If I am on a family plan and redeem a gift card, will everyone on the family plan have access to the credit or just my Apple ID?
Hi,
All Gift Cards and available Apple ID balance are only accessible to the account that redeemed the gift card/code; these funds and/or gift cards cannot be redeemed onto multiple Apple IDs, nor can any of the Apple ID balance be shared within FS.
* This also includes if you are the Organizer of FS and you have Purchase Sharing enabled.
That being said, if you have recently redeemed a gift card to the incorrect Apple ID, none of the available balance has been spent, and you still have access to the original gift card activation code, you may contact Apple Support. They will be able to further assist that that point.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203046?
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201359?
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203046?
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
Hi,
All Gift Cards and available Apple ID balance are only accessible to the account that redeemed the gift card/code; these funds and/or gift cards cannot be redeemed onto multiple Apple IDs, nor can any of the Apple ID balance be shared within FS.
* This also includes if you are the Organizer of FS and you have Purchase Sharing enabled.
That being said, if you have recently redeemed a gift card to the incorrect Apple ID, none of the available balance has been spent, and you still have access to the original gift card activation code, you may contact Apple Support. They will be able to further assist that that point.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203046?
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201359?
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203046?
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
Only you will have access to those funds, even if you are the Family Sharing Organizer.
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 Account (Apple ID) balance, if any.
2. If a family member does not have enough personal Apple Account 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, the Organizer will need to make another payment method the primary method.
- "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
- Change, add, or remove Apple ID payment methods - https://support.apple.com/HT201266
If I am on a family plan and redeem a gift card, will everyone on the family plan have access to the credit or just my Apple ID?
