Payment required to download Snapchat on iPhone

moni157 wrote:

Please they ask me to pay before I can download Snapchat a download it before in my app

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Original Title: Snapchat

Snapchat is a free app, but in order to download apps, even free ones, you need a valid payment method on your account to download apps. That doesn't mean you were asked to pay for anything, nor do you ever have to make a purchase if you don't want to.

See how to add a valid payment method to your account --> Add a payment method to your Apple Account - Apple Support

Limnos wrote:

I download free apps and I have never had a payment method on my account. Apple may have changed its policy since I created my account but it isn't a one-size-fits-all policy. Even if you do need to enter a payment method, unless it has a subscription associated with it, the payment method may only have to be there temporarily.

Perhaps years ago when you created your account, a payment method wasn't required. But today, if ANY app has In-App Purchases, which Snapchat does and most other free apps do, it can't be downloaded unless a valid payment method is on the users account.

I download free apps all the time, some with in-app purchases, and I don't have to enter a payment method, so what you say does not apply to everybody. Remember this is a worldwide forum with posters from all generations. We don't know how long the OP has had their account.

Okay, if you wish to be pedantic, this is what Apple says:

Add a payment method to your Apple Account - Apple Support

"To make purchases from the App Store and use subscriptions like iCloud+ and Apple Music, you need at least one payment method on file." Note that there may be a differences between “purchasing/buying” an app for money, and simply “getting” one for free. I get free ones with no payment method.

If you can’t download or update apps on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

- "You might need to have a payment method on file, even if the app that you want to download is free."

Remove a payment method from your Apple Account - Apple Support

- If you have any active subscriptions, you must have at least one payment method on file other than Apple ID credit.

- You might not be able to remove a payment method if you have a balance due.

Sign in to your Apple Account on the web or in your device settings - Apple Support

- "When you sign in to the App Store and other media services for the first time, you might need to add a credit card or other payment information."

How apps, content, and subscriptions from Apple are billed - Apple Support

- You can’t charge gifts to your Apple ID balance. If you send a gift or gift card, your primary payment method is charged.

- Some subscriptions might not be charged to your Apple ID balance.

What you can buy with your Apple Gift Card or Apple Account balance - Apple Support

"Some purchases might require that you have a credit card on file, even if you use your Apple Account balance to make the purchase."

I'm not being pedantic, nor am I arguing with you. Generally speaking Apple requires a valid payment method if someone wants to download apps, which offer in-app purchases. And I'm pretty sure this is what the Author of this thread is up against. It they want to dispute the need to have a payment method on their account, they need to take that up with Apple.

You must have a valid payment method registered, even for free app downloads.

I download free apps and I have never had a payment method on my account. Apple may have changed its policy since I created my account but it isn't a one-size-fits-all policy. Even if you do need to enter a payment method, unless it has a subscription associated with it, the payment method may only have to be there temporarily.

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