does my wife and I need to use the same apple ID to use family sharing

iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Feb 25, 2021 11:16 AM

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ResortCasual

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Posted on Feb 25, 2021 11:18 AM

No. You should each have your own Apple ID.

Check out this article from Apple for more information on Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201088

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Feb 25, 2021 11:18 AM in response to tomwren

No. You should each have your own Apple ID.

Check out this article from Apple for more information on Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201088

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