One itunes account between three people

[SAWYER]

I have one itunes account that is used between my two kids and myself occasionally. Is there an easy way to manage itunes credit that has been purchase for each kid? Also, how can I make the contacts on each of their ipads/ipods show their own contacts when we all use the same itunes acount?

 

[ViRGE]

iTunes doesn't have any kind of real understanding of "1 account, many people". The fundamental principle is to have 1 account per person. To that end I know of no way to have separate credit pools. As for contacts, that's a bit trickier. It seems like unless you're using iCloud, they shouldn't be mingling. Are you using a single computer, and if so are you using separate user accounts for each kid?

 

[SAWYER]

No multiple user accounts and three computers

 

[alent1234]

i do this with my wife, the credit card/credits are shared

for email we use gmail which stores contacts. she has hers and i have mine on our phones

DON'T USE ICLOUD FOR EMAIL

 

[ViRGE]

No multiple user accounts and three computers

Then unless you're using iCloud I'm at a loss to explain why everyone would be sharing contacts.

 

[TheStu]

Then unless you're using iCloud I'm at a loss to explain why everyone would be sharing contacts.

Well maybe they aren't, but he just wants to make sure they won't?

 

[cheez]

DON'T USE ICLOUD FOR EMAIL

Why is that? 😕

 

[TheStu]

Why is that? 😕

iCloud's whole purpose is to keep your disparate devices synchronized. So that way the email you see on your Mac is the same as on your iPad is the same as on your iPhone. Same with contacts, iMessages, notes, documents, the works. The idea is to make things as seamless as possible between all the devices.

So, if you want to have separate contact lists on each device, you should leave iCloud off before it goes and does something rash.

 

[cheez]

iCloud's whole purpose is to keep your disparate devices synchronized. So that way the email you see on your Mac is the same as on your iPad is the same as on your iPhone. Same with contacts, iMessages, notes, documents, the works. The idea is to make things as seamless as possible between all the devices.

So, if you want to have separate contact lists on each device, you should leave iCloud off before it goes and does something rash.

Thanks for the info! Good to know. 🙂

Thanks a hockey court,

 

[KeithP]

Each person can have a separate Apple ID/iCloud ID and then use another account for iTunes purchases.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895

-KeithP

 

[dawks]

Then unless you're using iCloud I'm at a loss to explain why everyone would be sharing contacts.

My Gmail contacts have been syncing to my iPhone since 2008. I'm not even entirely sure how. They might be coming from MobileMe, and Mail on OS/X. And now they are in iCloud so iCloud will keep them sync'd from now on.

I was surprised they were there the first time around since I didn't explicitly request or configure it.

So I could see how they could be sync'ed to other devices using the same Apple ID.