Family sharing and itunes
I recently bought an iTunes card and placed it on my account; I have family sharing enabeled - does this work across all devices? If not - how do I transfer some money to a certain device?
iPhone SE, iOS 14
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If you mean a gift card, you must redeem it to a particular account, after that the Family Sharing payment method is automatic:
1. If anybody in the family buys or subscribes to something, Apple first attempts to charge the item to that person's Apple ID balance, if any.
2. If a family member does not have enough personal balance, any excess will be charged to the Family Organizer's primary payment method (usually a card of some kind). The Organizer's personal balance will not be used for purchases made by other family members. I assume if it cannot bill the primary payment method then it will just work its way down the Organizer's list of payment methods until it finds one it can.
- "Some purchases, including gifts, can't be billed to Apple ID balance and will be charged to the family organizer's payment method." "Some subscriptions might not be charged to Apple ID balance."
Ref:
- Family purchases and payments - https://support.apple.com/HT201079
- How App Store and iTunes Store purchases are billed - https://support.apple.com/HT201359
- Check your Apple ID balance - https://support.apple.com/HT202359
Redeem your App Store & iTunes Gift Card; click here --> https://support.apple.com/HT201209