In app purchases

how to block family members from making in app purchases

iPhone 11

Posted on Feb 7, 2022 5:32 AM

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Posted on Feb 7, 2022 6:21 AM

Apple offers several suggestions for restricting in-app purchases in the support document Prevent in-app purchases from the App Store:

You can control purchases on an Apple device in a few ways:

  • If children in your Family Sharing group have their own devices, use Ask to Buy to screen and approve their purchase requests.
  • If you let children use your device, you can require a password for every purchase.
  • You can also turn off in-app purchases entirely using Screen Time on your own device or a child's device.


There are further details on that page on how to use Screen Time to prevent in-app purchases.


If you don't use Family Sharing read What is Family Sharing?


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Feb 7, 2022 6:21 AM in response to mightyncpanther

Apple offers several suggestions for restricting in-app purchases in the support document Prevent in-app purchases from the App Store:

You can control purchases on an Apple device in a few ways:

  • If children in your Family Sharing group have their own devices, use Ask to Buy to screen and approve their purchase requests.
  • If you let children use your device, you can require a password for every purchase.
  • You can also turn off in-app purchases entirely using Screen Time on your own device or a child's device.


There are further details on that page on how to use Screen Time to prevent in-app purchases.


If you don't use Family Sharing read What is Family Sharing?


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