4 Fixes to Apple Music Family Sharing not Working

The powerful Family Sharing function equipped in all your Apple devices makes it convenient and simple to transfer purchases to other Apple IDs that belong to your family members.

If you find you can’t access Apple Music subscription via Family Sharing, there may be something wrong. To make sure you will be able to share music tracks with your family members, you may need this guide to fix Apple Music Family Sharing not working.

• Fixes to Apple Music Family Sharing not working
  • Check Family Sharing settings
  • Check the features shared with family
  • Sign out & in Apple ID
  • Leave & re-join the family group
• How to share Apple music without Family Sharing
• Conclusion

Fixes to Apple Music Family Sharing not working

Here are four solutions to Family Sharing for Apple Music not working. You can try them one after another until your trouble gets fixed. Optionally, you’re also given a better way to share Apple music without Family Sharing in the next part.

Check Family Sharing settings

First thing first, to make sure Family Sharing work well, you need to check your Family Sharing settings. The Apple ID you’re using for Family Sharing and Media & Purchases should be the same. If needed, you may need to ask your family members to check their settings, too.

Step 1. Go to the Settings app > Tap [your name] > Choose Family Sharing > [your name] > Make a note of which Apple ID is listed. You’ll need to use this Apple ID to sign in later.

Step 2. Tap Back to go back to Family Sharing > Tap your Apple ID > Media & Purchases > Choose View Account > Check or sign in the same Apple ID you’re using for Family Sharing.

You may also need to check whether the Share Purchases with Family is enabled by going to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing > Purchase Sharing.

Check the features shared with family

You’re free to choose to turn on and off the shared features from Settings. And it could be the case why Family Sharing is not working in the Apple Music app. In that case, you can check the features shared with family with the steps below.

Launch the Settings app > Tap [your name] > Choose Family Sharing > Scroll down to locate SHARE FEATURE, make sure Apple Music is on.

How to view shared Apple Music
Just in case, you have set up all Family Sharing-related settings properly but fail to view shared music. Here are the steps about how to view shared Apple Music.

Open the iTunes Store app > Tap More on the bottom right > Choose Purchased in the next screen.

Sign out & in Apple ID

If Apple Music Family Sharing is still not working, You can try to refresh the Family Sharing service by signing out your Apple ID and signing in later to troubleshoot the issue.

Launch the Settings app > Tap [your name] > Scroll down and tap Sign Out to sign out your account. Wait for a couple of minutes, and sign in with your account again.

Leave & re-join the family group

The last workable solution is to leave and re-join the family group to get access to Family Sharing for Apple Music. It’s not a difficult job and the following is how you do it.

To leave your family group, just go to the Settings app > [your name] > Select Family Sharing > Tap Stop Using Family Sharing.

It’s easy to re-join the family sharing group. You can ask your family to invite you by visiting Family Sharing > Add Member > Enter the email address of your Apple ID. Enter the password of your Apple ID to accept the invitation.

How to share Apple music without Family Sharing

If you’re seeking solutions about how to share Apple music without Family Sharing, you can try FoneTool, a professional transfer tool for iOS devices. Without any setup process, it provides you with a simple transfer solution.

With FoneTool, you can
• Transfer music without limitation. You can transfer music between two iDevices using different Apple ID no matter whether the music is purchased or not.
• Share music at superfast speed. It only takes you no more than 10 minutes to transfer 100 songs.
• Transfer music among all iOS devices and computer. FoneTool supports iPhones from iPhone 4 to the latest iPhone 14 (iPhone SE 2022 included), all models of iPad and iPod.

Get the tool by clicking the icon below. Let’s take transferring music from iPhone A to iPhone B as an example.

Step 1. Connect iPhone A to computer with USB > Launch FoneTool, and click Phone Transfer > Choose iPhone to PC and click Start Transfer.

Step 2. Click the plus icon > Choose the songs you’d like to share > Click OK to confirm.

Step 3. Choose a destination to save these songs > Click Start Transfer to start.

Step 4. Unplug iPhone A and plug iPhone B into the computer > Click PC to iPhone from the homepage of FoneTool.

Step 5. Click the plus icon > Locate and choose the music you just transferred > Click Open. You can also drag and drop the music into the box.

Step 6. Click Start Transfer > Click OK when the transfer task is finished.

Conclusion

Hope this guide can help you when Family Sharing in Apple Music is not working. If the Family Sharing is still not working, you may need to contact the Apple Support service or try a better way to transfer music without Family Sharing but with FoneTool.