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iOS 8 Family Sharing Notification Issues

I receive "request to buy" notifications, from my daughter, on my iPad, but not on my iPhone. If I approve, she receives the notification, but if I decline, she does not receive the denied notification.


Anyone else having these kind of issues?


Until iOS 8, my entire family shared an iTunes account for purchases. I have set up Family Sharing, as the Organizer, and under my iCloud account, but it is not the shared iTunes account. I did pick the shared iTunes account under the Family Purchases section of the Family Sharing setup. I then invited my daughter and set her iPad up to do the family sharing. She is required to ask to make purchases and it seems to work.


Like I said at the beginning of this post, I receive a request notification on my iPad, but not my iPhone. I checked the settings between my iPad and my iPhone and they match exactly. I don't want to tinker around so much because I have the other posts about Family Sharing limitations and lockouts.


I'm afraid to "convert" my son and wife to the new family sharing plan until I know for sure the rest of this system is going to work as advertised.

iPhone 5s, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 1:44 PM

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iOS 8 Family Sharing Notification Issues

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