Apple family sharing how to download apps

Tap your name. Confirm or change the Apple ID that you want to use to share content. Tap Back in the upper-left corner to go back to Family Sharing.

Click Purchase Sharing. Make sure that Share My Purchases is selected. Tap View Account. Sign in with your Apple ID. One adult in your household — the family organizer — invites your family members. Being able to buy an app once and share it with your family is tremendous.

However, by default all your family members see all of your apps, and can download any of them. Step 2. Quick Start provides one of the best ways to set up and transfer your data from one iPhone to another without using iCloud.

If both the source and the destination iPhone are using iOS Open the App Store on your iPhone. Tap , or your profile picture, at the top right. Tap the name of a family member under Family Purchases, then tap a category for example, Books or Audiobooks.

Tap All, Recent Purchases, or a genre, then tap next to a purchased item to download it. See also Buy books and audiobooks in Apple Books on iPad. Alternatively, you can also create a child account that can be connected.

Accept an invitation by following the on-screen instructions and verifying your account information. Sharing is definitely caring. Having the opportunity to share your purchases with family members is an excellent way to not only cut down on costs but also share incredible apps, music, books, etc. If, however, your family members are using Windows PC, you can still share files with them over the network. To download an item, tap Download next to it. On your Mac Open the app that you want to download content from, then go to the Purchased page.

App Store: Click your profile picture in the bottom corner. To see a family member's content, click your name next to Purchased by. Then choose a family member's name from the list.