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Is that not a use-case for Family Sharing? Apple says you can "download content" bought by other family members[0], but I guess this doesn't work for subscript
by biztos 4y ago
Is that not a use-case for Family Sharing?
Apple says you can "download content" bought by other family members[0], but I guess this doesn't work for subscriptions?
That's a real missed opportunity. I would expect them to at least allow the app developer to opt in to sharing. Selling two licenses into a household has to be pretty rare, whereas having happy-family customers is great word of mouth. "My wife uses FooApp and now I use it too!"
[0]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201085 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201085
- zippergz 4y agoThe app developer has to specifically support Family Sharing if they want to allow people to share subscriptions.
- Someone1234 4y agoMost IAPs and non-Apple subscriptions don't work with Family Sharing, and the few that do there's no way to tell before you buy. Family Sharing is set up in such a way that you're punished for creating child Apple accounts as Apple recommends, because you'll need to repurchase MOST IAPs several times over. Apple's subscriptions are the exception rather than the rule, but they like to promote it in such a way as you'd think all Subscriptions/IAPs are shared when they're not.