I set up an Apple Watch SE using Family Sharing. How do I share my free/purchased apps with the managed watch? None come up as “available to download” in the SE watch’s list - only the ones preinstalled.
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Hi Jeff,
The problem is that there is no “Available Apps” section for the Family Share managed watch. I have 19 apps on my list between Installed & Available Apps. The family share watch is for a minor child, but many of my apps don’t carry an age restriction. None of them show up as available on the list of apps for my child’s watch. Photo is of the installed apps for on my child’s watch. There is nothing below this list - nothing “available to install.”
Hi Jeff,
The problem is that there is no “Available Apps” section for the Family Share managed watch. I have 19 apps on my list between Installed & Available Apps. The family share watch is for a minor child, but many of my apps don’t carry an age restriction. None of them show up as available on the list of apps for my child’s watch. Photo is of the installed apps for on my child’s watch. There is nothing below this list - nothing “available to install.”
Greetings tiffiny240,
We understand that you are having some difficulty downloading apps to your Apple Watch, and we'd like to help. begin by following the guidance found here:
Install apps on your Apple Watch
Take care.
I've located the problems...but I still don't know how to fix it. My child's apple watch is not signed in. The @iCloud address is correct and is listed on the family sharing plan. The watch settings list his correct Apple ID and correctly list it as paired with my phone/account. His Apple ID is listed as being able to participate in purchase sharing, and his watch is using his Apple ID. All of this was done in the steps to set up the watch, but the App Store still says that the watch is not signed in. How do I sign this watch in?
A full reset & repairing did the trick. Thanks, everyone!
tiffiny240,
Thanks for the update. Next, follow the steps found here to share those purchases:
Share App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Books purchases with Family Sharing
Cheers.
tiffiny240,
Thanks. To sign in, follow the steps found here:
If any issues remain, Contact Apple Support for further assistance.
Cheers.
Family sharing apps on Apple watch
