Can I set up family sharing for the calendar without paying for everyone's purchases?

I would like to set up family sharing so we can share a calendar, see each other's location, etc. but I don't want to pay for everyone's purchases. Can we set up family sharing without that feature?

When you added the card, did it take a number of goes to get it accepted ? Each time that you add or change your credit card details on your account a small temporary store holding charge (i.e. $1) may be applied to check that the card details are correct and valid and that it's registered to exactly the same name and address as on your iTunes account - your card issuer should remove it from your card within a few days or so.
Store holding charge : iTunes Store & Mac App Store: About payment card authorization holds - Apple Support

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Can't set up Family Sharing...requires new payment info

I have an Apple ID and it is fully set up to bill my PayPal account for iTunes and apps purchases. I just checked PayPal and my account is in good standing.
I tried to set up Family Sharing on the Mac. I did System Preferences->iCloud->Set Up Family->Continue->Continue->Continue.
I get the dialog "Add a payment method to enable Family Sharing. Family Sharing requires a valid payment method. Add a payment method to “[email protected]” in your iTunes account." If I click Add, it throws me into Safari and show that I have a PayPal account as my Payment Type.
So, I'm completely stuck since the iCloud panel keeps asking me to set up a payment method and I already have one. I even tried reconfiguring the PayPal account as the payment method.
Is this Apple being insidious and not accepting PayPal since they are a competition to Apple Pay?
When I look at System Preferences->iCloud->Account Details I see an expired MasterCard. How do I get rid of that???

Hi Double E,
Family Sharing can only be set up from a Mac running Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) or an iOS device such as an iPhone running iOS 8. See this article for reference -
Family Sharing - Apple Support
So you could set up the Family Sharing from your son's iPad using your Apple ID. See this article for how to sign in with a different Apple ID -
Sign in with a different Apple ID on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Note that the Ask to Buy feature of Family Sharing requires the person approving purchases to be using either Yosemite or iOS 8. See this article -
Request and make purchases with Ask to Buy - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

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Can I set up Family sharing in Canada with out a credit card?

Hi
I am having a problem setting up family sharing. I do not have a computer, so I am trying to set up family sharing off my iPad Air 2. When I set up my Apple ID a few years ago i chose no payment option. I don't have a credit card and have no want for one.
I tried to set up family sharing and it wants me to update my payment option. When I go to select a different payment option in my account it only shows credit card options. So I did some reading on Apples' site and it states I can use a debit card. However I can not find that option when I go to change it.
I am doing this on my iPad and I do live in Canada.
Would this be the reason I can not update my payment option to a debit card? Or am I missing something.
Thank you for your help!

Norby,
iTunes Family Sharing requires a credit card to set up, as a way of establishing that you -- the Family Organizer -- are the financially responsible adult for the associated minors.
Once the account is set up, you can switch to a debit card.

I have an apple id with verizon and @me and i can't set up family sharing

i need help setting up family sharing because i have two apple id's one with verizon and one @me.com so i already purchased more storage on the cloud with verizon and when i signed in on the desktop to upload my library and set up homesharing i had to do another 9.99/mo plan because that computer only allows me to sign in with @me.com. I've read that I can't combine them?? So how can I fix this? Any easy solution?

Howdy Denise,
It is not possible to combine Apple IDs. See this article -
Frequently asked questions about Apple ID - Apple Support
You can set up Family Sharing using one of your Apple IDs by following the directions in this article -
iCloud: Family Sharing
Note in particular that in order to set up Family Sharing you need a Mac computer running Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite).
This article provides a good overview of Family Sharing and what you can do with it -
Family Sharing - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

Can't set up family sharing...

I have an Apple ID and installed iCloud for windows. My son just bought an Ipod, and I would like to set him up with an ID under family sharing... Can I do this with my pc? I can't find family sharing when I log in ... I also logged into iCloud on the ipod with my Id, but again no family sharing... Can anyone help us?

Hello cch4,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
If you'd like to set up Family Sharing, you would need to have either a Mac with OS X Yosemite installed, or an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 8 installed.
Here's what you'll need to set up and start using Family Sharing:
An Apple ID signed in to iCloud and iTunes
iOS 8 on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
OS X Yosemite on your Mac
You can be a part of only one family at a time.
Start or join a family group using Family Sharing - Apple Support
Have a great weekend,
Alex H.

I set up Family sharing but the invite email never arrives at one of the accounts. Any suggestions? Yes, the account is receiving other emails.

Hi,
I'm trying to setup Family sharing but the invite email doesn't arrive at the destination account.
The account receives other emails and i've checked the Spam filter and virus checker.
The source/host computer is an iMac running Yosemite. I can happily email from the iMac to the MacbookAir.
Any suggestions or workarounds?

Hi there _Man,
I understand that you are having an issue with some of your Family Sharing members not receiving the email in order to join your Family Sharing group. You should first try to resend the invitation to this person, using the information in the article below:
See if your family member accepted the invitation
After you send the invitation, you can check its status under the person's name in Settings > iCloud > Family on your iOS device. On your Mac, go to Apple menu > System Preferences, click iCloud, and select Manage Family. Then select that person's name to see the status of the invitation.
If you need to resend the invitation, select "Resend Invitation."
Join a family group
You can accept or decline an invitation to join a family from you iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
In iOS 8, go to Settings > iCloud > Invitations.
In OS X Yosemite, choose Apple menu > System Preferences > iCloud > Manage Family.
If the invitation is sent to your email address, you can also respond right from your email.
To accept an invitation, follow the onscreen instructions. Here's what you'll be asked to do when you join:
Confirm your Apple ID and password.
Choose if you want to share your content and which iTunes Store account you want to share from.
Choose if you want to share your location. If you agree, your location can be displayed on family members’ devices in Find My Friends and Messages, and the location of your shared devices will also appear on family members’ devices in Find My iPhone.
If you can't accept the invitation, see if someone else joined a family with your Apple ID or is sharing purchased content from your Apple ID. Remember, you can only join one family at a time, and you can only switch to a different family group once per year.
Start or join a family group using Family Sharing - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201088
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

Can you set up family sharing from a mac air instead of an iphone

I am interested in sharing an ibook with my wife who has an iphone. I have a Mac Air but don't have an iphone. Is it possible to set up family sharing from my Mac Air with my Apple ID as the primary?

Yes, it is, assuming your Mac is running Yosemite: Start or join a family group using Family Sharing - Apple Support

Set up family sharing - now my calendar has vanished

Hello
I set up family sharing yesterday - my son accepted the request.
I have just gone to iCal on my Mac and noticed that one of my calendars has vanished. I had two - the default one (with my name) is no more - and that is the only one I used really.
Same on my iPhone with iOS8 - haven't checked my iPad.
Why on earth would it do that? I defiantly didn't delete it.
Very frustrating

When you added the card, did it take a number of goes to get it accepted ? Each time that you add or change your credit card details on your account a small temporary store holding charge (i.e. $1) may be applied to check that the card details are correct and valid and that it's registered to exactly the same name and address as on your iTunes account - your card issuer should remove it from your card within a few days or so.
Store holding charge : iTunes Store & Mac App Store: About payment card authorization holds - Apple Support

Can you set up family sharing where everyone will pay for himself?

I really like the feature but I don't like the fact that organiser should pay for everyone's purchases? Can it be set up to keep payments separate and just share the content?

It's not a question of having an out of control family. Our kids work for their pocket money - which they can choose to spend on iTunes if they like. They have had their own accounts for some time now, linked to their own bank accounts - and they buy their own things with the money that they have earned. As an extra, if they are given an iTunes voucher for a birthday present or something, they load it onto their own account, but this is by no means the only way that they buy things.
Doesn't feel out of control to me.
Now it's suggested that we need to pay for everything they want, rather than them? Not for me thanks. But it's a shame that by choosing to keep this set up, we are losing the ability to share purchases, in the same way that we would when buying a hard copy CD, book or magazine.
Surely most families have a similar set up once the children are old enough to have their own bank accounts? Or am I so very very old fashioned?

I've already paid 5 dollars to buy iMovie on my iPhone, and now I've got my macbook, I've synced my accounts and stuff, and it still wants me to pay 15 dollars to buy the app again? isn't there a way for me to get the app without paying for it again?

Ive already payed for iMovie on my phone, and it wants me to pay again for it on my macbook. Is there a way for me to get it without paying again?

The iOS and Mac versions of iMovie are in effect separate programs (coded completely differently for the two operating systems) and have to be purchased separately.

Can I set my iCloud email as the outgoing mail server for my google apps email account in Mac Mail?

I have a google apps email account from an old client, all my work emails have been going to it for years. As I'm no longer affiliated with this client I'd like to make a transition to using my iCloud account for work. I asked people to use my iCloud address but as they've been using my google apps address for years it's what automatically comes up when they type my name.
I figure the easiest way to make a transition is if I reply to all the emails that arrive at my old address from my iCloud address and gradually they will start using my new address without realising it. But I can't find a simple way to do this.
In Mac Mail preferences > accounts > Google IMAP (my old account name) > Account information > Outgoing Mail server (SMTP) I'd like to set my iCloud SMTP server. But although my iCloud account uses its own outgoing mail server for its own account , it is not in the server list when I select my google account. I've tried to add it to the server list as smtp.mail.me.com but it caused my whole iCloud account to give me error messages until I force quit Mail...
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My computer with all my files I purchased crashed, so can I download them back onto a different laptop without paying for it again as I have already pay for them?

Please will someone help me out

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer files/docs/pics/music/etc. Use this to put everything back.
If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup copy (not good), then you can transfer itunes purchases from an ipod: File>Transfer Purchases

Too many id's need help setting up family sharing

We currently have one apple id (tjc) that is associated with the apple store and one that is associated with itunes (m7). The itunes one (m7) does not have an icloud account attached to it, used only for purchases from itunes store. Husband uses the apple store id (tjc) and I have my own (jj). Can I set up family sharing with the itunes id (m7) as the purchaser? Or how do I keep all my itunes purchases if we make husbands/apple store id (tjc) the primary?
Currently running OS X yosemite and ios 8 on an imac, iphones, and ipads.
Thanks for your assistance!

Hi bremaura,
Thanks for the question. If I understand correctly, you want to havde all purchases from one Apple ID available in Family sharing. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you isolate or resolve the issue.
Family Sharing - Apple Support
All your family’s purchases, on all your family’s devices.
Once you’ve set up Family Sharing, all the eligible songs, albums, movies, TV shows, books, and apps ever purchased by family members are immediately available to everyone else in the family. And, of course, so are new purchases.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a great day,
Mario

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