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Correct an Apple ID Child account birthday to a teen account?
After much time, I now understand more about the changing of a birthdate on a child Apple ID account.
In my region (US and UK) there are bands which define child, teen, and adult. They are....
1-12 ...
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Missing purchased tab in App Store and Family Sharing in iOS 11
In the Today tab, tap the account icon in the top right, then choose Purchased.
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Does Family Sharing allow others to see the free Apps that you've downloaded?
Yes, but not without looking.
More specifically to your iPhone scenario, to see what has been downloaded by a family member, you would need to follow the steps outlined below.
App Store
Go into the ...
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Wrong name in Family Sharing?
iOS Family Sharing uses Settings->Contacts->My Info
This allows you to choose which of your contacts has information about yourself, such as your name.
Alternatively, this is accessible at the ...
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Who owns the Family Sharing purchases?
According to Apple:
When you set up purchase sharing, one adult in the family—the family organizer—agrees to pay for any purchases that family members make while they're part of the family group.
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Does Family Sharing allow others to see the free Apps that you've downloaded?
Yes, I just checked this. All purchases, even free ones, will be displayed.
The same is true for other content bought/downloaded with your Apple ID (e.g. macOS apps, music, movies, books (iBooks ...
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How can I tell which Apple ID has signed/purchased specific apps on iOS?
I had found a script that can list iTunes apps by purchase here (author: Walt Stoneburner). The link is now broken, but I had archived that page 3 years ago. This is the script:
for f in ~/Music/...
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How to share Family calendar with non-family member?
I found the solution from my iPhone (and assuming iPad). Open your calendar app and click "Calendars" at the bottom. Find your iCloud family calendar and click the information icon "i". Scroll to ...
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What happens with my iCloud data after leaving family sharing?
This Apple Support document answers your query:
Share an iCloud storage plan with your family
If your family stops sharing storage or you leave Family Sharing
If you leave a family that ...
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Automatically migrate to Family Sharing?
Unless I'm misreading your question, doing the following will make the process easier for you:
Launch the App Store app on your iPhone
Tap on your account at the top right corner
Tap on Purchased
Now ...
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Apple Cash Family - "Family member already has Apple Cash enabled"
This can happen if the minor has previously created an Apple Cash account but was unable to verify it due to not meeting the age requirements. The account does not show up because it is not active, it ...
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Disable kids' access to iOS device after 11pm, but also allow parents to remotely and temporarily enable/disable access?
You don’t need to disable anything temporarily for the use case you have described. You can use Screen Time Communication Limits to allow certain contacts, e.g. you, to still be contactable in time ...
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Watch apple tv on someone else's device
I'm assuming you and the family member who has the iPad are both part of the same Apple Family.
On your family member's device, open the TV app.
Tap the library icon on the upper-left side to open ...
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Mute a specific conversation on an Apple Watch of a Family member without their own iPhone
You can mute a thread on Apple watch by swiping on the conversation list (from right to left).
You will see a delete option (red trash can) and a mute option (purple bell icon). Choose carefully the ...
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How do you use Family Sharing to effectively merge multiple Apple IDs?
.The answer turned out to be only slightly convoluted.
Set up a new user on my mac, tempaccount.
Login as new user.
Use 3rd id as my icloud login.
Set up my gmail account as the Mail account. (Since ...
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Preventing 13-year-old from downloading apps previously downloaded
You have to go into restrictions and take away their ability to install all apps and blocking the App Store. It’s a pain, but it is the only thing I’ve found that works. My son got ahold of his phone ...
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Family sharing - Ask to Buy does not offer in-person approval
What you will need to do is make sure your device (s) are on the latest build of iOS. Make sure the app your child would like to download is in full screen (tap on it before you tap GET) Once it's ...
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How do in-app purchases work for child accounts with Family Sharing?
Although they're related, you've actually asked a number of questions there. I'll deal with each of these briefly:
Question 1: This question is specifically off-topic. We don't answer questions like ...
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Why are some family members missing in Screen Time setup?
Here is the support article on the topic: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208982
The part that stands out to me is this:
"To use Screen Time with Family Sharing, you need to be the family ...
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Missing purchased tab in App Store and Family Sharing in iOS 11
You can search the app you want to download and choose to purchase. After you give your password the new appstore gives the message that someone else in your family already paid for it and you can ...
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Best way to share iCloud storage across regions
It would appear that (at least with iOS 12), it is possible to use the main family share AppStore to receive updates for apps originally from another store. Not sure if intended, but it takes some of ...
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what can an adult do with Family Sharing?
The scenario you describe is what Family Sharing is designed to avoid.
Each person should have their own iCloud account, then each person's data is exclusive to them, but apps/books/music/calendars ...
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Upgrade iCloud storage from 50gb to 200gb then downgrade?
The short answer is: YES, you can do what you're proposing and you'll still have the same amount of space left. You're essentially asking - if I 1) sign up for family sharing, and; 2) upgrade my ...
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How can I solve "Cannot Start Family Sharing" error, when trying to set up family sharing?
Oh.
Okay, I found a hint in an email from 2012 (!) when MobileMe transitioned into iCloud (remember that!?), and I guess I had another account back then which for reasons unknown I apparently family ...
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How to allow the user to choose from a pricing package yet be compatible with volume purchase and family sharing
You are correct that there are challenges with subscriptions and I would set aside VPP for now and focus on the tiers. Too many options will confuse everyone and complicate your efforts to track.
The ...
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Does Apple refund prorated cost to people who cancel their personal storage plan to join family plan before end of billing period?
According to Apple:
If a family member is already paying for their own iCloud storage plan, they can choose to switch to your plan or keep their own and still remain part of the family. When they ...
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Assigning new device to child's account
You can do this either way, you can use your account or your child's, but the steps to take to set up Screen Time will vary depending on which one you use.
It sounds like the iPad is for your child ...
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New Family Sharing account does not create shared Photos/Reminders/Calendar
After performing the troubleshooting steps above, I scheduled a call with Apple support and walked the technician through the problem and the steps that were taken.
I was asked to perform the ...
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How can I change the amount of iCloud storage for one family member?
I know of no way to configure iCloud storage per user in a Family. Most likely your son is limited to 5GB because he is using the 'free' iCloud storage of 5GB. He is either not signed into iCloud or ...
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Family Sharing Age Appropriate
Age restrictions are controlled with "Screen Time"
This article has general instructions on setting up Screen Time:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208982
And this article has instructions ...
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