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Is Apple Family Sharing private?
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.
If you use Family Sharing, you’ll see in your purchase history what you bought using your Apple ID, but you won’t see what other family members bought. To see what other family members bought, sign in with their Apple ID.
How purchases are billed in Family Sharing?
Which payment method is charged for purchases that family members make? When Purchase Sharing is turned on, everyone’s purchases will be billed to the family organiser’s payment method. * If there’s an issue with the payment method, the family organiser can change or update their payment method.
Does Apple Family Sharing share in app purchases?
When you set up purchase sharing, everyone in the group gets immediate access to the songs, albums, movies, TV shows, books, and apps purchased by family members who choose to share them. New purchases appear in the Purchased tab in Apple Books, the App Store, or iTunes for each family member.
How do I block Apple Family Sharing purchases?
Stop sharing purchases with your family members on iPhone
- Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing.
- Tap Purchase Sharing, then turn off Share Purchases with Family. If the organizer wants to turn off purchase sharing entirely, they can tap Stop Purchase Sharing.
What is purchase sharing? Purchase sharing is a feature that you can use after you set up Family Sharing. When you turn on purchase sharing, everyone in your family gets access to the apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books that family members buy from Apple. Some items, including most in-app purchases, can’t be shared.
How many family members can use family sharing?
Family Sharing makes it easy for up to six family members to share iTunes, Apple Books, and App Store purchases, an Apple Music Family Subscription , an Apple Arcade subscription, Apple News+ subscription, and an iCloud storage plan – all without sharing each other’s accounts.
What happens when purchase sharing is turned on?
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 change or update their payment method. If you’re the family organizer and you don’t want to share a payment method with your family, turn off purchase sharing.
How to share purchases with your family with Apple support?
When purchase sharing is turned off, you can continue to share subscriptions like Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade. * Learn how purchases are billed if a family member has Apple ID balance. If you want kids to get permission before they make a purchase, turn on Ask to Buy.