Allow downloads of free apps without password

I’m on iOS 12 on iPhone and iPad. How do I set things up so my son can download FREE apps on his own without a password but still require a password for money purchases? I’m not seeing this “Free Downloads” option in Settings that I keep reading about.

iPad mini 4, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 21, 2019 6:03 PM

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Aug 7, 2019 11:52 AM in response to Michael Black

This article, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204030#iOS, says i dont have to use touchID or faceID, "You can turn off password protection for free items on your iOS device" - under Settings-itunes & app sotre -- under my appleID is has a strange message... "Manage you Password Settings in Restrictions in the General section of Settings"... I noticed someone enabled and setup screen time, with a separate password... which i dont have... I will be restoring to factory hoping that it works.

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