HT201079: Family purchases and payments

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Sean.Ohlrich

Q: Can you have family sharing without shared payment?

I want to have my family sharing enabled but I want each family member to pay for their own downloads.  How is this possible?

Posted on Jul 10, 2016 12:10 PM

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Q: Can you have family sharing without shared payment?

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  • by ChrisJ4203,Apple recommended

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Jul 10, 2016 12:16 PM in response to Sean.Ohlrich
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    Jul 10, 2016 12:16 PM in response to Sean.Ohlrich

    The only way to do that is if the family members have a credit balance on their personal iTunes account from an iTunes gift card. Also, certain purchases require a credit card be used, such as recurring subscription purchases. Even if these users are adults and have their own credit cards attached to their personal accounts, one of the things about Family Sharing is using the credit card of the family organizer. See this support document with an explanation on purchases. Family purchases and payments - Apple Support  You will see that it says if an adult member wishes to pay for their own purchase, they need to be removed from the family group.

  • by AndyTheAnimal,

    AndyTheAnimal AndyTheAnimal Jul 27, 2016 8:43 AM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    Jul 27, 2016 8:43 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

    I have added my wife to the family, primarily so that she can access/contribute to a shared calendar to balance our work commitments centrally. I've started paying for her iTunes purchases which doesn't work.

     

    Therefore I presume that given the payment set-up, family sharing isn't a usable solution. That however then makes me ask, how can we establish the same calendar sharing process on apple devices?

    Thanks in advance.

  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Jul 27, 2016 9:39 AM in response to AndyTheAnimal
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    Jul 27, 2016 9:39 AM in response to AndyTheAnimal

    If the two of you are attempting to share an iCloud calendar and are using different Apple IDs, then one of you would need to invite the other to share the calendar, and provide whatever permissions that you wish. From the iCloud calendar part of the iCloud.com page, you can click on your calendar which provides you a dialog box to invite a person to share the calendar and also what privileges you give them, either view only, or view and edit.

  • by AndyTheAnimal,

    AndyTheAnimal AndyTheAnimal Jul 27, 2016 10:18 AM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    Jul 27, 2016 10:18 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

    Thanks, will take a look.

  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Jul 27, 2016 11:22 AM in response to AndyTheAnimal
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    Jul 27, 2016 11:22 AM in response to AndyTheAnimal

    You're welcome.