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Share App Store, Apple TV, and Apple Books purchases with Family Sharing on iPhone

With Family Sharing, the organizer can set up purchase sharing to share App Store, Apple Books, and Apple TV purchases.

To share purchases, the family organizer must turn on Purchase Sharing and add a payment method. Then family members can choose to opt in to Purchase Sharing, allowing them to share purchases and view shared purchases. When a family member makes a purchase, the organizer is billed unless the family member adds a payment method to pay for their own purchases. See the Apple Support article, How to share apps and purchases with Family Sharing on your iPhone or iPad.

Purchased items are added to the initiating family member’s account and eligible purchases are shared with the rest of the family.

The family organizer can also require that children in the family group request approval for purchases or free downloads. See Set up parental controls with Family Sharing.

Turn on purchase sharing

When the family organizer turns on purchase sharing, they pay for family members’ purchases and must have a valid payment method on file.

  1. Go to Settings app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Family, tap Purchase Sharing, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Access shared content

When purchase sharing is turned on, you can download eligible apps and content that your family members buy. See any of the following Apple Support articles:

Turn off purchase sharing

If you’re the family organizer, you can turn off purchase sharing. Family Sharing members won’t see your purchases, but you can still see items other members have shared with you.

Note: Even though your items aren’t shared, any purchases you make still use the shared family payment method.

  1. Go to Settings app  on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Family, then tap Purchase Sharing.

  3. Tap your name, then turn off Share Purchases.

    If the organizer wants to turn off purchase sharing entirely, they can tap Stop Purchase Sharing.

If you don’t want to share a specific item with your family members, see the Apple Support article Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books.

You can also share Apple and App Store subscriptions with family members.

See alsoManage App Store purchases, settings, and restrictionsApple Support article: Remove a payment method from your Apple Account
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