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bigjon24

Q: Family Organizer is ridiculous

Why does one family member have to pay for all purchases?  It doesn't make sense.  If I want to share music with a family member, I am still going to do it.  I just don't want to force another family member to pay for my music.

 

Apple should make it so the family can choose whether one person pays, or each Apple ID pays for their purchases.  My family would still make the same purchases of music and apps and share the same photos and music regardless of who was paying.  Forcing one person to pay is idiotic.  I can understand maybe not allowing the sharing of apps if everyone is sharing purchases, but I am still going to share music and photos with my family members, whether I use family sharing or not.

 

But I will not force one family member to pay for all of my purchases.

 

Please allow family sharing to use everyone's individual accounts for purchases.

iPhone 5, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 19, 2014 2:49 PM

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  • by HyperNova Software,

    HyperNova Software HyperNova Software Sep 19, 2014 3:17 PM in response to bigjon24
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    Sep 19, 2014 3:17 PM in response to bigjon24

    So tell Apple directly:  https://www.apple.com/feedback

  • by scharper40,

    scharper40 scharper40 Sep 28, 2014 9:53 AM in response to bigjon24
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    Sep 28, 2014 9:53 AM in response to bigjon24

    I have the same problem. We want to try Family Share but still allowing each family member to pay for their own purchases as we do now. From what I have read, only one member (the organizer) WILL BE BILLED for the entire families purchases. This means that Family Share only really suites a family with young children who you don't want having free access to a credit card.  Until this major stumbling block has been changed, allowing you to choose to continue paying for one's own purchases, we will have to forget about Family Share. Apple need to re-think this, hopefully soon!!

  • by HyperNova Software,

    HyperNova Software HyperNova Software Sep 28, 2014 11:44 AM in response to scharper40
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    Sep 28, 2014 11:44 AM in response to scharper40

    So tell Apple directly:  https://www.apple.com/feedback

  • by Mom Kro,

    Mom Kro Mom Kro Dec 28, 2014 4:48 PM in response to bigjon24
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    Dec 28, 2014 4:48 PM in response to bigjon24

    They will never do what you are asking because then everyone would share with all their friends and no one would have to buy their own copy of anything. Duh!! Family sharing is limited to those that share finances. Anyone else needs to buy their own stuff.

     

    You can get around it by everyone who isn't the organizer buying gift cards and putting them on their account and then the organizer doesn't approve any purchases not on gift cards.

     

    Hopefully Apple will come up with another sharing option where everyone pays for their own stuff, but you can still share photos and see their music and apps put still have to purchase them yourself.