Getting Started Assuming that you’re the organizer, here’s how to set up Family Sharing. • On your iOS device, open Settings. • At the top (on iOS 11) you’ll see your name and photo. In the middle menu, tap on Set Up Family Sharing. • You’ll be asked to choose which feature you want to set up first. Download aol mail app for mac. Tap on the one you want and follow onscreen instructions like adding a photo and entering your credit card security code.

• Tap on the person you want to assign as the parent/guardian. • Then, add family members from your contacts to send them invites.

Mar 6, 2018 - The feature lets you invite anyone in your family, up to a maximum of six people, into a shared account that includes all of your App Store.

• Each member will get a notification on their device that they can tap on and accept. Family Sharing will be set up automatically for them.

Sharing Purchases Family members can share purchases on up to 10 devices, 5 of which can be computers. IPhone, iPad, iPod Touch • Open the store app that you want to download content from, then go to the Purchased page: • iTunes Store: On your iPhone or iPod touch, tap More > Purchased. • iBooks: Tap Purchased. • App Store: Tap Updates > Purchased. • Tap the family member’s name to see their purchases. Tap on the cloud button to download an item. Mac • Open the iTunes, iBooks, or the Mac App Store, then go to the Purchased page.

• iTunes: Click Store, then Purchased under Quick Links on the right side of the iTunes window. • iBooks: Click iBooks Store, then Purchased under Quick Links on the right side of the iBooks window. • Mac App Store: Click Purchased. • To the right of Purchased, select a family member’s name to view their content. Download or play the items that you want. Apple TV • On your Apple TV, select Movies, TV Shows, or App Store. • Select Purchased > Family Sharing, then select your family member to see their content.

You can access shared movies, TV shows, and apps on Apple TV, but not music.

Apple’s Family Sharing provides features like a shared calendar, shared photo album, and shared apps from the App Store. We talked generally about Family Sharing in a, and today we’ll look more deeply at how Family Sharing affects using apps on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (the concepts are similar on the Mac). Installing Apps With Family Sharing, when anyone in the family buys an app, Apple charges the credit card that’s associated with your Family Sharing group. But, before you buy an app, remember that you can download apps that other family members have purchased, with no additional charge.

Start by checking that family members are sharing their apps. For each person, on their iOS device, tap Settings > Apple ID Name > Family Sharing > Their Name, and turn on Share My Purchases. Finding other people’s apps is a little tricky. On your device, open the App Store app, tap Updates, and tap Purchased. On the Purchased screen, tap a family member’s name to see and download their apps. Developers can exclude their apps from this free sharing option, so if you don’t see an app, that might be why.

Ask to Buy With Ask to Buy, when a child tries to download an app or make an in-app purchase, a message appears, telling them to tap Ask. Who counts as a child, and who gets to approve purchases? Initially, the approval task falls to the family organizer, but any adult in the group can handle it.

For this to happen, the organizer should tap Settings > Apple ID Name > Family Sharing > Adult Name, and then turn on the Parent/Guardian switch. This is the same Family Sharing screen where you can add or remove children from Ask to Buy. After tapping Ask, the child has two options: • Wait for an adult to authorize the request. An Ask-to-Buy notification should arrive on the adult’s iOS device within moments and can be found in Notification Center. (To open Notification Center, slide your finger down from the very top of the screen.) If approved, the app downloads immediately. • Bring their device to an adult.