We purchased a family plan for Apple music. However, we do not want to set up family sharing, because then each person can't access their balances in the iTunes store and all purchases go through the credit card of the person who owns the family account.
We are all adults in the family. How can we share Apple music?
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I was told that the family sharing was more for people who wanted to control what their children spent.
I'm afraid that's not entirely accurate. it is also the only mechanism for administering Apple Family Music plans.
We are all adults in the family. How can we share Apple music?
You can't without Family Sharing. Has nothing to do with you being adults.
Each member can redeem Apple Gift Cards to their accounts which will be charged before the organizer's method of payment.
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But I shouldn't have to join/leave every time I want to do something on my own.
I agree.
I would contact Apple Support for this. Ask for iTunes Billing
>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201232 for this
So the original question--can we do Apple music without family sharing--must be no.
It is no. Which I said earlier. Twice.
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That didn't work for us. I had a balance in my iTunes account and every time I tried to spent it, it told me I needed permission from my husband to use his credit card. So I called Apple and was told that the balance in my iTunes account could not be accessed by me. Ever. It just sat in Apple's bank account. The Apple rep told me that the only way I could access funds in my iTunes account was to leave the family sharing account, which I did.
I was told that the family sharing was more for people who wanted to control what their children spent.
The Apple rep told me that the only way I could access funds in my iTunes account was to leave the family sharing account, which I did.
Then the funds should still be available if you are using same Apple ID.
It just sat in Apple's bank account.
The funds were Apple's bank account the instant you bought the gift card.
Yes, as soon as I left the family sharing account I could immediately access my funds.
But I shouldn't have to join/leave every time I want to do something on my own.
So the original question--can we do Apple music without family sharing--must be no.
Sharing Apple music without family sharing
