Configuring purchase sharing to access members personal purchases

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Configuring purchase sharing to access members personal purchases

Everyone in our family sharing is sharing one apple ID for purchase sharing (itunes and app store). Despite this, one member has continued purchasing using their own apple ID instead and therefore they aren't being shared with the rest of us. If I change the apple ID they have on itunes and app store to the family sharing ID will the subscriptions and such they have purchased transfer or will they be lost? Or is there any possible way to move those subscriptions off their personal Apple ID onto family sharing?

iPhone XR, iOS 13

Posted on Mar 30, 2020 11:01 PM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Apr 1, 2020 10:13 AM in response to triss00

You shouldn't have to allocate one ID to share all purchases if you have set up Family Sharing using the links I posted above. Each person can have a separate Apple ID and still share purchases.

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

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

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Eric Root

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Mar 31, 2020 10:44 AM in response to triss00

Invite their personal ID to join Family Sharing.

Family Sharing.

Family Sharing - Set up.

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triss00 Author

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Mar 31, 2020 8:26 PM in response to Eric Root

Yeah so their ID is part of the family but purchase sharing works in that you allocate one ID to share all purchases with the rest of the family. The is issue is with person (A) who is in the family with ID (A). We are all using ID (B) to share purchases, including person(A), with the family but person(A) has made purchases with ID (A). We want those purchases to be shared with the rest of us.

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triss00 Author

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Mar 31, 2020 5:01 PM in response to Eric Root

Their personal ID is already part of the family but same as the rest of us they put someone else’s ID for purchase sharing. The problem is they didn’t purchase under the family ID.

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Eric Root

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Mar 31, 2020 5:50 PM in response to triss00

Then you would need to add the ID they used for purchasing to Family Sharing. Purchases are tied to the ID that was used when the purchase was made.

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Configuring purchase sharing to access members personal purchases

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