Sharing iTunes Match

Can I share iTunes Match with my family and friends?

That depends on how you're using the word "sharing." The iTunes Match service is designed to be a single-user service. It is associated with one and only one iTunes Store account ID. So for other people to be able to use your iTunes Match on their devices they must be signed into the iTunes Store with your account ID credentials. This means they will have full access to your account, your purchase history, and will be able to make purchases on your account.
You may want to familiarize yourself with the iTunes Store TOS: <http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.html#SERVICE>.

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HT4913 Sharing itune match with my partner

My other half and our share our music collection and I want to give her access to our shared iTunes match without giving her access to my full iTunes account, apps and so on

Hi Rafael,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
This support article has information about setting up iTunes Match for both Mac and Windows:
iTunes Store: Subscribing to iTunes Match
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4914
Cheers,
-Jeremy

Sharing iTunes Match across multiple devices

Hi All,
I have done some searching but I can’t find the answer to my question(s).
Current setup:
I have 1 PC and 2 Macbooks (my PC and my children have a Macbook each). Each PC/Mac has its own iTunes Library which is linked by my homeshare account. We share most of the music we buy across our libraries via homeshare
We also have 3 iPhone 4’s mine and the children’s. Each iPhone 4 is linked to its own iTunes library on the respective devices and we have 3 separate iTunes accounts.
I have just signed up for iTunes music Match on my PC/iTunes Account and want to know what the deal is regarding setting up my kids iPhones so that they are also linked to my Music Match account and how that can be done. I also want them to be able keep their own iTunes account so that they can still buy music and apps and download them to their phone and synch to their Macbook iTunes libraries.
Is this possible?
In summary - I don’t want to pay for 3 iTunes Match accounts but want my kids to be able to take advantage (synch to thier iPhones) of the music that is now in the cloud via my music match account whilst keeping their own iTunes accounts.
Hope this is clear and that someone can help…
Cheers
M

what makes it tricky is the individual itunes accounts for apps.
regarding music, my recommendation is to put each computer on the same itunes account (keep the files, but link the computers to the same account) when you activate match on each computer, the software will add the files from each respective computer and will create a master library (each computer will be able to see ALL files from all three computers. Then, I would put each iphone on the same itunes account (everyone share the same account).
as for apps:
I'm thinking I am reading right that the three iphones are linked to separate computers. I am pretty sure that an itunes account on a laptop or desktop can be "authorized" by multiple accounts. One beauty of itunes 10.5 is the ability to sync an iphone on one computer for "photos" and use the same iphone to sync to another computer for "apps" and another computer for "podcasts" etc (if anyone had any use for doing such a thing). What I believe this would allow someone in your situation to do, is to essentially be able to log each child's iphone into one itunes account for itunes match, but then use each individual computer to still sync the children's different app accounts. One child can sync to one computer for their apps and another child to another computer for their apps, etc. The difference, however, is i'm pretty sure there is no getting around what to do about future bought apps. they might all have to be bought on one account. If that is truely the case, you may not be able to do separate itunes accounts. In such a scenario, i would add everything to the itunes account that has the most apps, and begin shareing apps among them in order to share itunes match

HT1420 how do I know what devices have home sharing/iTunes Match. I don't think I have 5 computers setup, but the system says I do.

I like to know what devices I have on home sharing and iTunes Match. Also, how do I increase may access to more than 5 devices if needed?
Thanks

Choose About this Mac from the Apple menu, click on the version twice, append the last three digits of the computer's serial number to http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords= , load the page, and check the computer's maximum OS version. If that's the current version, click here and read the entire page. If not, you can't use the Mac App Store version.
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Sharing iTunes match with a friend

How do I allow my buddy who shares my music with me to use the same itunes match library without him having to have my icloud information on his phone?
I would like for his iphone to be able to access the itunes match library withouth me having to make his phone sync with my other icloud information.
is this possible?

Hi arteson,
This is a problem that Apple is not addressing. There are several discussion threads on this. My sharing, like yours, worked perfectly with Itunes 6 and stopped as soon as I upgraded to 7. Version 7.0.1 does not fix the problem. I have turned off the Windows firewall on both machines and still get that error message. For some reason, we are not on Apple's radar. Here are a few threads on this topic:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=647543
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=647211
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=640977
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Sharing iTunes Match across two iPhones

I have two iPhones, currently signed in under two different Apple ID's (one for me, one for my wife). I signed myself up for iTunes Match and enjoy having remote access to my iTunes library. I'd like to enable my wife's phone to have the same Match access - is there a way to do this without just subscribing her Apple ID to iTunes Match as well? Can I reset her phone and sign it in under my Apple ID as well?
I'm sure this question has been asked before, but a quick browse didn't turn it up for me. Apologies.

what makes it tricky is the individual itunes accounts for apps.
regarding music, my recommendation is to put each computer on the same itunes account (keep the files, but link the computers to the same account) when you activate match on each computer, the software will add the files from each respective computer and will create a master library (each computer will be able to see ALL files from all three computers. Then, I would put each iphone on the same itunes account (everyone share the same account).
as for apps:
I'm thinking I am reading right that the three iphones are linked to separate computers. I am pretty sure that an itunes account on a laptop or desktop can be "authorized" by multiple accounts. One beauty of itunes 10.5 is the ability to sync an iphone on one computer for "photos" and use the same iphone to sync to another computer for "apps" and another computer for "podcasts" etc (if anyone had any use for doing such a thing). What I believe this would allow someone in your situation to do, is to essentially be able to log each child's iphone into one itunes account for itunes match, but then use each individual computer to still sync the children's different app accounts. One child can sync to one computer for their apps and another child to another computer for their apps, etc. The difference, however, is i'm pretty sure there is no getting around what to do about future bought apps. they might all have to be bought on one account. If that is truely the case, you may not be able to do separate itunes accounts. In such a scenario, i would add everything to the itunes account that has the most apps, and begin shareing apps among them in order to share itunes match

2 apple IDs sharing itunes match

Hello, I apologise if this has been addressed but I couldn't find the exact answer I am looking for!!
My wife and me share a home computer (macMini) and we both have iphone 5's & ipads and have seperate Apple ID's. I subscribed to itunes Match and have access to my itunes Library across all my devices via the cloud which is great. My wife is able to access my itunes Library from her Home Screen and/or her Macbook which is great but she wants to access my entire iTunes Library on her iPhone like I do.
Does she 1) also need to subscribe to iTunes Match and if so 2) I know she will then have access to "her" itunes Library which is largely empty but will she be able to access our very larger Library like I do? That is the crucial question, we both need to be able to access that Library from any device ????
many thanks for taking the time to read and or offer help in advance!
thanks
dave

Easiest route is to use a single Apple Id and Password for all iTunes Match access - you can load your partners Songs into your iTunes library, select a Song and authorise playback with your partners Apple Id and Password, this will allow iTunes Match to upload all Songs to the cloud.
On each IOS device both use your Apple Id and Password to access all music.

HT4914 Sharing iTunes match products with another Apple ID

Can i share my itunes match songs with my partner, as i do with homesharing? If so, how do I do it?!! Thank you.

Hello GarrettMcL,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
iTunes: How to share music and video
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2688
Best of luck,
Mario

How do I consolidate all this at this point: Icloud Drive, Itunes Match, Local iTunes Library, Local iPhoto, Local Aperture, Photo stream, Familly sharing, sharing on iOS, music sharing on iOS, music sharing on mac etc.

I am trying to grasp all the possibilities for consolidating my stuff and my family's stuff from multiple devices and multiple accounts from multiple sources but I cant.
I have been reading many instructions and FAQ regarding iCloud Drive, iCloud Sharing, iTunes Match, Familly Sharing, file size limitations on iCloud Drive, app sharing on iOS, Backup vs Sync vs cloud sharing, storing iWork documents on iCloud drive, storing iTunes library on iCloud Drive, storing iPhoto library on iCloud Drive, storing Aperture library on the iCloud, the Photos app on iOS with iCloud and many others.... but I feel like I need a systems admin course from apple to manage all of it.
This is what I and my family currently have:
Hardware: Multiple iPhones, Multiple Macs, Apple TV (with hard drive), Multiple iPads.
Operating systems: Everything is upgraded to the latest iOS and Yosemite.
Libraries:
1) Multiple iTunes Libraries locally stored on Macs and IPhones with lossless CD music and iTunes purchased music. What I want to do:
a) Have a main family shared iTunes library across ALL devices that contains our Lossless music and purchased music. so that it can be played across ALL devices. With the ability to have private music for each individual (Not shared).
b) Purchase new music and add it to the family share or purchase music and make it private (Not shared).
2) Multiple iPhoto Libraries macs (With photo stream from iPhones) and ONE Aperture Library on my mac. What I want to do:
a) Have a main family shared photo library that every one can deposit to and view.
b) Store individual iPhoto libraries on iCloud Drive(s)? So that everyone can have their own library and edit it across THEIR devices.
c) Store and use my Aperture Library on iCloud Drive?
Other documents:
iWork files, PDFs etc. What I want to do:
a) Have a main family shared area (on iCloud Drive i suppose) where we can share documents.
b) Sync private documents across ALL individuals devices (Available locally and on iCloud).
c) Store private documents (One instance) on iCloud drive and make them available on ALL individuals devices.
d) Backup of local documents?
Apps:
iOS apps:
a) Share purchased apps?
b) Not share private apps.
Storage:
What do I purchase to accomplish the above:
a) iCloud storage for everyone?
b) iTunes Match for everyone?
c) All of the above?
Conclusion:
It would be great for Apple to explain all this with all the options in one concise document instead of hunting down individual documents and sections all over the place.
Thank you for your help.

Hey there!
You and I are data soulmates. I have been having this trouble for a while and have yet to get my head around it. Our problem is that we've cycled through multiple macs and the "home" or "host" for all the stuff that's now been moved or moving to the Cloud is very scattered. It drives me crazy... almost to the point where I'm thinking about starting a brand-new iCloud account and beginning from scratch.
If you have any experiences or recommendations you could share about your strategy, I would love to hear it.

1 Itunes match library, different accounts on iOS devices.

My wife and I have all our music in one itunes library, that's been uploaded to itunes match, under my apple ID.
However, we use our own app store/itunes accounts as well as our own icloud accounts on our iOS devices.
Is there any way I can have the itunes imatch work on my wife's iphone?
I was hoping that if I entered my account under Settings>music>home sharing, itunes match would use that account, but it doesn't seem to...

Same problem here. I dont find all songs back on my iphone although i have activated all required items in itunes and on the iphone.
I got a rather big library (16k songs), not everything matched BUT for example i only see Artist starting with "A"... all the other ones are not on my iphone.. very strange.
- Same story under my songs.
- All my playlist on the other hand are shown..
So it would be nice to find out what to do about this...

Is it possible to share my iTunes Match with another person?

My partner uses his own Ipad with his own Apple ID. He doesn't have a lot of songs in his iTunes, so I was wondering if there was an easy way for him to use my iTunes Match on his Ipad...
Thank you!

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/sharing-itunes-match-among-fa mily-members/

How to allow a second Apple ID to home sharing and iTunes Match

Hi
I the following setup:
Family iMac with Apple ID #1
MacBook Pro with Apple ID #1
Apple TV 2nd Gen with Apple ID #1
iPhone 3Gs with Apple ID #1 (connected for iRemote App)
iPad 1st Generation with Apple ID #1 (connected for iRemote App)
Here is what I want to do:
I wld like to enable my wife's MacBook Air with Apple ID #2 to be part of Home Sharing so she can access our joint library
I have used my Apple ID #1 to activate Home Sharing on MacBook Air (i.e. following the instruction "use the same Apple ID for all shared computers and devices")
I receive the following message: HS could not be activated because this computer is not authorized for the account "[email protected]". Would you like to authorize now?
If I do I get the following message: There was an error storing your authorization information on this computer.
The required file was not found or has a permission orror. Correct this permission problem and try again, or deauthorize this computer if the permissions cannot be changed.
This is where I am stuck in the process: can anybody help?
In addition I was wondering if my wife yould also make use of my subscription to iTunes Match since it refers t the same familiy music library. Any thoughts and/or instructions on that would be helpful as well
Cheers,
jspr

Can I create a 4th 'Apple ID' for our home sharing?
yes.
Would we still be able to listen to each others libraries?
yes.
a single iTunes can be authorized for up to five iTunes store accounts.
Would we still be able to copy songs from one another, like I can with my 1 account between computers?
yes.
Are there any other downsides to creating a separate account for home sharing?
none i'm aware of.

My apple tv 2 says I can't stream music from my iTunes library on my iMac without settng up iTunes Match. I don't want to set up iTunes match. How can I get back to the pre-Match system which let me just use home sharing to stream music from computer to A

When I click on the Music tab on my Apple TV 2, a message tells me I have to set up iTunes Match to stream music from my iTunes library on my iMac. I don't want to set up and pay for iTunes Match. How can I get back to the pre-Match system which let me just use home sharing to stream music from computer to Aple TV

Ditto.
You need to look for your itunes library under Computers and select it, then music.
Music column is for web based content not local content, just to confuse everyone.
AC

Can I use iTunes Match while also using Family Sharing?

I just started the process of setting up Family Sharing tonight. I've added 4 family members, but when attempting to activate iTunes Match, it is prompting me to subscribe on the child accounts. I enjoyed having access to iTunes Match from all our family devices when sharing an iTunes account, and I don't see the benefit of using Family Sharing if I can't continue to share my music library with the entire family. Anyone have any info on this?
Thanks!

I do not have a solution, but here is Apple's FAQ on it ... See my note in this post...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6543306

Can I use iTunes Match while I'm away from Home, and my family still use Home Sharing via Apple TV?

I would like to be able to use my iTunes Match account as I am frequently away from home.
However, my family would also like to be able to use Home Sharing to listen to music, watch movies stored on the family iMac, using the Apple TV.
At the moment, iTunes Match & Apple Store uses a different Apple ID to Home Sharing. I don't want the kids to be able to download movies etc on the Apple TV.
Is there a way that I can achieve both at the same time?

Yes, iTunes Match alleviates this situation. As long as iTunes on both of your computers is using the same Apple ID, you can add songs to either one, and once they have uploaded to iCloud, they will be available on any of your iDevices AND in iTunes on the other computer.

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