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I don’t know what the heck to do. My cards been declined. I cannot edit it because it’s the only card I use. I canceled all my subscriptions and I still cannot remove it. I can’t get anything else from the App Store. I can’t fix it. So please help me. I tried doing the steps I was told before.

iPhone 8, iOS 13

Posted on Jun 5, 2020 6:06 PM

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Posted on Jun 5, 2020 7:09 PM

The “declining” is often done by the bank that issues the card. There’s a lot of card fraud pretending to be from iTunes/App Stores, so banks are a bit skittish. Call your bank to find out if/why they declined it. To read more about declined cards:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203005


The reason you can’t delete your card is because your account requires a valid payment method at all times. With just one card, you should add it as if it were a second card, is accepted, only then delete the “first” card.


You can also change your account for no-credit-card type, but you won’t be able to buy anything unless you add Gift Card credit to the account.

Create or use an Apple ID without a payment method:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204034



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Jun 5, 2020 7:09 PM in response to destanievon

The “declining” is often done by the bank that issues the card. There’s a lot of card fraud pretending to be from iTunes/App Stores, so banks are a bit skittish. Call your bank to find out if/why they declined it. To read more about declined cards:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203005


The reason you can’t delete your card is because your account requires a valid payment method at all times. With just one card, you should add it as if it were a second card, is accepted, only then delete the “first” card.


You can also change your account for no-credit-card type, but you won’t be able to buy anything unless you add Gift Card credit to the account.

Create or use an Apple ID without a payment method:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204034



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