Sharing movies with your loved ones is a wonderful way to bond and create lasting memories. Apple’s Family Sharing feature makes it incredibly simple to share purchased movies with your family members across their devices. If you’re looking to set up a family movie night and want to share your digital movie collection, this guide will walk you through the straightforward steps to enable movie sharing within your Apple Family.
Setting Up Purchase Sharing for Movies
The first step to sharing movies is ensuring that Purchase Sharing is enabled for your family members. This setting allows everyone in your Family Sharing group to access each other’s eligible purchases, including movies. Here’s how to verify and activate this setting on both iOS devices and Macs.
On an iPhone or iPad:
- Open the Settings app on your iOS device.
- Tap on [Your Name] at the top of the Settings menu.
- Select Family Sharing.
- Tap on Purchase Sharing.
- Ensure that Share Purchases with Family is toggled ON. If it’s off, simply tap the toggle to turn it on.
On a Mac:
- Go to the Apple menu in the top left corner of your screen.
- Select System Settings (or System Preferences in older macOS versions).
- Click on Family Sharing.
- Click on Purchase Sharing in the sidebar.
- Confirm that Share my purchases with family is selected. If not, check the box to enable it.
Accessing and Downloading Shared Movies
Once Purchase Sharing is active, family members can easily access and download movies that have been purchased by others in the group. The process is slightly different depending on whether you are using an iOS device or a Mac.
Downloading Movies on iPhone or iPad:
- Open the Apple TV app, App Store, or Apple Books app.
- In the App Store: Tap your profile picture at the top right of the screen, then tap Purchased.
- In the Apple TV app: Tap the Library tab, then tap Family Sharing.
- In Apple Books: Tap your profile picture at the top of the screen.
- Tap on the name of the family member whose movie library you want to browse.
- Locate the movie you wish to download and tap the Download button (cloud icon) next to it.
Downloading Movies on a Mac:
- Open the Apple TV app.
- Click Library at the top of the window.
- In the sidebar, click the arrow next to Library and select the name of the family member whose library you want to access.
- Find the movie you want and click the Download button to download it.
By following these simple steps, you can easily share your purchased movies with your family, making family movie nights more enjoyable and accessible for everyone. Enjoy the show!
