apple id won’t let me put a card on file because of the family sharing

when i try to add a payment method it’s grayed out and won’t even let me put one on there only apple cash and i’m not putting $10 on there just for it to sit there.

iPhone 14 Plus, iOS 17

Posted on Jan 11, 2024 2:25 PM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2024 5:02 AM

See How to share apps and purchases with your family - Apple Support. While purchase sharing is enabled anyone other than the family organizer is unable to edit their payment settings, which would not in any event be used for purchases from the iTunes or App stores. You can add store credit to your Apple ID (see Add money to your Apple Account balance - Apple Support), which is not the same thing as Apple Cash, which can generally be used to pay for things instead of the organizer's payment method, or you can turn off purchase sharing, add your own method of payment, make a purchase, and then turn purchase sharing back on once you are done.


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Jan 12, 2024 5:02 AM in response to hate_life

See How to share apps and purchases with your family - Apple Support. While purchase sharing is enabled anyone other than the family organizer is unable to edit their payment settings, which would not in any event be used for purchases from the iTunes or App stores. You can add store credit to your Apple ID (see Add money to your Apple Account balance - Apple Support), which is not the same thing as Apple Cash, which can generally be used to pay for things instead of the organizer's payment method, or you can turn off purchase sharing, add your own method of payment, make a purchase, and then turn purchase sharing back on once you are done.


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