HT201060: Family Sharing
Learn about Family Sharing
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Oct 20, 2014 8:35 AM in response to Sverriby Brett L,Hi Sverri,
When using Family Sharing, one member - the family organizer - agrees to pay for all charges made to the account, though if they have gift or store credit that will be billed before the credit card. See this article for reference -
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Best,
Brett L
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Nov 26, 2014 12:20 PM in response to Brett Lby Brother Cool,I thought Apple was a forward thinking company? How 1950's is it to assume that only one partner in a marriage has sole control over the purse string. Ridiculous.
RIP Family Share.
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Nov 26, 2014 12:23 PM in response to Brother Coolby bramfrommaastricht,It's a new feature and most likely a technical and licensing thing. No need to bring drama into this.
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Apr 20, 2015 9:26 AM in response to bramfrommaastrichtby Schmithy,Brother Cool is right - I don't need to know what my spouse buys and vice versa. Since iTunes and its content falls under the category of entertainment dollars for the most part, it's up to each of us as responsible adults to pay off our purchases. This doesn't mean I don't want a shared calendar for my family so we can manage the schedule and household tasks easily and jointly without sending appointment requests back and forth.
Sure the barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen metaphor is probably a bit dramatic, but this policy of one payer is a bit draconian. The option is great, forcing the policy undermines the other great features of family sharing.
Note: I try to keep track of what goes on my credit card(s) so I can check that there aren't fraudulent charges when the statement comes in. Having somebody else able to bill to my credit card undermines that ability. Likewise, giving Apple an interest free loan by buying iTunes cards to circumvent this system also seems a bit silly.
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Apr 20, 2015 9:31 AM in response to Schmithyby Glenn Leblanc,If you want your spouse to pay for her own content, then she can sign into the iTunes store and buy things with her own card.
You don't have to enable family sharing to share calendars. You can share a calendar with anyone.
You can enable home sharing in iTunes to share music over a network.
