App Won T Download Family Sharing

If an app is paid and not eligible for family sharing you can t download it even if someone else in your family group has already purchased it.

App won t download family sharing. When i tap on the request the app won t load the loading icon just continues to spin and spin and spin. Make sure that you re signed in to the itunes app store using the same apple id that you selected for sharing content with your family. Verify that you are using the same apple id in the itunes store and family sharing.

I deleted one of the probllem apps to see if i could do a fresh download but it won t allow that either. In app purchases apps that are not shareable hidden content. Learn how to use your own apple id for family sharing.

Then check if purchase sharing is turned on. Previously you would get a popup saying the free app would download in your own account. The request popped up on my iphone 6.

When you set up purchase sharing everyone in the group gets immediate access to the songs albums movies tv shows books and apps purchased by family members who choose to share them. Then check if purchase sharing is turned on. How to enable automatic app downloads this may seem like an odd fix but enabling automatic app download might just work for you.

New purchases appear in the purchased tab in apple books the app store or itunes for each family member. If i try to search for the app on my phone it doesn t appear on the list but does appear if i search for it on my. Just select the family member whose collection you d like to browse then download or play the.

On your iphone ipad or ipod touch go to settings your name family sharing. App requested on family sharing won t load. Remember in app purchases can t be shared while upgrading a free app to paid and purchasing a paid app might seem like the same thing apple says you can t share in app.