Share with Your Family

Family Sharing is Apple’s sometimes awkward attempt to let multiple people in a family group share digital items and subscriptions the way one would in a household. Apple IDs—specifically, those used with iCloud—are the binding force in a family group.

Family Sharing includes a large grab bag of things:

  • App purchases (see sidebar below)

  • In-app purchases and in-app subscriptions (see sidebar below)

  • Media purchases, including music, movies, and TV shows

  • iCloud storage (semi-optional; explained in detail later)

  • Location of your primary device (the one that you have marked with Find My as the one you share your personal location from) and all your devices that have Find My enabled

  • Add-on subscriptions, such as Apple Music ...

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