Does download of free apps work with family sharing?

SSame problem. I got an iPhone 6, we enabled family sharing, and now I can't even download stuff like facebook on my new iPhone because of this error.

Same issue here.

I actually stopped the sharing but it didn't go away easy so I had to restart both phones (one 6 and one 5s) for me to see in settings that two phone are not sharing anymore.

Oh well, I get the same message "Redownload Unavailable...." on a stupid free app!!!!!

I don't normally purchase paid apps but I have a feeling it will do the same for the paid apps too.

Since I don't have many paid apps, I really don't see this family sharing useful because the location sharing looks pretty crappy too.

For location sharing, use Life 360. This is what I was trying to download.

After all, I am just hoping that the Apple server is acting really slow.

OOk, I fixed this same problem just now. I hooked up the new phone to my PC and synced it with iTunes and then installed the apps to the phone from the PC.

Same issue. Sync to pc lets me get the paid apps but the free ones still have that error message.

Thanks!!! I was so frustrated with this. I apparently never allowed my phone to fully restore after attempting to restore. I unplugged early and then was unable to "redownload" the same apps I had previously downloaded. By hooking back up to iTunes I was able to basically allow the sync to continue, or even tweak what I had on the old phone and was moving to the new phone. I wonder what will happen if I ever delete an app and then need to reinstall it. Oh well, because of your post I am moving forward. Thanks!!!

Having the same issue. I can not download any free apps. I was able to earlier but as of right now I am getting the same error.

Try this, it works for me.

Go to Settings -> iTunes and apps store -> Apps [toggle on]

and then try to download the app again.

I can't tell if this solved it or not, but after I turned on the following, it looks like it started working:

Settings > iTuns & App Store > Automatic Downloads > Apps [Toggle On]

I was prompted to turn this on, after I had connected the phone via cable to iTuns and tried it that way. My iPhone then told me to turn on that setting if I wanted purchases from my computer's iTunes to make it on my phone. Now ... everything works via family sharing with this on.

I'm getting the same error on weatherunderground free app. For most apps you can share from app store purchased (under updates), but not this one. This problem predates family sharing and ios8. If you search for the error message in google you'll find some discussion.

Hi,

I've just spoken to Apple about this issue, and they have a solution - however it's not what I expected.

To recap:

Previously, my wife's iPhone was set up to use my Apple ID for App Store purchases.

After enabling Family Sharing, she cannot download OR update apps that she had previously installed by using my Apple ID. Even if the apps are deleted from the phone before attempting to download. She can install apps that I'd purchased but which hadn't been installed on her iPhone, but not any that had already been installed.

I've tried all the suggestions that I've found on here, including toggling on/off updates, re-syncing, installing apps by connecting to my Mac (they install but cannot be updated) and so on.

Apple Support's solution is to go into Settings > iTines & App Store and then change the Apple ID to the person whose account was used previously. This then allows apps to be downloaded or updated, just as before.

The stupid bit is that this means she is NOT using Family Sharing for iTunes or the App store - she's using my account again, the very thing that Family Sharing is supposed to stop!

It seems that Family Sharing is OK for new accounts, but if you've previously shared an account between multiple devices, you're probably going to have problems.

Still, the problem is fixed (for me, at least).

What if you delete an app which your wife's phone has previously downloaded through your account and now (with family sharing on) is not able to update? If deleted and installed again with family sharing on, are the problems gone?

No, even deleting an app doesn't allow it to be re-installed, never mind updated (you can't update an app if it isn't installed).

The only resolution seems to be to turn off family sharing for apps by logging out of the new Family member's account, and logging in as the original account the apps were bought through.