Guys, I’m going to give my daughter my old iPhone. She’s too young for an email address. What’s the best way to set it up for her so that she has her own iTunes account where she can manage her music etc? Can I share my email address and iTunes account on her user profile on Mac OS?
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Best way to setup new iPhone for daughter?
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You can set up your daughter's own iTunes account using Family Sharing from your iiTunes account.
"Family Sharing and Apple ID for your child"
Create an Apple ID for your child - Apple Support
Instead of sharing an account with your child, which can give them unwanted access to your personal data, create an Apple ID for them. Then you can easily set age-based parental controls, and they can use Family Sharing, Messages, the App Store, and other Apple services.
Thank you. Will she also have access to my iTunes library?You can set up your daughter's own iTunes account using Family Sharing from your iiTunes account.
"Family Sharing and Apple ID for your child"
Create an Apple ID for your child - Apple Support
Instead of sharing an account with your child, which can give them unwanted access to your personal data, create an Apple ID for them. Then you can easily set age-based parental controls, and they can use Family Sharing, Messages, the App Store, and other Apple services.support.apple.com
If Possible I’d also like my wife to have access to my library and me to hers.Is this possible via family sharing?
With Family Sharing, you can share an iCloud storage plan with up to five family members. You can also get an Apple Music Family subscription to share all of the benefits of Apple Music with up to six people.
Thank you. I'll be going down this route for sure. Also been told that iTunes Libraries can be shared BUT only purchased music. CD rips won't be shared. Bit of a shame as I have a lot of CD rips from the heyday of music - the 1990's!
Guys, I've finally started to sort this out for the girl. A quick question before I go ahead - if I create an Apple ID for her, once she is old enough to have a proper email address, will her Apple ID become an email address? Or will she lose it after a certain age?
Guys, thread revival.
Today I tried to locate my daughter's location via Find My but location couldn't be found. She has a child account and is setup accordingly on my phone.
Do I need to do something on her phone to enable me to see her location? I don't want anyone other than me or her mum to see her location.
Today I tried to locate my daughter's location via Find My but location couldn't be found. She has a child account and is setup accordingly on my phone.
Do I need to do something on her phone to enable me to see her location? I don't want anyone other than me or her mum to see her location.
On her phone (in iOS 13 anyway) go to Settings then select the top module (with your/her name/Apple ID/iCloud etc), next page 2nd section "Find My", make sure Find My Iphone is on, and optionally Share My Location. You have to proactively Share your location with a specific contact to grant Find access so as far as I know it's pretty secure.