Can I turn off purchase sharing just for one family member

Can I turn off purchase sharing just for one family member in Family Sharing?

iPhone X, iOS 13

Posted on Oct 10, 2022 11:23 AM

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Posted on Oct 11, 2022 02:53 PM

Hi Livealtl,


Regarding purchase sharing you can't turn the feature off for one member, however you can turn the feature off for yourself. The steps below found in the guide here can assist: Share App Store, Apple TV, and Apple Books purchases with Family Sharing on iPhone


"Turn off purchase sharing for yourself

You can turn off purchase sharing for yourself. Family Sharing members won’t see your purchases, but you can still see items other members have shared with you.

Note: Even though your items aren’t shared, any purchases you make still use the shared family payment method.

  1. Go to Settings  > [your name] > Family Sharing, then tap Purchase Sharing.
  2. Tap [your name], then turn off Share Purchases.
  3. If the organizer wants to turn off purchase sharing entirely, they can tap Stop Purchase Sharing.


If you don’t want to share a specific item with your family members, see the Apple Support article Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books."


You can also find helpful information here: What types of content can I share with my family? - Apple Support


Best.




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Oct 11, 2022 02:53 PM in response to Livealtl

Hi Livealtl,


Regarding purchase sharing you can't turn the feature off for one member, however you can turn the feature off for yourself. The steps below found in the guide here can assist: Share App Store, Apple TV, and Apple Books purchases with Family Sharing on iPhone


"Turn off purchase sharing for yourself

You can turn off purchase sharing for yourself. Family Sharing members won’t see your purchases, but you can still see items other members have shared with you.

Note: Even though your items aren’t shared, any purchases you make still use the shared family payment method.

  1. Go to Settings  > [your name] > Family Sharing, then tap Purchase Sharing.
  2. Tap [your name], then turn off Share Purchases.
  3. If the organizer wants to turn off purchase sharing entirely, they can tap Stop Purchase Sharing.


If you don’t want to share a specific item with your family members, see the Apple Support article Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books."


You can also find helpful information here: What types of content can I share with my family? - Apple Support


Best.




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