Family Sharing Apps
Why is my purchased app not sharing with my other family members? The app is family sharing compatible and family sharing is turned on.
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 12
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Why is my purchased app not sharing with my other family members? The app is family sharing compatible and family sharing is turned on.
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 12
If you are logged into the same store account on your other phones and have automatic downloads for apps 'on' it will. If the other members of the Share are using their own accounts for the store, which they should be, it won't automatically download as they didn't buy it, they have to go to the Purchased section, select your id there, and download it manually on each device. If they go to the main part of the store they will be charged to buy it on their own accounts
If you are logged into the same store account on your other phones and have automatic downloads for apps 'on' it will. If the other members of the Share are using their own accounts for the store, which they should be, it won't automatically download as they didn't buy it, they have to go to the Purchased section, select your id there, and download it manually on each device. If they go to the main part of the store they will be charged to buy it on their own accounts
How is it 'not sharing' ? The other members of the Share are going to the Purchased section in the App Store app and have downloaded it from your account there : Share App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Books purchases with Family Sharing - Apple Support ?
Go to the Purchased section in the App Store app : Redownload apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books from the App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Books - Apple Support
Or : Share App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Books purchases with Family Sharing - Apple Support
Did you hide the app? Have they tried signing out of the App Store and back in?
Hide App Store purchases - Apple Support
Family Sharing - If you don‘t see your family‘s shared content
In the past the app has just downloaded automatically on my other phones. When I go to the app and hit purchase, it wants to charge me another $5.
Thank you for the articles, I went and found that automatic downloads was turned off. How do I get the app now without paying for it?
Family Sharing Apps