iPhone X Can I buy a song on iTunes and have it sent to another iPhone?

[tpcollins]

My wife wanted to buy a song on iTunes for our graduating granddaughter and burn a CD on my MacBook for her but it won’t burn for whatever reason.

Is there a way she can pay for a song but have it downloaded onto our granddaughter’s iPhone?

I told my wife to just give Savannah $1.29 and let her download it herself but that didn’t go over very well. 🤣 Thanks.

 

[ericwn]

If you set up family sharing with your grandchildren this should do the trick.

 

[ian87w]

You probably need to troubleshoot why your Macbook couldn't burn a CD, but that's another problem.

Easiest: Yes, just give her the money and have her buy it herself. You can also buy iTunes gift card and give that instead.
What Apple wants you to do: Family sharing, like the previous poster. However, this adds other complications (eg. all accounts must be from the same region, etc). And is overkill for a one time gift.

What the geeks would do: All iTunes music purchases are DRM free. Your wife can buy the song (if she likes it too), download it on your Mac/PC, find the file, send the file to your granddaughter, and then she can upload it to her iPhone through iTunes/Mac.

 

[leventozler]

You can send the song as gift from your Mac.

Gift apps, media, and more from Apple - Apple Support

Found something special in the App Store? You can send it to a friend or family member. Or if you're not sure what to give, you can email a gift card.

support.apple.com

 

[mnsportsgeek]

1. Send a gift from the iTunes Store
2. Family Sharing - I wouldn't recommend this unless you want to keep the accounts linked forever.
3. You really should be able to burn a CD. Something is going wrong on your end. Apple doesn't block this.
4. Transfer the file via a USB flash drive to the machine that your granddaughter's iphone syncs to (if there is one). iTunes music isn't DRM protected anymore.

 

[JagRunner]

What's a CD?

 

[tpcollins]

Thanks leventozler - got it!