ITunes account for child

I purchased an iTouch for my 10 year old for Christmas. He is currently using my old iPhone 3g to play angry birds and other things. My question is whether I should create an iTunes account for him or if I should simply sync his device to my account since I am the one purchasing everything. If I sync his device to my account, how much control is there regarding iCloud sharing of photos? I ask because I would rather not have our photos sync to eachothers devices. Next question- can you even have two separate iTunes accounts on one computer??? Confused and wondering how other families do this...I am leaning towards syncing his device to my account but would love some feedback. Thanks!

Yeah, the only way to create an Apple ID for someone under the age of 13 is to make sure you use a birth year that makes them 13 or older on the FIRST TRY. Once you have a birthday associated with an email address Apple locks them in. That email address wont' be able to get an iTunes account until it's 13th Birthday.
There is a way to create an account without associating any credit card, but you'd need an iTunes Gift card or a prepaid credit card. That's what I gave my 13 year old niece and I load up 10-50 dollars every once in a while.
The thing is, If you have a kid who's under 13, it's probably better that they don't have access to your iTunes account because they can purchase things with your attached credit card not knowing that they are racking up real money in charges. If you do let your child use your ID, make sure it's password protected and that you don't give them the password EVER. Especially now with all of the "in app purchases" it's really easy to rack up a HUGE bill buying virtual smurfberries or whatever.
http://moneyland.time.com/2011/02/08/1400-for-smurfberries-why-you-should-think- twice-before-handing-an-iphone-over-to-an-8-year-old/
PASSWORDS wont' be hacked by children if they are never told what the password is in the firstplace.
Also remember that the iTunes TOS states that kids under 13 can't have their own Apple ID. So if you are caught they can delete the account...maybe more, not really sure. This is why they "lock" birthdays to email addresses, so you can't realize that you've made a mistake and go back and make the kid's birthday 10 years later and just keep going.

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So, my wife and I bought our daughter an iPod Touch for Christmas and have decided that it is time for her to get her own iTunes account. The problem is, there are so many apps that we've downloaded for her on our iPad and iPhones over the years that we just don't want to have to pay for them again under her iTunes account. Is there a way, either through Home Sharing or some other means, to redownload them or transfer them from our devices into her iTunes account without deleting them from our devices since her account has nothing?

You can't transfer any content to a different account, those apps will remain tied to the account that bought them. As long as they are on the computer's iTunes that she syncs to then she should be able to continue to use them (but only your account will be able to download updates to them). If they are not on the computer that she will be syncing to then you should be able to copy them over to it either via home sharing (copying between computers), or you could copy them via , for example, a flash drive (you can find where they are stored on your computer by right-clicking one of them in the Apps part of your iTunes library and selecting 'show in explorer) and then add them to the new computer's iTunes via File > Add To Library (you will need to have authorised your account on that computer's iTunes via the Store > Authorise This Computer menu option).
If she will be syncing the iPod to a new computer then you might find this page helpful : https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

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how do you make a itunes accoount for a child

You have to be at least 13 to make an account. If not 13, you have to make the account in your name/age and supervise use of the account.

How to fund an itunes account for a child

I've setup an unfunded itunes account for my 10 year old son. I'd like to fund it with $5 per month. seems there's no way to do that - the allowance is limited to a minimum of $10 per month and buying a gift card - even a "digital / e-mailed" one, the minimum denomination is $10. And no, I don't want to fund it with $10 every 2 months. Is there a way I can fund it in increments of $5? Better yet, random amounts? And if not, why not?

This is a user board. None of us know why it's a $10 minimum.
Terms of use for the store state your kid is supposed to be 13 yrs old, FYI.
My advice is have him make a wish list, put in your credit card details and let him buy stuff with your supervision, then set your card details back to NONE to prevent your account getting hacked.

How do I open an iTunes account for a child?

What is the trick to opening a new iTunes account for children so they can still share my account's music?

Follow the instructions on this article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534

TS1368 I'm a PC user with an itunes account for several years. I updated my itunes and now it wont open and shows me 'missing file MSVCR80.dll,and error 7(Window error 126)' keep coming up even after re-installing itunes . What should i do?

I'm a PC user with an itunes account for several years. I updated my itunes and now it wont open and shows me 'missing file MSVCR80.dll,and error 7(Window error 126)' keep coming up even after re-installing itunes . What should i do?

Click here and follow the instructions.
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HT204053 The entire family has used one itunes account for years. How do we all set up separate iCloud accounts now?

The entire family has used one itunes account for years. How do we all set up separate iCloud accounts now? Or should we? 5 macbooks, 2 ipads, 4 iphones, 2 itouch, 2 imacs. How does one decide what to sync, share and what not to? Green Jeans.

You need to start by understanding the distinction between iTunes and iCloud - Apple confuse the issue by referring to 'iTunes Match' as part of iCloud. It isn't.
You don't have to have the same login (Apple ID) for iTunes and iCloud; many people don't and there's no problem about it.
Your iCloud ID gets you email, calendars, contacts, iWork documents and PhotoStream syncing between devices.
Your iTunes ID gets you the iTunes Store, the App Store for iOS, the Mac App Store for OSX,, 'iTunes in the Cloud' (downloading of purchased items to any logged-in device) and 'iTunes Match' (uploading of songs not purchased in the iTunes Store).
Your family members can easily each get their own iCloud account to keep email etc. separate - in each case they will need a different non-Apple email address (a free one from Yahoo etc. would do) to set up the ID. If they are sharing a Mac they need to be using a separate user account.
They can have their own iCloud accounts and still all sign into the same iTunes account: or they can open their own iTunes accounts using their new iCloud Apple IDs.
BUT they cannot transfer items purchased under the present iTunes ID to different iTunes IDs.

Changing ITunes Account for Apps

How do I change my Itunes account for apps? When I go to update my apps, it still has my old account (my password does not work) and I have since created a new account (divorce issues). I have made a new password request for my old account and I do not get an email from Apple to do so. Everything else on my iphone is under my new account (Itunes, store, etc).
VERY FRUSTRATING!

How do I change my Itunes account for apps?
You can't. Apps are DRM protected & tied to the account used to originally purchase them. Contact iTunes support & request they add the apps in question to your download queue for your new account. Explain the situation & most likely, they will do so:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/

I currently have one iTunes account for my personal iPod Touch and for my work iPhone and iPad. Can I create a separate account for work and keep my current account for my personal use - on the same computers?

I have an iTunes account for my personal iPod Touch - have had for several years. When my work provided me with an iPhone and now and iPad 2, they all fall under my personal iTunes account. Is it possible for me to create a separate account for my work devices and apps, while leaving my personal account intact? I use both my compter at home and at work to sync occasionally.

A much simpler solution would be to go into Settings > Store and turn off Automatic Downloads

I have one Itunes account for myself and children. Can we facetime each other on different devices?

I have one Itunes account for myself and my children. Can we facetime each other on different devices?

Yes, you can.
See here: https://www.apple.com/ios/facetime/

One Itunes account for me and my wife

I am trying to find out how I can have one itunes account for my phone and my wifes. Right now my phone shows my account and hers show her. Unfortunately we have always bought itunes stuff through her account. Can anyone help me or tell me where to go to find help?

You can "share" iTunes content within the same household. That might be a better approach with two separate computers & iTunes accounts. The stuff on your wife's computer is grayed out, because by design you can sync iTunes content with the iPhone on ONE computer at a time. So, if you want to "share", do this:
1. First disable auto-sync under Preferences>Devices in iTunes(under the edit menu if using Windows) on your computer.
2. You sign out of iTunes & sign your wife in.
3. Connect her phone...DO NOT SYNC!
4. Store>Authorize this Computer.
5. File>Transfer Purchases.
6. Eject her phone.
7. Sign her out, you sign back in.
You can now sync and add whatever content you want to each device. Just remember, all app updates to any apps obtained with her account MUST be done by signing into iTunes using her account, update the apps in question, sign her out, you sign back in.
That's all you have to do.

I have multiple apple phones on one account can i create a new iTunes account for other iphone

I have multiple iphones on one billing account as well as itunes. Can I create a separate itunes account for other iphone?

You don't need to create two separate libraries.
If you want to sync different content onto each device, select the device in iTunes, select the tabs across the top and sync what you want.
To make it easier, create different playlists for each device and sync only those playlists.

How many iPads can you setup on one iTunes account for a school?

How many iPads can you setup on one iTunes account for a school?
What is the best system? We have 30 iPads.

That would be fine.

How to i create a new itunes account for my old iphone so i can transfer data to new iphone, since my daughters new iphone is now linked to my acc and she ends up with all my apps and contacts etc

My daughter has previously had an ipod which was linked to my itunes iphone account.
she now has a new iphone and has linked this to that account and now she receives all my contacts apps etc when she syncs her account.
How do i create a new itunes account for my old iphone so that i can transfer data to my new iphone and keep the two seperate so that when she deletes all my contacts and apps and then syncs her phone again we can still be compatible.

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I have had an itunes account for many years. I have recently purchased music on my iphone 5 and it is not showing up on my Macbook itunes account. WHY?

I have had an itunes account for many years. I have recently purchased music on my iphone 5 and it is not showing up on my Macbook itunes account. WHY?

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I have had an itunes account for many years. I have recently purchased music on my iphone 5 and it is not showing up on my Macbook itunes account. WHY?
Why would they?
Do you have Automatic downloads enabled? Note this only works for items purchased after it is enabled.
-> iTunes Store: How to enable Automatic Downloads
Also, see this -> Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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