Share Marketplace Account

[garak0410]

My wife is on her way to get her Lumia 920 today and I received mine last week. She will use her own Microsoft Account but I want to be able to share the Windows Store/Marketplace account so we do not have to purchase separate apps. How do we do this?

Thanks!
Brian

 

[SnailUK]

You can't.

Accounts are for a single person, purchases are tied to an account.

 

[garak0410]

So in a sense, we will also need two XBOX Music passes too? Her phone can't be counted as one of my allowed devices?

As much as I am glad to have left Android, I will miss the sharing of app store purchases.

 

[AldehydeTao]

You can't.

Accounts are for a single person, purchases are tied to an account.

I am afraid that is the truth...

 

[garak0410]

Well on the bright side, I don't have to retire one of our three Zune's to make room for her Phone...she'll have her own 4 device limits now...

 

[bryan_05]

My wife is on her way to get her Lumia 920 today and I received mine last week. She will use her own Microsoft Account but I want to be able to share the Windows Store/Marketplace account so we do not have to purchase separate apps. How do we do this?

Thanks!
Brian

Can you confirm if you got this to work. One of the few perks of iOS was not re-buying apps for each family member.

 

[garak0410]

Can you confirm if you got this to work. One of the few perks of iOS was not re-buying apps for each family member.

No...we now have two separate market and XBOX Music Pass Accounts...

 

[bryan_05]

No...we now have two separate market and XBOX Music Pass Accounts...

Did you try one acct?

 

[garak0410]

Did you try one acct?

No, sorry...

 

[Stormwatch342]

My wife has the 8x, I have the 920 and a surface.

all three use my account for store/musicals/Xbox live

I set my account not to sync email on her phone and added her email account.
Works great. Music pass works on all 3 devices and she has her personal email etc..

 

[bryan_05]

My wife has the 8x, I have the 920 and a surface.

all three use my account for store/musicals/Xbox live

I set my account not to sync email on her phone and added her email account.
Works great. Music pass works on all 3 devices and she has her personal email etc..

Thanks. Debating getting my wife an 8x or an iPhone 4s. How's yours doing?

 

[bryan_05]

Is there a contact moderator link somewhere?

 

[philpeeps]

Is there a contact moderator link somewhere?

Done...it is the little triangle by the post #