iTunes Match + Family Plan + Apple Music

[pinkoos]

Hi,

 

I've had iTunes Match for a year or more now.

 

I set up a Family Plan for Apple Music yesterday and just got around to setting my kids' iPads up with the Family Plan on Apple Music.

 

However, I was surprised to find that they don't have access to my iTunes Match library under "My Music."

 

I was under the impression that iTunes Match (or whatever they are calling it now) would be available to my family members even though they are signed into Apple Music with their own Apple IDs.

 

Prior to Apple Music, my family members were signed into the Music and App Stores with my Apple ID, which allowed them to have full access to my iTunes Match.

 

I am the family organizer.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thank you.

[kirkmc]

Hmm.... I don't have a family plan, but I think that's a feature, not a bug. I think each user should be allowed to create their own library.

[pinkoos]

I guess that makes sense but I was hoping that the "family" in family plan meant more than just discounted pricing and would actually allow sharing of one's iTunes library with family members.

[kirkmc]

I think that if you get a family plan, and everyone uses the same Apple ID, then they'll see the same library. But if they have different Apple IDs, I don't think they should.

[pinkoos]

Yeah, I guess so. Kinda bummed about this. Was hoping that when they first announced the family plan that we could be able to do something like I described.

 

Anyway, that's why I'm trying to figure out now what we have in our library that is not in Apple Music to see if it's worthwhile to keep my old setup (i.e., Spotify accounts for me and rest of family so that everyone can stream individually and then a single Apple ID signed into all iOS devices so that everyone has access to my iTunes library - which houses all of our family's music).