Should ID for family sharing be iCloud or App store ID?
As i prepare to set up family sharing between my wife and i I find it seems to be more complex than I had expected. We each have an ID for iCloud, and for the iOS app store for a total of four ids. That system was forced on us by the way the system evolved.
The problem - if family sharing is iCloud based do I set it up using my iCloud ID or my App store ID? The apps are registered to the App store ID not the iCloud ID. Similarly should it be my wife's iCloud or App store ID that is invited. Since she is signed into the app store with the app store ID will the app store see purchases shared with the iCloud ID.
I guess I could try trial and error, but there is a limited number of resets allowed. I have already learned we shouldn't both set up Family sharing on our iOS devices One has to be the inviter, the other the invitee.
I am beginning to think this may not be so useful.
I went into iCloud, signed out and then signed back in and it corrected the problem.
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