Apple One - share with family across Europe

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Apple One - share with family across Europe

Hi,

would like to share Apple One family subscription with my parents that live in a different European country. Yes, the country/regions we are signed up for are different and need to stay that way (me in Belgium/parents in Spain), artificially changing the sign up region is neither practical nor acceptable.

Subscription (=the bill I pay) should fund each family members access to their respective region's TV+, Arcade etc., I don't see why that should actually be a problem. I don't need them to see Belgian TV or to access apps I may have bought that are specific to my country (and vice versa), I just want them to benefit from the plan that I have signed up for and honestly European reality is that many people/families are spread across different countries.

Any plans to fix this, Apple?

Thanks!

Posted on Dec 25, 2022 1:21 AM

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Answer 1

Limnos

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Dec 25, 2022 5:18 AM in response to dtovar

Hello dtovar,

Feedback for Apple will likely get more attention if you send it using:

Product Feedback - Apple

Apple may not respond but your comment will be read.

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Limnos

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Dec 25, 2022 5:24 AM in response to dtovar

Incidentally, although Europe has set up uniform policies for many things, there is still a fair degree of autonomy between countries. Don't forget that a lot of material has to be licensed and the laws in one country will differ from another country. There could also even be restrictions on certain kinds of material in one country versus other countries. That makes it hard for a company selling those kinds of products to use a single policy. Certain items that are legal in Belgium may be illegal in Spain. Or a product owner may decide that they don't mind selling their music in Spain but doesn't want it distributed in Belgium

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dtovar Author

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Dec 25, 2022 8:45 AM in response to Limnos

Sure, there are differences between EU countries but my point is slightly different:

Why not just provide access for each family member to their respective countries’ services? Obviously respecting each countries rules and regulations and available content that is licensed for their app store.

That’s how it works for Netflix, no? I access from Belgium, I see Belgian content, my parents access from Spain and see Spanish content.

Cannot see why that wouldn’t be easily feasible for Apple. I don’t want them to get Belgian content or Belgium only apps or so… anyway meaningless!

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