AnswersDriveHow to enable and get started with Family Sharing on iPhone and iPad
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 8 or higher.
- Tap the Apple ID banner at the top.
- Tap Set Up Family Sharing.
- Tap on Get Started.
- Tap on Continue.
- Tap Continue to share purchases.
- Tap Continue to confirm your payment method.
How do you share your iTunes music with a friend?
Steps to share iTunes library with Home Sharing:
- Open iTunes on your computer.
- Go to File > Home Sharing > Turn on Home Sharing.
- Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
- Click Done.
- On another Mac or PC, open iTunes.
- Your can now share music, movies, TV shows, apps, and more from one authorized computer to another.
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How do you set up Family Sharing on Itunes?
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
- Go to Settings > [your name]. If you're using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings > iCloud.
- Tap Set Up Family Sharing, then tap Get Started.
- If you're using iOS 11 or later, choose the first feature you'd like to share with your family.
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What is home sharing?
Home Sharing is designed to let you easily share your iTunes media libraries among up to five computers in your household, as well as extend playback to your iOS devices and Apple TV (2nd generation) on your home Wi-Fi network.
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Can you set up Family Sharing on a PC?
You can use Family Sharing on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 8 or later, your Mac with OS X Yosemite or later and iTunes 12, or your PC with iCloud for Windows. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap Settings > [your name]. Then tap Set Up Family Sharing > Get Started, then follow the onscreen steps.
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What is family sharing for?
Family Sharing makes it easy for up to six family members to share iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases, an Apple Music Family Membership, and an iCloud storage plan. Your family can also share a photo album, calendar, and reminders, and even help locate each others' missing devices.
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Can you share Apple music with family?
Family Sharing in Apple Music is an extension of the Family Sharing feature that debuted with iOS 8 last year. This feature lets families have up to six Apple IDs linked up to one credit card, so purchases in iTunes, iBooks and the App Store can all be shared without having to share the same Apple ID.
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How do u do family sharing on steam?
To enable Family Library Sharing, first be sure you have Steam Guard security enabled via Steam > Settings > Account in the Steam Client. Then enable the sharing feature via Settings > Family, (or in Big Picture mode, Settings > Family Library Sharing,) where you'll also authorize specific computers and users to share.
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Can you share an Apple music playlist?
Create and share playlists. You can create playlists with music from the Apple Music catalog or your own collection, then share them with friends. You can also save playlists that people share with you to your library.
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How do you track a family members Iphone?
How to track a family member's device with Find My iPhone
- Launch the Find My iPhone app from your Home screen.
- Sign in to your individual iCloud account.
- Tap on any device in order to receive more information and track it — your own devices show up at the top, followed by everyone else's.
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How many family members can be on Apple Music?
You can start a new family group and invite people to join, or you can join someone else's family group. Family Sharing makes it easy for up to six people in your family to share iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases, an Apple Music family membership, and an iCloud storage plan, without sharing accounts.
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How many steam accounts can you link?
As I mentioned above, there are some limitations. Only five accounts can access your gaming library from up to 10 different computers. You must also have an Internet connection to access shared libraries, which are shared in their entirety.
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How do I access Itunes family share?
On your iPhone or iPod touch
- If you're not signed in, sign in with your Apple ID.
- Open the store app that you want to download content from, then go to the Purchased page:
- Tap the family member's name to see their content.
- To download an item, tap next to it.
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Why is my family share not working?
Go to Settings > iCloud > Sign Out and then Sign Back in. Verify that you are using the same Apple ID in the iTunes Store and Family Sharing. Tap Settings > iTunes & App Store and then go to Settings > iCloud > Family > Your Name to verify this. Make sure that Share My Purchases is On (Settings > iCloud > Family).
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How do you do family sharing on Itunes?
How to enable and get started with Family Sharing on iPhone and iPad
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 8 or higher.
- Tap the Apple ID banner at the top.
- Tap Set Up Family Sharing.
- Tap on Get Started.
- Tap on Continue.
- Tap Continue to share purchases.
- Tap Continue to confirm your payment method.
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How do you share music from one Itunes account to another?
Steps to share iTunes library with Home Sharing:
- Open iTunes on your computer.
- Go to File > Home Sharing > Turn on Home Sharing.
- Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
- Click Done.
- On another Mac or PC, open iTunes.
- Your can now share music, movies, TV shows, apps, and more from one authorized computer to another.
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How do I get out of family sharing?
Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing. If you're using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings > iCloud > Family. Tap the name of the family member that you want to remove. Tap Remove.
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Why is my family information not available on my Iphone?
If you still can't see or download your family's shared content or use Apple Music, sign out of the iTunes & App Store, then sign back in. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: If you're using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings > iTunes & App Store, tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out. Follow the onscreen steps.
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How do I share my itunes library with my family?
On your iPad
- If you're not signed in, sign in with your Apple ID.
- Open the store app that you want to download content from. iTunes Store: Tap Purchased > My Purchases.
- Tap the family member's name to see their content.
- To download an item, tap next to it.
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How do you share your music on Itunes?
Turn on Music Sharing
- Open iTunes.
- Mac: From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen, choose iTunes > Preferences.
- Click the Sharing tab.
- Select "Share my library on my local network."
- If you want to restrict access to your library, you can password protect it.
- Click OK.
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How do you share music on Itunes between two iphones?
Follow these steps to set up and use Home Sharing:
- On the iPhone with the music, tap Settings > Music.
- Scroll down to find Home Sharing.
- Enter your Apple ID and Password and tap Done.
- Repeat this process on the iPhone you want to listen to music on.
- Open the Music app on the iPhone you want to listen to music on.
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How do you share Apple music with family?
On your family member's device, make sure their account is signed in for both iCloud and iTunes in Settings > iCloud and Settings > iTunes & App Store. Open the Music app and tap Already a member? at the bottom of the Apple Music signup sheet (or tap the Account icon) and sign in with that family member's Apple ID.