings/Family Sharing (The Apple Arcade button just takes me to the app store), I've looked in "Messages".
I found out what my issue is. During the first (free) month of Apple Arcade, my wife can't invite family members to join her. As soon as that month is over and Apple starts taking money, she can invite me.
Have you tried signing out of iCloud and back in to see if you can then see her in Family Sharing?
The payment information is your ID, but does it show the credit card she set up as the organizer?
Did you see Michael's instruction on how to share? Can she invite you again?
Thanks for the feedback.
How do we share Apple Arcade?
