Family Sharing?

[matrix07]

Do the master member of the family still have to have a credit card on his ID? Is gift card enough?

 

[duanepatrick]

I do not know how to explain it but I found a wonderful answer from Apple Community.

"A debit card, gift card, etc., can not be used to provide legal proof of identity. A credit card can. Because of the laws regarding the use of online services that collect data by children, you must use a credit card to set up Family Sharing. It's a legal requirement so that you can give parental consent for your children to use Apple's services." - KiltedTim

Can I use family sharing without a credit… - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

 

[matrix07]

Oh damn..

and I don’t even have children. Just want to share with my wife. 😓

 

[matrix07]

Can I use family sharing without a credit… - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

Turns out...

There is no need for a credit card after all. I just share iCloud Drive space with my wife and I don't have any credit card on file, just GC.
I wouldn't say Apple lying about a need for credit card but it's misleading at least. If I knew about this earlier I'd have subscribed to premium One long time ago.

 

[duanepatrick]

Wow. Pretty much an old post but you still manage to update me on this one. Thanks. Really appreciate it mate.

I did not even know that it is possible. Do you have a step-by-step solution for this just in case others have the same problem?

 

[matrix07]

Wow. Pretty much an old post but you still manage to update me on this one. Thanks. Really appreciate it mate.

I did not even know that it is possible. Do you have a step-by-step solution for this just in case others have the same problem?

I just, out of curiosity, invited my wife and she accepted and joined and voila! She's sharing my iCloud storage. 😳

 

[duanepatrick]

TYSM. Now I know.