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App Store won’t let download a free app unless I do my payment stuff

Okay so when I go to the App Store an try to download a FREE app it won’t let me at all unless I do my payment stuff first an just cause there is no money on my cards right now cause of course I’m broke as **** but anyways it won’t let me download!! Why if the app is FREE????



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Posted on Dec 12, 2020 10:35 PM

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Posted on Dec 13, 2020 5:52 AM

Without a Valid form of payment you will not be able to download even the FREE Apps. Update your settings to a current DEBIT / CREDIT Card and the issue should go away. Apple will not charge you for FREE Apps.

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App Store won’t let download a free app unless I do my payment stuff

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