Approving purchases on family sharing account
We have a family sharing account in which my husband is the organizer and I am a parent approver. But when my kids try to download an app, only my husband gets the request to authorize, not me. Why?
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We have a family sharing account in which my husband is the organizer and I am a parent approver. But when my kids try to download an app, only my husband gets the request to authorize, not me. Why?
Ask him to turn parent approver off, restart his phone, and then make you a parent approver again.
Have you restarted your device lately?
Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Try a forced restart.
Ask him to turn parent approver off, restart his phone, and then make you a parent approver again.
Have you restarted your device lately?
Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Try a forced restart.
Approving purchases on family sharing account