Take Control of iCloud, 9th Edition

Use iCloud Family Sharing

If you live in a household in which multiple family members would like to share the music, movies, TV shows, books, and apps they purchase from Apple—and especially if your family includes children who use Apple devices—you’re the target audience for iCloud’s Family Sharing feature. (If not, there’s nothing to see in this chapter—skip ahead to Use iCloud Music Features.)

Here’s what you’ll get for up to six family members (including you):

• All family members’ purchases of media from Apple can be charged to the payment method(s) of the person designated as the family organizer. (I provide more detail in the “Purchase sharing” bullet point under Configure Apps and Services, ahead.)

• Kids can request media purchases from ...