Which Apple ID should I use for Apple Music Family account?

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Which Apple ID should I use for Apple Music Family account?

Like many people, I have two Apple IDs: the one I use for purchases that I created at the dawn of the iTunes store, and the one I use for all things iCloud when that service came on line.

I use iCloud Family Sharing, and the primary account is the iCloud ID. WHen I try to activate an Apple Music Family account, I am prompted to use the iTunes associated Apple ID. Does it matter if the primary Apple ID for these two services is different?

Posted on Jun 30, 2015 1:01 PM

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Jul 30, 2015 6:36 AM in response to FlavioLopez

Same problem. I would like to link the family sharing and family apple music to my new iCloud ID. However, as the original poster said, I have loads of purchases and purchased music under my old Apple ID.

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BradPDX

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Jul 30, 2015 3:29 PM in response to FlavioLopez

I too used iTunes when it first launched, and so have an Apple ID tied to loads of purchases - and another that has been used for years to sync calendars, data, etc.

To make Family Sharing work, one must use the Apple ID tied to purchases as your primary ID. The other ID can then be used as a separate iCloud account. I configure mine so that the "purchases" ID is used for iTunes Store, Photos, Safari bookmarks, Backups, Keychain, Find my iPhone and Passbook. The other iCloud ID is used for Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders & Notes.

I would like to have all this consolidated under one account, but at present there isn't a nice clean way to do that. What's nice is that once this is all setup, it works very well and so I don't have to think much about it.

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Raicya

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Aug 1, 2015 2:40 AM in response to FlavioLopez

Apple Music FAQ: everything you need to know >> http://www.imore.com/apple-music-faq

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ismc20

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Aug 2, 2015 5:06 PM in response to FlavioLopez

Family Sharing - Apple Support

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Aug 3, 2015 2:04 AM in response to BradPDX

To make Family Sharing work, one must use the Apple ID tied to purchases as your primary ID. The other ID can then be used as a separate iCloud account. I configure mine so that the "purchases" ID is used for iTunes Store, Photos, Safari bookmarks, Backups, Keychain, Find my iPhone and Passbook. The other iCloud ID is used for Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders & Notes.

I would like to have all this consolidated under one account, but at present there isn't a nice clean way to do that. What's nice is that once this is all setup, it works very well and so I don't have to think much about it.

I'm happy to use the Apple ID tied to purchases for both family sharing AND iTunes music. What happens when I sign in to my old account to update purchases? Does all my music suddenly disappear?

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