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How to Set Up Family Sharing in iOS 8. Family Sharing is a brand-new feature in Apple iOS 8 that lets families of up to six people share purchases from iTunes and the App store.

How to Set Up Family Sharing in iOS 8

"Family" is a loose term, thankfully, and no one has to verify that they're actually related. With this service enabled, one person can buy an app, and everyone else can install it, too, at no extra cost. One person can buy an album on iTunes, and everyone else can listen to it. You can also create a shared family calendar, and even share the location of your iOS devices with one another. Another great feature: Family Sharing gives one person authority to authorize and deny purchases made by children. To set up Family Sharing, you need: A device running iOS 8An Apple account with a credit card attached to itThe email addresses of all the people you want to invite to your family account.

For children who don't have email addresses, you can add them, but you have to first set them up with an Apple email address to do so. 1. 2. 3. 4.

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