New to Family Sharing

I have just bought an IMAC. My wife and daughter current share my Apple ID and ITunes account. I want them to have their own Apple IDs and use Family Sharing using my ITunes account. Do I have to create a new Apple ID for both of them first and then take them off of mine

Set up family sharing and create their new accounts through family sharing.

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  • New iPhone Family Sharing App Store Error Message

    All,
    Not sure if this is the right community to ask this question.  If not please move it.
    I just got a new iPhone 6 Plus.  I set it up as new rather than restore from backup of my old iPhone.  I signed into my own iCloud account for iTunes/Apps, Family Sharing and etc. I am a parent/guardian and NOT the organizer.
    The issue is when I go to the App Store>Purchased on the 6 Plus, I notice the following message:
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    I do see my other family members and their purchases.  I am also able to download their purchases as well.  So Family Sharing on the App Store appears to be functioning properly with the exception of the message.  iTunes and iBooks do not show the message.
    My old iPhone and my iPad also do not display this message when I go to the App Store.
    Any ideas?

    I experienced this problem, too -- and with the help of an Apple support rep, figured out a way out.
    Go into Settings and turn off automatic date and time, and set your phone back a year. Then go back and turn automating date and time back on, to get back to the present. Now go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores, click on your AppleID, and re-enter it and your password. Finally, go back to the App Store (or iTunes Store) and try to download what you had been trying before -- and if you're like me, it will now pop up with a new set of Terms and Conditions for you to approve. After you approve, you'll be able to download whatever you had been trying to.
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  • New phone, family sharing music all gone

    Hello all,
    I just replaced my wife's phone.  We are both on iOS8.  I set up family sharing and I am the organizer.  When I set up her ID on her last phone we went into purchased music, movies, etc. and downloaded them to her phone.  When I replaced her phone today and restored from a iCloud backup, no music or movies are there.  With family sharing will my wife how to re-download music and movies every time she upgrades phones?  Do we have to go back through the long process of weeding though all my purchased albums etc.  I would've thought that once she downloaded everything she wanted once, iCloud would keep it all intact.
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    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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  • Family Sharing Payments problem

    It appears that Family Sharing will ONLY accept a credit card as payment method.
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    In my country of residence I make use of an Apple approved third party payment provider, but this is not accepted by the new function "Family Sharing"..
    In this case Family Sharing does not work for me.. ;-(

    I didn't have that problem and I don't know how to explain that BUT to overcome that problem and put family sharing to work use the alternative method.
    When you are asked to ad a famil member you can send invitation or you can ask him/her to write password directly in your device. Try this last one and lt me know, it worked fine for me

  • My photo ap gets hung up when I try to share photos with family sharing

    I am new to family sharing.  I can't get my photos to share.  Every time I select them and choose "share to iPhoto family share" the photo ap gets hung up and I have to close it to restore it.  What am I missing?  Also, how do I browse my husband's music collection?

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    TD

  • How can I move my wife's account under my apple ID to a new Apple ID for her and switch to family sharing?

    I have 4 devices under my apple ID. 1 iPAD is used by my wife and has her own mail account setup. With family sharing, I would like to move that account to an Apple ID of her own and add her to the family list. How do I do that?

    Hello Godde
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    Using your Apple ID for Apple services
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
    Sharing purchased content with Family Sharing
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT201085
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    -Norm G.

  • I want to use my icloud email address as a new apple ID.  It was an additional email contact address I originally set up for my child.  But now, I'd like to set her up on Family Sharing, using that email as her ID.  Obviously, when I try to use it wh

    I want to use one of my icloud email addresses as a new apple ID.  It was an additional email contact address I originally set up for my child.  But now, I'd like to set her up on Family Sharing, using that email as her ID.  Obviously, when I try to use it when setting up a new apple ID, it says the email is already being used (Yes, by ME) and I need to select a different one.  Can I somehow delete that email address in order to set up a new apple ID using it?  Or is there another way to "re-use" that address for my child's new ID?

    "Well, then I want to be able to merge that one and the one my purchases are on..."
    This is exactly what I want to do but don't think I can:
    I noticed the following :
    If you attempt to create an Apple ID which is the same as your @icloud email address from the online facility, it does not allow you (can't use an Apple associated email address as your Apple ID). However - if you start a fresh device - such as a new iPhone, iPad (must be mobile it seems), and then create an iCloud account and Apple ID from the prompts when setting up the mobile device, it IS possible to have your Apple ID and @iCloud email address as the same. I know because I just did it!
    Unfortunately for me, the result I got above is not for one of my own ID's but a friends, and I would VERY much like to do the same - my current Apple ID is a completely different email address from my iCloud account. Trying to get them the same in my situation is a major bother - I think that if I wipe a device (such as an iPhone5 that is mine) and try to setup as I did my friend's device, then I will get a conflict because the iCloud email I have ALREADY exists. This is my worry and I will not attempt this until I get the new iPad 4 soon to test this.
    There is an inconsistency here between the two methods of creating Apple ID's and iCloud accounts.
    Overall in my opinion, the Apple ID system as currently available from Apple is not designed very well, and should be addressed.
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  • Family sharing question-after we updated to family sharing, and I have a new apple id, I have found that all the pages documents on my iPad are only accessible if I sign in via the original apple ID- now my husband's( the primary user). is there an e

    Hi there,
    this is a Family Sharing question. After we upgraded to family sharing, and I now have a new apple id, I find that all the documents on my iPad in pages,  are only accessible if i sign in with the original apple id- now my husband's ( he is the primary account holder). Is there an easy way to migrate these documents to my iCloud account, or do i need to email them to myself . There are a couple of hundred documents.
    Many thanks in advance.

    Thankyou for the reply.
    No. I have tried twice. When I turn off pages in the iCloud settings while logged into his account, then my documents in pages just are gone. They return when I turn it back on.
    Is there another way I can save them to the device?

  • HT5622 My family shared an itunes account and now i'm moving out and have created a new account just for myself. Is there a way to transfer my previous purchases on the other account to my new account?

    My family shared an Itunes account and now i'm moving out and have created a new account solely for myself. Is there a way to transfer my previous purchases on the family account to my new account?

    In order to continue to play and sync the music you purchased with your old account, you'll need to authorize your new computer/iTunes library to do so.  You can do this by choosing Store -> Authorize This Computer and then entering in your old account credentials.
    That's all you should need to.  Then just create your own account and start purchasing and using it the same you have with the old one.
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  • New Family Sharing and iTunes Match

    Hello to all. With the release of iOS8 and the Beta of Yosemite, I have decided to leverage the new family sharing of the iTunes accounts. The set up works fine and I have gotten it working, just wondering how to get iTunes match to work with it. So pre-iOS8 I had an account "A" that all my iTunes purchases and iTunes Match were done with and then my wife and I both have personal accounts "B" and "C" for iCloud. So basically when I set up a device I would use one of our iCloud accounts (B or C) and then A for iTunes. This allowed for us to both see our purchases and also have access to our music via iTunes Match.
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    This has forced my family to go back to using one iTunes account.  It is unfortunate because of all the features family sharing offers.  My wife was excited about not having to compete for bookmarks when we are reading the same book, one little example.
    be sure to leave feedback at https://www.apple.com/feedback/.  I also sent some emails to the major apple blogs out there in hopes that they write about it.  I assume the more negative attention the better chance there is a solution, not that this is deal breaking or anything, but still. 

  • HT201088 I am considering starting Family Sharing.  Should I set up a new Apple ID for the Family Sharing or should I use my personal Apple ID?

    I am considering starting Family Sharing.  Should I set up a new Apple ID for Family Sharing or should I use my personal ID?

    On your Mac, try to access your gmail account. There should be a link you click for "Forgot My Password". Click it and try to retrieve your password.
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  • Setting up family sharing with new Apple ID

    I have an apple ID with lots of music and apps on it.  When my son (14) got an iPod Touch, we set it up using my apple ID so that he could access all the music and games I had already purchased without buying them again.  We then associated his own email address with it for FaceTime and iMessage.
    Now I want to set up an Apple ID for him using his email address and then set up family sharing.  But I am concerned that when we sign out of my iTunes account and into his new one, he might lose the content already on his iPod.  We can always add it all again as it is all on my account and on iTunes Match, but it will be a pain to do.
    What will happen when we change over the apple ID on the iPod?
    Also a follow up question - my 11 year old daughter has a 4th gen iPod on ios6.  I assume she can't use family sharing?

    Have you worked through the guidance on Family Sharing given in:Family Sharing

  • How do I transfer Game Center id to a new apple id (created for family sharing for a child) in iOS 8?

    I just created a new Apple ID for my son (under 13 so could not have an account until new), as part of the new family sharing option in iOS 8.0.2, and I want to transfer the Game Center account he was using to the new Apple ID. I see in Settings > Game Center it has the option to login into an Apple ID but not Game Center separately. How do I get the new Apple ID to use the old Game Center account he was using?

    There is no way to merge or transfer anything to another AppleID. The App Store license also specifies that purchases cannot be transferred.

  • Add a new device to family sharing

    Bought a New  iPod touch for my son, he's already a Family member, how to set it up?

    Good day Henry,
    Congratulations on getting a new iPod touch for your son, I hope it brings him many years of enjoyment.
    One nice thing about Family Sharing is that once a family member joins, everything is set up on their devices automatically. All your son needs to do is make sure he has his Apple ID - the same one used to join Family Sharing - set up on the iPod. See this article for more information -
    Family Sharing - Apple Support
    Use this Apple ID to sign in to iCloud on the iPod touch through Settings > iCloud. See this help page -
    iCloud - iPod touch
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    Safe computing,
    Brett L 

  • Will I Loose Family Sharing if I Wipe my iPhone as New

    I want to get a fresh install of IOS 8 on my iPhone 5S.  Will I loose family sharing that I’ve set up if I wipe my iPhone and set up as new.  I’d be using my same Apple ID when I set it up as new.
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    So even if I log back in with my iCloud account on a brand new install of IOS 8 on my iPhone I would loose Family Sharing which I’m the organizer?

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