Sharing Apps - Two Iphones, one imac, two user accounts, one itunes account

I've had an iphone for a long time and now my wife recently bought one. We have one imac in the house and we each have our own user accounts (ie we switch back and forth to our own sides). My itunes library and iphoto library are stored on an external hard drive. I have authorized my itunes account on my wife's side and have enabled home sharing. I want to be able to sync my iphone on my side and have my wife sync her's on her side. I also want my wife to be able to sync some of the apps that I have purchased over the years. When I sync my wife's phone on her side she has access to all the photos but can't see any of the apps. What do I need to do in order to give her access to the apps?
Thank you in advance

Hi, I am glad I found exactly the same question that I wanted to ask.
I am going through the same thing right now:
two iphones4,
single mac mini,
two accounts.
Many many apps on my account only.
She wants to sync my applications to her iphone on her user account side, but they are not in her itunes library.
I thought I needed the family pack for that, but it seems that I've just wasted my money, as the apps sharing is not included in the family pack. Could anybody please answer do I understand this correctly or not?

Similar Messages

  • What is the best way to manage multiple devices with one iMac - different users with seperate itunes accounts or one mac user with different itune logons and libraries?

    Hello
    I have just purchased an imac which I am very happy with.  In our household we also have two iphones (one mine and one husbands) and one ipod (my sons). We all have individual itunes accounts set up on our previous computer (not a mac). We have sepereate apps and music, although there may be the odd occasion where we would like to share a song (if this is possible) across devices.
    I am just wondering the best way to manage these devices using the new imac.  Should I create individual accounts to logon to the imac, then from within these launch our own itunes accounts and sync our devices with these.  Or should I be using one version of itunes, logging on to this with our different itunes usernames and storing things in libraries.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
    Thanks

    I am presuming that we cannot share downloaded apps and music between accounts because of the copyright issue,
    Though I'm no copyright lawyer, as long as it's within a household, you can share content among users. Such sharing is, absent specific language preventing it not present in the iTunes Store terms of use, generally considered to be "personal use". So you can share apps and music amongst your users on your computer and with their devices. You just can't give any of that content to friends or relatives who don't live with you.
    What I am not clear on, it making sure that this appears in each itunes account - is it easy to find the file storage folders that match the itunes accounts and what would these be?
    The iTunes library and files are by default in a user's Home/Music folder. But you don't have to find the folder; in fact putting a file into the folder yourself won't add the file to iTunes. Just drag the file into the iTunes window. iTunes will copy it to the correct location.
    Regards.

  • Can you have two iphones with separate iclouds on the same itunes account, can you have two iphones with separate iclouds on the same itunes account

    I have one itunes account with mulitple libraries for each device (one iphone, 4 ipods).  The one iphone is connected via the cloud.  everytime a new song or app is added to the account it is placed in all of the libraries.  I want to add another iphone to the acccount when I tried it replaced the contacts with the contacts on the iphone already on the account.  How do I prevent that from happening and can I have two iphones on the same account and use the cloud on both
    thanks

    iTunes will remember the settings for each device after you set them up for the first time.
    How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer -> Method two

  • Can i use two iphone 4's on my mac usings itunes account but also get different contacts and email accounts...help please

    Hi i two iphones one mine one my wifes.
    We have one mac laptop and one itunes account. is it possible to sync the two iphones on itunes but have two different contacts and email address.
    But i would also like my apps to work on her mobile as i do not want to pay for them twice..

    Yes. There is no device limit for the number of iPods, iPads, and iPhones that can be synced with the same iTunes library and iTunes account on the same computer. Each device can have its own sync preferences with iTunes on the same computer.
    If both iPhones are synced with the same Address Book under the same computer login account, then the contacts on each iPhone will be the same. With the Address Book on a Mac, you can sync select Address Book Groups only with an iPhone instead of the entire Address Book and all groups. You and/or your wife can create an Address Book Group or multiple Groups to be synced with each other's iPhone only. You can transfer the settings for one email account to one iPhone and the settings for another email account to the other iPhone.

  • How do I sync two Iphones on the same computer and same Itunes account

    Recently purchased two new Iphone 5C.  I use my computer and my I Tune account to set up both mine and my husbands I Phones.  How do I get my computer to recognize two different phones that are on the same data plan?

    Have a read here...
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/18409815?ac_cid=ha
    And See Here...
    How to Use Multiple iDevices with One Computer

  • One imac, two iphones. one account has current itunes, other side will not download current itunes. Downloaded from apple website, did not help. help?

    We have one imac, two iphones, two imac/iphone user accounts. My account updated itunes and the phone quite easily. The other side will not update itunes  - it shows there is an update available, then says there is not. I tried installing from the apple store. It installed, but did not change the version of itunes active on the computer (we even turned it off and on, a la Windows).  SO we synced his phone with my side - it updated the OS, but otherwise restored the phone to factory settings. (he is not happy). So I tried to restore it from a backup on his side just to see what would happen, and of course it can't because the phone's software is more current that his itunes.
    So we're in a maddening loop.  Factory settings, no updated itunes, no access to the backups.

    The feed is fine. The problem lies with the URL for the media files. I checked the latest episode; the file will play in a browser, and as you say on the iTunes Store; but when subscribing there is an error message that the file requires authentication.
    This would happen if you had password-protected it, but that would also appear when playing in a browser. The use of PHP or similar to serve the files is asking for trouble - sometimes it works, sometimes it upsets either the Store or subscribing or both. In this case it would seem that either the scripting is throwing iTunes and leading it to believe that a password is required (though it's not bringing up the pane asking for one), or your server is reacting differently to requests from the iTunes application to the way it reacts to requests from the Store or a browser, where the protocol is different.
    It's not an iTunes problem. Strictly you should be putting the actual URL of the file in the feed, not a script; and you may need to check your server settings top make sure it allows downloading in iTunes as well as playing elsewhere.

  • I am trying to set up home sharing between my iphone 4s and mac which is running itunes 11. Both are connected to my home wifi network and using the same apple id but on the iphone app it says 'Turn on Home sharing in iTunes on your mac using account ***

    I am trying to set up home sharing between my iphone 4s and mac which is running itunes 11. Both are connected to my home wifi network and using the same apple id but on the iphone app it says 'Turn on Home sharing in iTunes on your computer or apple tv using account ***
    Does anybody have suggestions as to why this is the case?

    Understanding Home Sharing - Support - Apple
    Hope this helps.

  • HT204053 We have two IPhones and want two seperate ICloud accounts

    We have two IPhones and want two seperate ICloud accounts

    That's not a problem, what difficulties are you having doing that.

  • I have two ipod nanos.  And i have 2 itunes accounts and we are accessing both accounts from the same PC.  One of my ipod works fine, it gets detected as a device and sync fine.  The other one does not.  Need help.

    I have two ipod nanos.  And i have 2 itunes accounts and we are accessing both accounts from the same PC.  One of my ipod works fine, it gets detected as a device and sync fine.  The other one does not.  Anyone knows what this may be?

    The music sync is one way - computer to ipod.  The only exception is ituens purchases.  The ipod is not a backup device.
    Copy everything from the old computer or your backup copy of your old computer, to the new one.

  • When using two iPhones (iOS 5) on the same computer/iTunes Is there any way to choose which songs, contact info., etc. are sync'd to each device?

    When using two iPhones (iOS 5) on the same computer/iTunes Is there any way to choose which songs, contact info., etc. are sync'd to each device?

    For each iPhone...
    From the Summary tab select:  Sync only checked songs and videos.
    Under Options in the Summary tab select:  Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi
    If you want you can select: Manually manage music and videos.
    Select the music you want synced from your iTunes library, same with Contacts.

  • HT4528 I keep recieiveing an error message that reads "Cannot connect to iTunes store" on my iphone.......how can I fix this. I updated an app on my phone that was on my daughters itune account and it worked fine. Its only when I update my apps on my acco

    I can update apps that are on my phone though my daughters iTunes account but I cannot update my apps with my account. Please advise!

    If it isn't working on multiple networks and a restart didn't help, the next step would be to restore the iPhone. You may even have to try restoring it as a new device.
    If you don't want to restore the iPhone, you can try to avoid the problem by updating the apps in iTunes and then syncing them to the iPhone. Who knows, maybe the problem will go away after syncing one or two of the updated apps.

  • HT4847 Can I have multiple users's family devices backed up to the cloud e.g. 2 iPhones and 2 iPads under the same iTunes account

    Just got a second iPad for the home.
    Can I have multiple users's family devices backed up to the cloud e.g. 2 iPhones and 2 iPads under the same iTunes account?

    Yes, but it's not usually recommended to share an iCloud account within a family.  If you do, any data you sync with iCloud will be merged and you, for example, will end up with each other's contacts and calendars on your devices.  Also, any action taken on one device (such as adding or deleting a contact) will be replicated on the other devices.  You will also all be sharing the same 5GB of free storage for all your data and device backups.
    Normally it's best to use separate iCloud accounts for each person's devices.  This will keep your data separated, and allow each person to have their own free 5GB of storage.  You can continue to share the same iTunes ID within the family; the ID you use for iCloud does not need to be the same as the one your use for iTunes purchasing.  (Each person should also use a separate ID on their devices for iMessage and FaceTime to avoid getting each other's text messages and FaceTime calls.)

  • Hi all, My Old Laptop that had my Itunes, has died a death and cannot be saved. How can I save or access all my music and apps now? Can I set up a new Itunes account? Also I am getting an upgrade to Iphone 4 can I transfer all my music and apps on to it?

    Hi all, My Old Laptop that had my Itunes, has died a death and cannot be saved.
    How can I save or access all my music and apps now?
    Can I set up a new Itunes account?
    Also I am getting an upgrade to Iphone 4 ,can I transfer all my music and apps on to it?

    roaminggnome wrote:
    Why would you set up a new account?
    Copy everything from your backup copy of your old computer to your new one.
    Its wrong to assume that everyone has a backup copy.
    are you PC or Mac?

  • HT1311 i tried to do a backup from my old iphone as i have a new one that was signed into another itunes account. it said i cant do it because the iphone rejected the request. how do i get around this? i have signed out of the old acct and into mine on th

    i tried to do a backup from my old iphone as i have a new one that was signed into another itunes account. it said i cant do it because the iphone rejected the request. how do i get around this? i have signed out of the old acct and into mine on the phone

    What is the precise wording of the error message that occurs on the old iPhone when attempting to do a backup?
    Are you attempting to backup via iTunes on the computer or iCloud?

  • I just bought a new iMac and I'm trying to buy apps for it  but I can't connect my iTunes account to how do I do that

    I just bought a new iMac I'm trying to download apps but I can't connect it to my iTunes account so I can buy them how do I do that

    I just bought a new iMac I'm trying to download apps but I can't connect it to my iTunes account so I can buy them how do I do that

  • Switch primary icloud email address on iPhone 6 - I have 2 email addresses, one of which is obsolete.  Each has its own apple id, icloud account and itunes account.  the phone shows the obsolete one as primary in iCloud.  Can I switch it?

    I have 2 email addresses (and apple ids, icloud accounts and iTunes accounts).  One is obsolete but my iPhone 6 shows it as primary.  How to I change this?

    See: If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud - Apple Support
    If that doesn't resolve it contact Apple Account Security: Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support Or call the main Apple support number for your country and ask for the Account Security Team.

Maybe you are looking for