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Q: How do I make sure my family members use their own credit cards for purchases?

How do I change settings so my family members pay for their own purchases?

iPhone 6s, apple music family plan

Posted on Jul 21, 2016 9:19 AM

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Q: How do I make sure my family members use their own credit cards for purchases?

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  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jul 21, 2016 9:20 AM in response to snehpetsbob
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    Jul 21, 2016 9:20 AM in response to snehpetsbob

    You can't, all purchases are charged to the Family organizer, if you want everyone to pay their own don't use Family sharing.

  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Jul 21, 2016 9:31 AM in response to snehpetsbob
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    Jul 21, 2016 9:31 AM in response to snehpetsbob

    I don't know if that is possible, otherwise what would stop a dorm full of students from deciding they were "family" if it wasn't the financial risk of having somebody be family who you didn't trust?

     

    Request and make purchases with Ask to Buy - Apple Support

     

    I don't think it works with a credit card but if a person has an iTunes gift card credit in their account it can be used to pay for a purchase.

  • by ejmiller1023,

    ejmiller1023 ejmiller1023 Jul 21, 2016 9:43 AM in response to Limnos
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    Jul 21, 2016 9:43 AM in response to Limnos

    I am having this problem too. My credit card info is on file and my son has a credit from itunes giftcard uploaded. When he makes a purchase it is not automatically using his credit and I don't see where it gives us the option to a diff payment method. Do you know how to apply the gift card credits when purchasing a new app?

     

    Thanks!

  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Jul 21, 2016 9:53 AM in response to ejmiller1023
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    Jul 21, 2016 9:53 AM in response to ejmiller1023

    ejmiller1023 wrote:

     

    I am having this problem too. My credit card info is on file and my son has a credit from itunes giftcard uploaded. When he makes a purchase it is not automatically using his credit and I don't see where it gives us the option to a diff payment method. Do you know how to apply the gift card credits when purchasing a new app?

     

    Thanks!

    By "uploaded" do you mean he redeemed the iTunes Gift card to his account?

     

    Redeem iTunes and Apple Music Gift Cards and codes - Apple Support

     

    It will only use Gift Card Balance if there is enough to cover the purchase. It will do so automatically.  Otherwise the excedent will be billed to the family organizers credit card.

     

    Does the iTunes credit balance appear on his account?

     

     

    As to the original question:

     

    snehpetsbob wrote:

     

    How do I change settings so my family members pay for their own purchases?

     

    You can't. Family Group members cannot use Credit Cards in their accounts to pay for items. They can use iTunes Credit available on their accounts but not their Credit Cards. Otherwise all purchases are charged to the family organizer's payment method.

     

    If you need family members to pay for their purchases using their own credit cards, then you are using Family Sharing for something for which it was not intended.