[Nfbktad] Sharing Apps in iOS8

Fri Sep 19 01:22:43 UTC 2014

Greetings,

FYI!

Thursday, September 18, 2014, 05:49 am PT (08:49 am ET) 

How to start an iOS 8 Family Sharing account to share apps, music, movies &
more

By Neil Hughes <mailto:neil at appleinsider.com>  

Once users are running iOS 8 on their iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, they'll be
able to share all iTunes account purchases, including apps, music and
movies, between up to six people in their family.

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The new Family Sharing feature in iOS 8 can be enabled by launching the
Settings app, choosing iCloud, and then selecting "Set Up Family Sharing."
Doing so on the initial device will establish that person and their account
as the "Family organizer."

Apple's Family Sharing system works by having the organizer and their credit
card control purchasing of content on the iTunes Store, App Store, and
iBookstore for up to five other people.

As long as all users are making purchases with the same credit card, all
content purchased separately on different devices can be freely shared with
one another. This includes legacy content tied to a separate Apple ID that
may have been purchased with a different credit card.

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src="http://cdn1.appleinsider.com/gallery/10434-2796-family-140918-2-l.png">

After setting up the payment method and adding authorized users, past
purchases from other Apple IDs under the Family Sharing umbrella may not
appear immediately. In our tests, we had to download content - a free app
did the trick - in order to view others' purchases in Apple's three online
storefronts.

Application developers do need to enable Family Sharing for their content to
be available on separate devices. In our tests, content from the iTunes
Store and iBookstore was unrestricted.

To view and download purchases from other Family Sharing users, find the
"Purchased" menu in the App Store, iTunes Store or iBookstore. Once there,
iOS 8 provides a list of your purchases, as well as "Family Purchases" from
other people on the shared account.

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src="http://cdn1.appleinsider.com/gallery/10434-2795-family-140918-3-l.png">

Family Sharing goes beyond copyrighted content, however. Another feature is
easier location sharing, allowing users to track each others' devices with
the Find My iPhone app.

By default, family members' device locations are shared in Find My iPhone.
This can be disabled through the "Share My Location" setting in the iCloud
app.

The Family organizer can also identify members as a parent or guardian,
which authorizes them to approve "Ask to Buy" requests from children in the
family. Using Family Sharing, parents can control what apps their kids can
buy remotely, accepting or declining attempted transactions from their own
iPhone or iPad.

Family Sharing also includes a dedicated iCloud Photo Stream for family
members. Posting a photo, video or comment to this stream will make it
available on all members' devices, and notifications will be sent once
someone adds to the stream. 

Finally, Family Sharing members also gain access to a new, automatically
created "Family" list in the iOS 8 Reminders app. As expected, new items
created on this list will be seen on all members' devices. 

Todd E. Stephens

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