Phil P 1

Q: my wife just purchased iTunes Match.Can she match her iphone itunes to my library?

my wife recently purchased iTunes Match to use on her IPhone 5 and i have authorized her to use my itunes library. we synced her iphone to my library and it took all her music off and put on the music from my library. What we really wanted to do was to have her have access to my whole library like i do with iTunes Match so we could have the same music.is this possible?

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Apr 6, 2014 6:37 PM

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Q: my wife just purchased iTunes Match.Can she match her iphone itunes to my library?

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Apr 6, 2014 6:45 PM in response to Phil P 1
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    Apr 6, 2014 6:45 PM in response to Phil P 1

    No. That is not what iTunes Match is about.

     

    iTunes Store- Subscribing to iTunes Match

    iCloud- iTunes Match

     

    iTunes Match is cloud storage for your iTunes music library. It reads your library and matches tracks to those already available in the Apple music library. If you have a track it cannot locate, then it uploads the track from your library. You end up with all of your music stored in the cloud for your use.

     

    She cannot sync to your library nor you to hers. You have different Apple IDs and different accounts. You cannot use her music nor she yours. All you can do is share it via Home Sharing. She cannot access your iTunes Match library without your Apple ID. Same for her. But she can have her own iTunes Match by purchasing it for herself with her Apple ID.