Need a Strategy for Transferring Songs and Photos to Children

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Need a Strategy for Transferring Songs and Photos to Children

I am the grandfather and guardian of two children, 7 and 9. Their mother passed away recently leaving a substantial number of paid-for iTunes songs, family photographs and other content on her iDevices. I have access and control of her account and its content.

I would like to transfer this material to the kids, but I know I cannot just move it to them because they are minors. My wife and I both have Apple IDs/accounts, but neither of us want to merge any of these photos or music into our accounts.

How can we best preserve this stuff for them? I don't think I can set up another Apple ID, but that would be the answer if I can.

iPad Air (3rd generation)

Posted on May 8, 2024 7:22 AM

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Answer 1

May 14, 2024 2:09 PM in response to Richard Setterberg

Richard Setterberg wrote:

So, is it possible for me to have two Apple IDs with the same name but different emails? I do have several email addresses. But there are only two adults in our household, and we both already have Apple IDs.

Yes, you can have more than one Apple ID as long as you have more than one email address.

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Answer 2

May 8, 2024 7:37 AM in response to Richard Setterberg

It's not possible to transfer purchased content from one account to another. What you should do is change the email account on your late daughter's account to an email address that you control. Then, you should set up Familiy Sharing. Family Sharing will allow you to set up child accounts for the children, use purchased content from the original account and still maintain control over what they can access.

Change your Apple ID - Apple Support

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

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Answer 3

May 11, 2024 4:02 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

So, is it possible for me to have two Apple IDs with the same name but different emails? I do have several email addresses. But there are only two adults in our household, and we both already have Apple IDs.

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Answer 4

May 14, 2024 2:37 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Perfect! That solves a lot of problems. Thanks.

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Answer 5

May 15, 2024 6:01 AM in response to Richard Setterberg

Richard Setterberg wrote:

Perfect! That solves a lot of problems. Thanks.

Glad it helped!

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