Family sharing - hidden apps

I Have hidden my purchases apps on my iPhone (by swiping left, then hiding the apps within the purchased summary within the App Store). Will these apps remain hidden when family members share my iCloud account? I just want to share my music, nothing else.

Hello Danbrowny,
Indeed, this is exactly how to prevent others associated with your via Family Sharing from seeing or downloading purchases you've made.
If you want to keep some purchases private, you can choose to hide individual items.
Family Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT201060
Cheers,
Allen

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Problem with iTunes family sharing payment & app licenses

Hiya,
We're using iTunes family sharing with my wife since iOS8, on our iPhones (4S & 5, both with latest iOS). My account is the "Organizer" and my wife has Parental access (so she can use the same payment method, my credit card).
There are a couple of shared apps we use - I purchased them originally and they are available for her to use via family sharing. Apart from the early days' hiccups with iOS8, we had no issues with this setup, that is, until yesterday. All of a sudden, when trying to access the shared apps, she started to get error messages like "this app is no longer shared with you" and the like.
We tried the following to no avail:
- deleting & re-installing the shared apps
- leaving & re-joining family sharing with her account
- updating the payment method that is attached to my account (effectively my credit card)
When trying to update my payment method, it seemed weird that:
- Apple was asking for the security code of my card (that is OK so far), and when I input that...
- ...Apple stated my card is expired (which is simply not true, it's still more than a year until expiry)
And on top of that I couldn't update nor delete nor add any other payment method, at least on iOS (haven't tried desktop iTunes yet).
By the way, I did a test purchase on my account, and it worked perfectly, so it seems that my card is OK as long as my account is initiating the purchase.
Questions are:
- how can I fix the family sharing issue?
- what's wrong with the payment method checking?
Cheers
Tamas

There are a few reasons why that would be the case. Any apps that you may have purchased and then transfered to her device would need your account information in order to update. Thats why when you go to update it brings up your id. Also make sure to check under settings that she is signed in on the device to her account not yours. You can check this from settings<store<view accout or sign in/out.
Any app you purchased is tied to the account it was purchased on, no matter if it is stored in an itunes library on a computer, a free app or free update.

Family sharing purchased app fails to download (repeatedly)

I'm having trouble with iTunes app purchases with family sharing.
Child #1 purchased an app (a few weeks ago)--not a free app.
Parent (sponsoring user) purchased another app (a couple of years ago)--not a free app.
Both apps support family sharing, according to the itunes store listing.
Child #2 with iTunes 11.4, Mac OS X 10.6.8, trying to download either app, gets the same behavior.
Click on the purchase button.
Dialog: "Are you sure you want to buy and download "App name here" ? Your credit card will be charged for this purchase and your app will begin to download immediately. (unchecked box) Don't ask me about buying iOS apps again. (cancel) (buy)"
click "buy"
Next dialog: "A family member has already bought this item. A family member has already purchased this item. To download it again for free, select OK. (cancel) (ok)"
click "OK"
Next dialog: "Could not purchase "App name here". The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later. (OK) "
Help? This happens every time I try it. Also happens on the iPod when trying to buy (iPod touch, iOS 6.1.6, PE178LL/A)

jtkohl,
Thank you for using the Apple Support Community. Due to the nature of your issue or question you may find more information by using another one of Apple's support resources - https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action.
All my best,
Allen

HT201060 Family Sharing of App not available

My son purchased an app and now trying to install it on my phone but it's asking me to purchase it. I know we are both under the same family as I double checked that. Is there a way to contact apple to fix this?

I believe that some apps are not compatible with Family Sharing. However, you can log into his Apple ID to download the app.

Family sharing lost apps ios8

In order to make room on my sons ipad, I had to delete a few apps. MS word, excel, etc.
After we switched to ios 8, I turned on familty sharing. Now I want to redownload those purchased apps, but they are no longer there.
Thoughts?
Thansk,
Jay

Hi jayfromsan anselmo ,
You should first make sure that you set up Family Sharing correctly. See this article -
Sharing purchased content with Family Sharing
If still having an issue, troubleshoot with the steps in this article -
If you don't see your family's shared content
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

Family sharing, in-app purchases? (Paper 53)

How is in-app purchases treaded with family sharing?
Example I have the Paper 53 app for the iPad with several in-app bought brushes for it.
But when my partner downloads the app she doesn't get the extra brushes.
Should it be that way or is something off?

Hey my man, the way around this is have your girlfriend login with your Apple ID and restore purchases in the Paper app, then logout and log herself in and everything will still be there! I had the same question 20 minutes ago

Applications will not be shared with family sharing mac app store

I wanted to ask why some apps on mac app store after you enable the "family sharing" with another family member if I go to "purchase application tab" next to the name of some application there "can not be shared". what's the point if I can not share activate the app.
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I am having a similar problem. I get one of two errors: "We could not complete your request. There was an error in the App Store. Please try again later. (null)" OR "We could not complete your purchase INSTALL_ERROR_DISTRIBUTION_SIGNED_BY_APPLE".
I am having this trouble on a brand new MacBook Pro running OS X 10.7.1. My firewall is off and no virus software is installed.
I can download and update apps on a different computer using OS X 10.6.8 just fine.
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Where is the app bought on Family Sharing?

Have Family Sharing setup with family. First app was bought today by my kid. He's not setup where I need to give permission. I pay though. LOL
I received the iTunes email receipt - how I know he bought something. Seemed like a cool app, so I figure I'll check it out - go to my iTunes, the app not in my Library (if I buy something on my iPhone or iPad, it immediately also downloads to iTunes) So I search the Store for the app - and I can BUY it - but not download it as a Purchased item.
So am I doing something wrong with Family Sharing, or apps bought by Family do not show up into the iTunes Library of the main account paying for them?
Thanks - hope that makes sense?a

Hello musicmaker,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
If you're not seeing content that was purchased by one of your family members, then I'd like you to please follow the steps in the article linked to below.
If you don't see your family's shared content - Apple Support
Take care,
Alex H.

Family sharing not sharing

Let me just go ahead and say that; iOS8 is the worst update I have ever experienced on an iOS device. I have been a diehard Apple fan since my 3GS - this is THE WORST.
Here is my problem:
On iOS' 4.??? through iOS 7.1.2, my iPad has been set up with my wife's Apple ID (our "master" one). I had my iCloud acount on it for all of my messaging and what not. After I updated to iOS 8 and set up family sharing, any app updates that come along tell me that the (free app) was "either refunded or purchased with another Apple ID". Oh really... Well then I think that it may be a bright idea to delete the app and re-download it with my Apple ID. Nope... Now it's telling me the same thing and won't let me download it at all. Not with mine, not with my wife's and not with my son's! What a crock. Now I have lost 3 apps that I regularly use. SMH...
Please help...

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Itunes match does not work with family sharing. Which purchased content can I share using Family Sharing - Apple Support
JIm

Is there a limit to the number of apps that can be Hidden from view in Family Sharing?

I've just set up a Family Share and have issued invitations to a couple of family members.
I'm trying to take full advantage of the "Hide" feature that's available in the Purchased list in the App Store app, mostly to hide really old apps that I haven't used since the beginning of time. These apps have been long gone from any of my iOS devices, and it has always bugged me that they still appeared in my Purchased list. It's pretty cool that Family Sharing allows people to hide some of their app purchases from others in the group, as this also allows folks to hide apps that they also don't want to see in our own lists.
The first couple of dozen apps that I decided to hide stayed hidden. However: now, no matter what I try, I can't hide any more apps. I swipe on an app to reveal the Hide button; tap the button; the app disappears from the list; I go to another screen in the app; I return to my Purchased list: and the most recent Hidden apps are still listed.
This is driving me nuts. I'm wondering if Apple has imposed a limit on the number of apps that anyone can hide; or if there's something I can do to force a hidden app to stay hidden.
Advice will be gratefully accepted.

Hi, Gail
> I would suggest that you wait until tomorrow and check those devices again. Remember,
> this information is being pushed to your device from the iTunes store based on the changes
> you were making.
Not a bad suggestion, but it does not explain why an app refuses to REMAIN hidden on my iPhone -- as I explained in my first post:
> I swipe on an app to reveal the Hide button; tap the button; the app disappears from the list;
> I go to another screen in the app; I return to my Purchased list: and the most recent Hidden
> apps are still listed.
Given the clunkiness and general unreliability of iCloud - which rarely "just works" - it doesn't surprise me that hiding an app on one device doesn't mean the same app will be hidden immediately on other devices logged into the same account. I've learned to be patient and wait hours for changes to anything synced via iCloud to be reflected on other devices in the sync loop. But again, this in now way explains why apps were not staying hidden on the device that was used to hide them.
I've finally managed to hide all the apps I wanted hidden, after many hours of waiting and multiple attempts at hiding. I am in no way confident that these apps are going to REMAIN hidden permanently, or until I choose to unhide some of them; only time will tell if iCloud decides to behave and accept my series of "Hide this app" commands to be honoured permanently!

Family sharing actually is not Family but App Store sharing

I convinced my mother to purchase a brand new iPhone 6 because of the many features iOS and the whole Apple environment brings to the table. One of those features would be Family sharing.
Turns out it's not working due to a hidden restriction that Apple fails to mention in its presentation of Family Sharing - until one has bought an iPhone and hits the snag: Your family member(s) immediately aren't part of your family once they're using a different App store.
I'm frequently traveling between Europe and the US and I don't even have European credit card whereas my mother lives in Europe. Is she member of my family? Yes. Can we use Family sharing? No. The term "Family sharing" is a misnomer that lured my mother into buying a new iPhone with a now limited set of features.
We both also have recent MacBook Pros - 2012 and 2013 Retina models. Guess what, Family sharing doesn't work under OS X either.
Has it slipped Apple's mind that there are plenty of different App stores outside the US and that the current way Family sharing is implemented in both iOS and OS X will lead to plenty of disgruntled customers?
My mother has already contacted Apple regarding this issue and it looks like there is little Apple can do at the moment. I'm seriously disappointed and I have told my mother to return her phone for a refund. I have posted this in the forum because users might have ideas on how to solve (or circumvent) this problem.
Thank you.

I haven't seen any replies, so I thought I'd raise it again to see if anyone is successfully using
Family Sharing. If so... can they describe how they set it up?
Specifically:
Under ITunes | Family Purchases | <user>, do they correctly see the purchases for each user
Can everyone in the family see the purchases of others, even if they were made before family sharing was set up?
Do you need to authorise every device in the Family to play the music from every account?
Many thanks for any advice you can give on this.
I've also emailed apple support directly and got nothing back for a week.
Cheers.
Paul

Issue with Family Sharing and unshareable apps

My husband and I just upgraded to iPhone 6's with iOS 8.0. Previously, we both used my Apple ID for all app purchases on our old phones. With iOS 8.0, we turned on the Family Sharing feature. We would both like to install the mobile app for our bank (TD (Canada)). With Family Sharing turned on, this app is listed as one of my purchases. However, it is also listed as "unshareable". I can install the app on my phone, but when my husband tries to install the app, he gets a message saying that the app has already been purchased using a different Apple ID and cannot be installed on his phone. Note that on his phone, he does not even see the app under my purchases when he goes to App Store | Updates | Purchased. However, if he searches for the app in the App Store, instead of a "FREE" button, he sees the iCloud download icon.
Has anyone else run into this problem and figured out how to fix it, or is this just an iOS 8.0/iTunes/App Store/iCloud bug? It actually does not make sense that a free banking app would be "unshareable" under Family Sharing in the first place since several members of the same family will most likely use the same bank.
Thanks for your help!

I have the same issue. I spent an hour on the phone with Apple and they don't have a clean fix for it. The issue seems to be with apps that developers have not yet set the Family share-able flag as yes or no. They said that when developers update the flag this will resolve itself. Meanwhile, if in the app store the details of the app under Family Sharing it says "Not Available" it will be an issue. I found a reasonable workaround for this particular issue by hiding the original purchase and "re-purchasing" as follows: Disclaimer/Note: Not all Apps are share-able, (even free ones.) If the app you are trying to deal with is an actual paid for app, you will be buying it again! Better to wait until the core issue gets fixed, unless you are willing to pay for it again.
1. On a PC or Mac, in iTunes, have the original purchaser log in to the iTunes store, then under Quick Links click on Purchased. Click on Apps at the top and find the app that is at issue. (Hint: The apps are not necessarily listed under the obvious app name. I was looking for Colorspot from SherwinWilliams, and found it under SherwinWlliams, not Colorspot.) Once you find the app, hover over it and click on the X in the upper left corner to hide it. Do this for all the apps that are at issue. (See Disclaimer/Note above)
2. On the iOS device that is having the problem, close the App Store app. (If you have many apps at issue you might make a list, or take a screenshot first)
3. On the same iOS device, find the app and delete it. (not ideal but it works!). Once you have all the apps at issue deleted, reboot, and make sure you are logged in to the iTunes store as the secondary "purchaser", (If you are logged in as the original purchaser you probably wouldn't have the issue in the first place, although to me that means going a bit backwards and not really using the Family Sharing program.)
4. Open the App store app, if you started the whole process with an app that wouldn't update, confirm that the app is no longer listed.
5. Search the store for the problem app as though it was a new purchase (at this point it is.) Once found, it should be listed with the "Free" or a "price" icon. If it shows the cloud and download arrow icon the hiding you did in step 1 hasn't updated yet. Wait awhile longer. (Reboot again? Re-log into store again?) (Also note here, that a properly shared app will show the cloud/download arrow icon and would be download-able without issue.) If it shows as Update, it hasn't actually been deleted from the device. If all is well, you should be able to proceed with a typical "purchase" of the item. (See Disclaimer/Note above) If the family member has multiple devices, repeat 2-5 for each device.
If you have multiple family sharing members wanting the app you will have to repeat step 1, hiding the purchase in each iTunes account until all family members have gone through the re-purchase process. After fixing all of their devices, each person can go back into iTunes, click on Account under Quick Links, go to iTunes in the Cloud section, Hidden Purchases line, click Manage, and unhide the hidden apps. This would be important for future sharing when the bugs get worked out.
Good luck!

Are in app purchases available for download on family sharing

Are in app purchases available for download in family sharing

No. From Which purchased content can I share using Family Sharing - Apple Support:
There are a few things that you can't share:
Songs added to iTunes Match from outside the iTunes Store
In-App Purchases
Items that are no longer available on the iTunes Store
Items that were hidden
Apps that aren't shareable

HT204053 If I am joined into a family sharing group and I share my purchases does this mean they see all my apps that I have downloaded and the ones that had at once but deleted?R

If I am joined into a family sharing group and I share my purchases does this mean they see all my apps that I have downloaded and the ones that had at once but deleted?

Hi apples-consecutive-buyer-for-life,
Family Sharing makes all of your past purchases available to other family group members, including most apps. See this article on what content can be shared -
Which purchased content can I share using Family Sharing
Note also that content can be hidden. See this article -
Hide and unhide purchases in the Mac App Store
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

I'm part of a family sharing group. How do I use my iTunes balance to purchase apps?

I'm part of a family sharing group, but I have a balance on my iTunes account. How do I use that balance to pay for apps, instead of using the organizers shared payment method?

808LakerFan wrote:
I'm part of a family sharing group, but I have a balance on my iTunes account. How do I use that balance to pay for apps, instead of using the organizers shared payment method?
Laker Fan,
It should be doing it that way. See below for the official Apple description. If it is not working as stated, contact iTunes Customer Service.
Family purchases and payments
After you set up your family, any time a family member initiates a new purchase it will be billed directly to your account unless that family member has gift or store credit. First, their store credit will be used to pay the partial or total bill. The remainder will bill to the family organizer's card.

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