My wife is studying and living in a different country. She changed country for her Apple ID to be able to install country specific apps but now we´re not able to share iCloud space any more. How can we fix it?
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
You cannot. Family Sharing requires al members to have their Apple ID region set to the same country.
It does not work across different countries. She would need to return her account to the original country,
You cannot. Family Sharing requires al members to have their Apple ID region set to the same country.
It does not work across different countries. She would need to return her account to the original country,
Thanks for your reply, Phil.
It seems Apple vision of a globalized world is radically different than mine...
Having to choose not being able to install Apps available for different markets (Chile and Germany, in this case) because of an Apple limitation does not make any sense in the 21st century.
Have a good one!
It is not entirely an Apple limitation. It is in large part a function of the fact that every country has its own copyright laws that don't necessarily allow intellectual property to be shared across borders without the author/owner's explicit permission. Becasue you're not buying the IP itself, merely licensing use of it via the Apple App, Book or Music stores, copyright restrictions and boundaries are an issue.
Michael, I agree and it´s understandable regarding the App, Books and Music sources that might be subject to different regulations. I don´t agree in terms of my own data (pictures, documents) that I place in my own cloud and -by the way- I am able to consume from different countries and even continents like in this case.
Maybe a good option would be to enable cloud space sharing disregarding of location, while keeping Apps/Books/Music complying the regulations you mentioned.
Family Sharing with AppleIDs residing in different countries
