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I am an adult family sharing with my adult brother (organizer). I don't want my Apple purchases being charged to him, how do I change this?

I am an adult family sharing with my adult brother (organizer). I don't want my Apple purchases being charged to him, how do I change this?

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 6:44 AM

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Posted on Jul 26, 2021 7:04 AM

The payment method for Family Sharing is automatic:


1. If anybody in the family buys or subscribes to something, Apple first attempts to charge the item to that individual'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. 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


You can change it by making sure you have sufficient Apple ID balance by depositing gift cards to your account.

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Jul 26, 2021 7:04 AM in response to 1122AppleUser

The payment method for Family Sharing is automatic:


1. If anybody in the family buys or subscribes to something, Apple first attempts to charge the item to that individual'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. 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


You can change it by making sure you have sufficient Apple ID balance by depositing gift cards to your account.

I am an adult family sharing with my adult brother (organizer). I don't want my Apple purchases being charged to him, how do I change this?

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