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App store keeps asking for my credit card info for free apps!??

Every time I go to get a free app, I keep getting asked for my credit card info to be updated. If it's free, why is my credit card info needed!?? I don't want to get charged, so I cancel out of the credit card request, it's not worth trying to get unwanted charges taken off. I would write to Apple but for some strange reason they refuse to use email for help. So, guess I will just try here.
Thanks,
Jim

12 Powerbook G4 1GHz and iPad 16GB, Mac OS X (10.3.x), Compaq Presario F700 Vista

Posted on Jul 14, 2010 7:01 PM

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Jun 26, 2011 9:22 PM in response to raul_lo

You can still sell your iPad and pout that money towards an Android based tablet to get the experience you want.


I should have bought the android based tablet, as I did with my phone. Most of the apps there are free

And a grreat selection they do have...

and nobody asks for the credit card unless I choose to purchase paid app.

You don't need to enter you credit card details for the iTunes store either unless you purchase a paid app.

Jul 14, 2013 7:49 AM in response to Jim CA

Hello All,


Even I do faced same issue on my iphone 5 recently, because I had updated my credit card details while purchasing 'whats app'. Later on if I try do down load free apps, it started asking me verify payment info..I got frustrated and tried to remove apple id and create the same id and reset networksettings, but issue not resolved.!!


Possible scenarios of it occures:

1. While creating your apple id you might have given credit card info an dlater that got modified/expired

2. Once you buy anything by using credit card that info will be updated to your apple id, so it asks every time


Resolution:

Just remove your credit card details from payment information


setting > icloud > account > payment information -- remove ur credit card info , done done


Then try to download free app, it will only asks for apple password, It will not ask for 'payment verification'


Thank you

Krish

App store keeps asking for my credit card info for free apps!??

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