Family sharing trouble

You are welcome. See if you can leave the Family it states you belong to. Then try setting up Family Sharing again. Also try signing out of your US ID, if applicable.

Family Sharing - Leave

Are you sharing the same Apple ID? If so, that is what is creating the problem. She needs her own Apple ID.

There may be some data loss, but you can minimize it. If syncing photos with iCloud, ensure Optimization is turned off in Settings/Your Name/iCloud/Photos and/or in Photos/Preferences/iCloud. Then make sure full resolution photos are on the device/computer. When signing out of iCloud, if asked whether you want to retain data, choose yes. Messages conversations will be lost if they are addressed to the ID. See the article below for other places that the old ID should be removed. Also set up Family Sharing to keep access to your apps. Also see Winston Churchill's response in the below discussion

Apple ID – Create

How to transfer all files from one iCloud account to another

Apple ID email address or password - What to do after you change

Family Sharing

Family Sharing - Use your own Apple ID for Family Sharing

Family Sharing -What types of content can I share?

Family Sharing - If you don‘t see your family‘s shared content

Family Sharing - purchases and payments

Family Sharing - Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books

Family Sharing – share iCloud Storage

Family Sharing - Share an iCloud storage plan with your family

Family Sharing and location

OK, so you are going to Settings>your name>Family Sharing on your device, and then tapping on "Add Family Member", correct? And it is when you tap on Add Family Member that you are getting the message?

Because you don't really invite someone to Apple Music per se. You invite them to Family Sharing, and if you have an Apple Music Family subscription, then once they are in the Family Sharing group, they have access to Apple Music:

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

Get an Apple Music Family subscription - Apple Support

Best,

GB

You are welcome.

gregga_sa wrote:

Thanks Gail, thanks Eric.

I see now that family sharing is linked to iCloud and i was logged into iCloud with my US account and iTunes/App Store with my SA account. Signing in with SA account for icloud allowed me to invite my wife.

Now to see if i can go back to my US icloud account on the same device 🙂

Thanks again

If you log out of your Family Sharing iCloud account, and sign into your US one, you will no longer have any access to the Family Sharing data. If you want to use Family Sharing yourself, you have to be signed into the iCloud account that is set up for Family Sharing.

Best,

GB