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Q: Can I have multiple payment methods on my Family Sharing account?

My family and I all just joined the Apple community, and we set up a family sharing account. However, everyone in our family sharing account would like to use our own methods of payment, (like myself, my dad, etc). Can we do this?

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8

Posted on Oct 10, 2014 9:09 PM

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Q: Can I have multiple payment methods on my Family Sharing account?

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  • by bobby_d,

     bobby_d bobby_d Oct 13, 2014 6:17 AM in response to steevo_711
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    Oct 13, 2014 6:17 AM in response to steevo_711

    Hello steevo_711,

    After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help in this situation. It contains helpful advice concerning Family Sharing payments. There can be only one payment method which is associated with the family organizer:

     

    Setting up Family Sharing

    When you set up Family Sharing, you'll be asked to confirm that you agree to pay for purchases initiated by the family members you invite and that you have a valid payment method on file. Valid payment methods for setting up Family Sharing include credit cards and debit cards. You can change the billing method on file in your account at any time in your iTunes & App Store account settings.

    Making purchases

    After you set up your family, any time a family member initiates a new purchase it will be billed directly to your account unless that family member has gift or store credit. First, their store credit will be used to pay the partial or total bill. The remainder will bill to the family organizer. As the family organizer, any receipts generated by the transaction will be sent to you. Learn more about how iTunes Store purchases are billed.

    Once paid for, a purchased item is added to the account of the family member who initiated the purchase. In other words, the content belongs to them, much as it would if you were buying them a book or a DVD. If Family Sharing is ever disabled, each member will keep the purchases they initiated, even though they were paid for by the family organizer.

     

     

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    Cheers,

    BobbyD