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family sharing

  1. 2024

    Resolved missing photos in Family Sharing

    I’m having a small issue with Family Sharing in my iMac’s Photos app, and hope someone can help me get it sorted. The problem is that, in my user account, Family Sharing shows only the photos that have been shared since getting the Mac a few months ago. However, in my wife’s account everything...
    • 2024
    • Thread
    • family sharing photos app
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    Apple Pay iPhone Wallet and iOS & MacOS

    I'm a longtime Mac user, first on-boarding to the platform in 1986. But I'm a recent customer for iPhone, having bought a third-generation iPhone SE in the Spring of 2022. MY HARDWARE: iMac late-2013 (MacOS Mojave) M1 Mac Mini (MacOS Sonoma 14.1) iPhone SE 3 (iOS 16.6.1) iPad Mini 2 (iOS...
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    iCloud How to create a shared email address using iCloud Custom Domain

    Hi, I have been thinking about setting up a custom email domain for my partner and I. We want three unique email addresses, one 'personal' email address for each of us and a third shared email address that we would both have access to for bills, shared accts etc. I have successfully registered...
  4. occamsrazor

    Apple ID Family members in different regions, AppleID, app stores, family-sharing

    Hi, I'm trying to work out what is the best solution to living in a different country than family members... Current situation: I, the parent and family organizer have AppleID and app store with a UK account. All family's AppleID also on UK store. iCloud+ is via UK store, shared with the...
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    Apple Music Shared iTunes account moving to Apple Music Subscription with iTunes Match

    Hello. I am exploring moving to a family Apple Music subscription from my current setup. The wrinkle I am foreseeing is what will happen with my very large ripped from CD content that currently works great shared with family members. Here is my current setup: My iCloud account as family...
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    iCloud Setting up Custom Domain in iCloud

    I have a question about setting up a custom domain in iCloud. For now, only I will be using the domain. However, can I later choose to add a family member without having to redo the setup? Another question I have is if my family member has to have iCloud himself (and iCloud+) to use my custom...
  7. totallywoke

    Family Sharing with Multiple Apple ID for Single User

    I have 2 Apple ID's. Second one was created when I bought a new iPhone years ago. ID #2 has phone "stuff" like texts, VMs and messages and photos/videos taken with iPhone and is the only Apple device associated. ID #1 is used for iTunes, Subscriptions, and for Mac. It have iPhone as a device...
    • totallywoke
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    • apple id family share family sharing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iOS 16
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    iCloud iCloud questions: limits and moving to individual accounts

    I'm considering purchasing the $10/mo 2tb plan to share with a few family members. However, I want to think long term about this and have some questions: 1. Can you set storage limits per-person at all? I don't want one person to take up all the space and everyone else get screwed. (i.e. set...
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    Family sharing loophole - child can view all TV shows purchased on iTunes

    I setup a child's account for my kid's iPad. I can restrict access to content, but I've found that 1. I cannot fully block access to the TV app 2. even with content restrictions set to PG, my kid can still navigate to TV > Family sharing and view all the shows I've bought even those for...
    • Marbles1
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    • family sharing ios restricted access
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 16
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    Migrating to 2TB iCloud family plan when fiancé and I have separate 200GB plans

    My fiancé and I both have individual 200GB iCloud plans. She uses less than 100GB while mine is now full. Thus I need to increase to the 2TB version. Since 2TB is way more than I need, can I then upgrade to 2TB > invite her via the Family Sharing button > she can then cancel her own...
    • felixen
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    • family sharing icloud
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iOS 15
  11. henry72

    iCloud iCloud Shared Photo Library

    I am pretty excited about this new iCloud shared photo library feature. My partner and I can finally access the same library in the photos app whiteout taking extra iCloud shared storage. What’s your plan to migrate the photos and videos into the shared library? My plan is to put all the...
  12. Kaikidan

    So... with IOS 16 betas, is family sharing a thing now, or still only a dream?

    With all QOL improvements apple announced on the IOS16, including all the new family sharing settings and parental controls etc... did they bring family sharing to airtags too or are they still stuck on single user mode?
    • Kaikidan
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    • airtags family sharing
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: AirTags
  13. purdnost

    Managing Family Subscriptions (As Organizer)?

    As the organizer of my family's iCloud Family Sharing, is it possible for me to review and edit/cancel subscriptions that my family members have activated? I have been doing this on their devices, but it would be convenient to be able to do it on mine.
    • purdnost
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    • family sharing organizer subscriptions
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iOS 15
  14. DaneTheGr8

    Apple Music Family Sharing - Subscriptions Question (AppleTV+, Apple Music)

    My Dad recently signed up for 'Family Sharing' and added me in the Apple Family Sharing option. I have had AppleTV+ which came Free with my MacBook Pro M1 for a year - but since elapsed and expired. I didn't cancel but assumed that the new Family Sharing option would entail our Family...
  15. sillycyber

    Apple One Premiere $29.99/mo Family Share w/iPhone, NOT iPad

    Is anyone else is having this problem? My wife and I are on iOS family sharing. I have Apple One Premiere subscription (Apple TV+, News+, iCloud, Apple Music+, Games, Fitness) When wife is signed into her AppleID on iPhone, under Settings it shows family sharing services shared by me. Thus she...
    • sillycyber
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    • appleid family sharing ipad news app
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 15
  16. BRMperc

    iCloud How can I move my parents to my iCloud Family Share?

    My elderly parents have had an iCloud family for a number of years. My mom runs it, as my dad has health issues. I'd like to put them both in my family (I wish they had let me years ago). My dad has an Apple Watch that we use to help keep track of him, so I can't have it get messed up. Any...
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    iPhone 12 mini Does adding a family member with 2FA enabled convert non-2FA family members to 2FA?

    Hello. I want to add a family member who has two factor authentication enabled. However, I do not want 2FA and my account does not have it enabled. If I add this family member, will it convert my account to 2FA? I don't want to try adding them unless I have an idea of what will happen. Thanks...
    • wetsignal
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    • 2fa family share family sharing two factor authentication
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPhone
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    Family Sharing BUG or NEW FEATURE ?!

    Two days ago I woke up and found out my credit card was charged at 0600 in the morning on my iPhone notification centre. So I used some tools like "reportaproblem.apple.com" to check any purchase(s) and my subscriptions on my iPhone to find out what happen. I had checked a while and got no idea...
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    Apple Photos icloud family album

    I know this topic has been discussed many times, but still: My wife and i use one account in google photos to sync pics to cloud. This is not possible in Apple photos + icloud, we use different icloud accounts. Does anybody know if this feature will ever be released? The existing family...
    • DM_DM
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    • family sharing icloud photos
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iOS 15
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    Apple One Apple One Question

    Not sure if this has been answered before, but wanted to throw it out there to see what my best option is. Right now my wife and I are on a family sharing plan where we share purchase sharing and icloud storage. My father in law wants to get the apple one premier and share all the apps with...
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