Where do Ask to Buy requests go after the banner disappears?

Hello. I've got a Family Sharing setup with me as the primary and my under 13 son as a child on the account. When he makes an Ask to Buy request, a banner appears on my phone and ipad where I can approve or deny the request, as expected. If I catch the banner while it's still on the screen then everything works like it should. However, if I don't catch the banner before it retreats into the background, then the request seems to disappear on my side, I can't find it anywhere. It doesn't appear in the Notifications section, or on the Today screen. I've been through the settings, but nothing seems off to me. Any ideas?


I'm just going to ask this same question since the only resolution from the 2015 thread was a bs close all apps and restart the phone answer. Seriously, how do we get to a list of app requests so we can approve or deny?


Frankly, it's a little ridiculous this hasn't been fixed yet in the almost 8 years since the reported. Why isn't there just a section in Settings > Family > ChildName that is named Requests so that a parent can go easily review any past requests they have missed?

Posted on Jan 4, 2023 7:41 AM

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Jan 5, 2023 12:37 PM in response to phishintrip007

Hi phishintrip007,


When it comes to approving Ask to Buy requests, review Approve what kids buy with Ask to Buy, it should be in your notifications or messages:


"If you're the family organizer, use your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac to approve or decline a request.


    1. Open the notification to see the item that your family member wants to get. Can't find your Ask to Buy notifications?
    2. Approve or decline the purchase.
    3. If you approve, sign in with your Apple ID and password to make the purchase."


Where to find your Ask to Buy requests:
If you miss an Ask to Buy notification, you can find the request in Messages on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac. If you don't see the request in Messages, you can find your Ask to Buy request in Notification Center


Take care.

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