User level: Level 1 (4 points)I haven't started sharing yet, but I want to know if the organiser can see my purchase history from before sharing? Particularly thinking of books that I’ve deleted/hidden that will still show up in my personal purchase history.
Posted on Oct 17, 2026 1:16 AM
User level: Level 10 (462,771 points)Oct 17, 2026 8:34 AM in response to fambamshareq
Your question is answered in this support article —> Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books - Apple Support - "To hide or unhide books or audiobooks, use your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or computer." "The record of the purchase won't disappear. You can find the item in your purchase history."
"If you use Family Sharing, family members won’t see the item that you hid, unless they downloaded the item before you hid it."
User level: Level 10 (169,253 points)Oct 17, 2026 8:48 AM in response to fambamshareq
And for completeness, hidden apps are hidden:
Establishing a second Apple Account can be an alternative to hiding purchases, but keeping personas separate is not easy no matter how it is attempted.
User level: Level 10 (169,253 points)Oct 17, 2026 8:57 AM in response to Limnos
Limnos wrote:
MrHoffman wrote:
Establishing a second Apple Account can be an alternative to hiding purchases,
and can be a huge nuisance on a mobile device, and even on a computer with separate user accounts.
hence: “but keeping personas separate is not easy no matter how it is attempted.”
User level: Level 10 (462,771 points)Oct 17, 2026 8:50 AM in response to MrHoffman
MrHoffman wrote:
Establishing a second Apple Account can be an alternative to hiding purchases,
and can be a huge nuisance on a mobile device, and even on a computer with separate user accounts.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256377698