Who gets charged on Family Sharing?

When you turn on purchase sharing, everyone in your family gets access to apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books that family members buy. The family organizer is billed for family members' purchases.

How are Family Sharing purchases billed?

Which payment method is charged for purchases that family members make? When Purchase Sharing is turned on, everyone's purchases bill to the family organizer's payment method. * If there's an issue with the payment method, the family organizer can update their payment method or add a new one.

Can Apple family members use different payment methods?

So can we each have our own credit card loaded to our individual phones for purchases? Organisers for Family Sharing groups have a choice: either the payment method is set to their Apple iD account - typically a credit card - or the payment method is set so that individual members pay for their own purchases.

What are the disadvantages of Apple Family Sharing?

Here's a potential downside: with location sharing enabled, every family member has the power to wipe every other device, iOS and Mac, that's part of the family group. Apple recognized that not all families are happy families, and that hardware might fall into the wrong hands.

What happens when you use Family Sharing?

Family Sharing lets you and up to five other family members share access to amazing Apple services like Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple News+, Apple Arcade, and Apple Card. Your group can also share iTunes, Apple Books, and App Store purchases, an iCloud storage plan, and a family photo album.

10 Things to Know Before Enabling Apple's Family Sharing.

Does Family Sharing cost money?

Family Sharing also makes Apple One plans even better value. The top tier - Apple One Premier - goes for $39.95 per month, and includes every single Apple service: Music, TV+, Arcade, News+, Fitness+, and 2TB of iCloud storage.

Is Family Sharing Risky?

Because family-sharing accounts allow for so much heightened access across your family's devices, it also poses some safety concerns. Namely, if a person's device gets hacked, it means that the whole family is then at risk. That could mean the compromising of sensitive information and passwords.

Is it better to share Apple ID with family?

Avoid sharing an Apple ID

Apple recommends that you do not share your Apple ID. Instead, set up Family Sharing so that each person can use their own Apple ID. This way, your family can still share purchases, subscriptions and more without sharing personal information, such as emails, text messages or passwords.

What happens if I turn off Apple Family Sharing?

What happens when you stop sharing? Your Apple ID is removed from the family group and you won't have access to any services shared by your family, such as an Apple Music family subscription or a shared iCloud storage plan.

How much does it cost for Apple Family Sharing?

And if it will save you money, we'll automatically recommend an Apple One plan when you sign up for individual Apple services, based on the services you already have. What does it cost? The Individual plan is $16.95 per month, the Family plan is $22.95 per month, and the Premier plan is $32.95 per month.

How do I separate payments on Apple Family Sharing?

Unfortunately, with Family Sharing accounts it's not really possible to set up a separate allocation of funds for each family member to use for these purchases, as the Family Organizer's payment method will be used any time any user in the family makes a purchase.

Can you have 2 cards on Family Sharing?

Apple Music family subscription is absolutely shareable. But if setup, then you're required to use one credit card for everyone's purchases unless they have gift card balances or store credit.

Can Apple Family Sharing have 2 credit cards?

The family organizer (the person who sets up the Family Sharing account) must choose one card from their account where purchases can be billed. It is possible to have multiple credit or debit cards on file, though. Valid payment methods for setting up Family Sharing include credit cards and debit cards.

How does Apple family subscription work?

With an Apple Music family subscription, up to six people can enjoy unlimited access to Apple Music on their devices. Each member of an Apple Music family subscription can stream millions of songs from the Apple Music catalog.

Will I lose everything if I stop using Family Sharing?

Disband a Family Sharing group

When a Family Sharing group is disbanded, all members immediately lose access to the shared content and subscriptions. Note: If a child is in the Family Sharing group, the organizer must move them to another group or delete their Apple ID before disbanding the group.

What happens when child turns 13 on Apple Family Sharing?

Once your child reaches the age of 13 (or equivalent minimum age depending on jurisdiction), they will be permitted to maintain their account without participating in Family Sharing.

At what age does Family Sharing turn off?

Children under 13 years old must be part of a family group managed by a parent or guardian. To remove a child from one group, you or another guardian needs to invite them to join their group.

Can Family Sharing on iPhone see text messages?

Recently, many people have asked “Can Family Sharing see text messages” on many sites and the answer is yes. To keep in touch with anyone and everyone else using an Apple product, be it an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, iMessage is an excellent way.

Can Family Sharing see my photos?

Everyone's personal files and preferences stay private. When you share iCloud+, family members can't see each others' photos, files, or documents. And when you share other subscriptions like Apple Music, Apple Fitness+, or Apple TV+, each person sees their own preferences and recommendations — not the whole family's.

What can family members see on Family Sharing?

Can my wife see my apps on Family Sharing?

You have to first switch on Family Sharing by inviting each member of your family to the system. Once you have, though, they can see every app you've ever bought.

What Cannot be shared in Family Sharing?

Do you have to pay for iCloud Family Sharing?

When you share iCloud+, any family members using the free 5GB plan are added to your family plan automatically. If a family member is already paying for their own iCloud+ plan, they can choose to switch to your plan or keep their own and still remain part of the family.

Why does Apple Family Sharing need a credit card?

A credit card can. Because of the laws regarding the use of online services that collect data by children, you must use a credit card to set up Family Sharing. It's a legal requirement so that you can give parental consent for your children to use Apple's services.

Can I have my own credit card on Family Sharing?

You can pay for your own purchases, using your own credit card or debit card, even when you are on someone else's Apple Family Sharing plan, you just need to know how to do it, and it just takes a little bit of pre-planning.