To be clear, if we disband a current Family Sharing group, and create a new one with a new Organizer, for the purpose of changing the credit card/source of purchase, will all individuals keep their individual music and other unshared apps?

To be clear, if we disband a current Family Sharing group, and create a new one with a new Organizer, for the purpose of changing the credit card/source of purchase, will all individuals keep their individual music and other unshared apps?

Posted on Jul 8, 2022 2:19 PM

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Posted on Jul 8, 2022 2:28 PM

Hi, When the family organizer turns off Family Sharing, all family members are removed from the group at the same time. If there are children under 13* in the family group, the family organizer can't disband the group until they move the child to another Family Sharing group.


As far as sharing goes, If your family shares iTunes, Apple Books, and App Store purchases, you immediately stop sharing your purchases and lose access to the purchases made by your other family members. You keep any purchases you initiated while part of the family group. Other family members can't use content downloaded from your collection.


If you downloaded an app from a family member’s purchase history and made In-App Purchases, you'll need to purchase the app yourself to access your In-App Purchases.



Source: Leave Family Sharing - Apple Support


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Jul 8, 2022 2:28 PM in response to NKala

Hi, When the family organizer turns off Family Sharing, all family members are removed from the group at the same time. If there are children under 13* in the family group, the family organizer can't disband the group until they move the child to another Family Sharing group.


As far as sharing goes, If your family shares iTunes, Apple Books, and App Store purchases, you immediately stop sharing your purchases and lose access to the purchases made by your other family members. You keep any purchases you initiated while part of the family group. Other family members can't use content downloaded from your collection.


If you downloaded an app from a family member’s purchase history and made In-App Purchases, you'll need to purchase the app yourself to access your In-App Purchases.



Source: Leave Family Sharing - Apple Support


Jul 8, 2022 2:54 PM in response to Jake378

So, changing Family Sharing from one group to another would not impact individual music lists/ purchases nor would it impact what's backed up on an individual iCloud storage account either, correct? As I've noticed, none of us could access someone else's music playlist or pictures anyway, within the current group. So, that's what you mean when you say, "You keep any purchases you initiated while part of the family group. Other family members can't use content downloaded from your collection."

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To be clear, if we disband a current Family Sharing group, and create a new one with a new Organizer, for the purpose of changing the credit card/source of purchase, will all individuals keep their individual music and other unshared apps?

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