If you’re using Things on your devices through Apple’s Family Sharing, you might run into this error message. This page explains what it means and how you can try to work around it.
The message “This app is no longer shared with you” can occur when the app wasn’t purchased by you, but shared with you by a family member via Apple’s Family Sharing.
Some users have reported that they suddenly receive this warning and they can no longer use the app. This happens even though Things is enabled for Family Sharing.
Here’s what you can try to resolve this issue:
- Reboot your devices.
- Make sure that the family member who initially shared the app with you is still sharing the app.
- Make sure that you're not exceeding Apple’s limits on how many people or devices can be in a family group. Please refer to Apple’s official documentation for details.
- Some online discussions suggest offloading affected apps, and then installing them again. A few customers have reported success using this method, but we can’t guarantee it because we do not control this process. We recommend looking into this option yourself before trying it.
How your to-dos are affected
Since you won’t be able to use Things while this message appears, please try the tips above first.
If none of the tips help, and you need to delete Things, please bear in mind that deleting the app could result in data loss unless:
- You have Things running successfully on another device and can see your to-dos there.
- You’ve enabled Things Cloud in the past and uploaded your to-dos.
If you had to delete Things, here’s how to restore your data:
Mac
- The easiest way to restore your data is to log into your Things Cloud account.
- Alternatively, you can restore your data from a backup.
iPad & iPhone
If you delete Things from your iPad & iPhone, all the to-dos inside the app will be deleted as well. If you offload Things (see tips above), the data should remain intact, but we can’t guarantee this as we have no control over that process.
- If you have been using Things Cloud, you’ll be able to sign into your account and restore your to-dos.
- If you don’t use Things Cloud but have exported your database at some point, you can restore it using the free trial of the Mac app: import your database there, then upload it to Things Cloud. We can assist you with these steps. Please contact us.
- If you don’t use Things Cloud and have not manually backed up your database, there’s nothing to restore from. You’ll have to start with a clean slate if you delete the app.
Vision
In Things for Vision, please follow the same steps as described in the iPad & iPhone tab above.
If you’re still stuck
Since Family Sharing is managed entirely by Apple, we have no visibility into why this message appears.
If the tips above haven’t resolved the problem, please contact Apple Support directly — they’re the only ones who can look into your account and Family Sharing status.