Family Sharing vs Sharing purchasing account

krycor

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Don't think many know this so figured i'd just post it here.. your iCloud account is separate from your iTunes account (purchasing account).

So what does this mean for me you might ask.. Well you can
  1. share the purchasing account (2ndary users will not be able to purchase without password, they can still get updates),
  2. use their own cloud account for device data retention,
  3. get access to all app purchases or download purchased apps without pwd,
  4. get access to all media purchased,
  5. get access to iTunes Match, limited to 5 devices tho

FYI Family sharing allows select app sharing & does not allow point 4 & 5.


PS. Just something I thought people might be curious about.. still deciding if i want to let siblings & family have access to my stuff :p The device limit on iTunes Match now sucks when you have tablet, phone, notebook & server already using it tho
 
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