Can a friend use an Apple card from a screenshot?

So I purchased this Apple card sent screenshots of the card to a friend of mine. Can he use it for anything he wants to

Posted on Jan 7, 2026 5:40 PM

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Posted on Jan 7, 2026 5:57 PM

It sounds like you are referring to an Apple gift card, not an Apple Card, which is the Apple-branded credit card provided by Goldman Sachs.


If your screenshot contains the gift card PIN, then someone can use it to buy products on apple.com, or redeem it in the iTunes/App Store.


Make sure the person you are sending it to is someone you know well and have met in-person before, and it was your idea to gift them the card for them to buy something from Apple. There are a lot of scams going around involving impersonation or false pretenses.

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Jan 7, 2026 5:57 PM in response to Natalie1211

It sounds like you are referring to an Apple gift card, not an Apple Card, which is the Apple-branded credit card provided by Goldman Sachs.


If your screenshot contains the gift card PIN, then someone can use it to buy products on apple.com, or redeem it in the iTunes/App Store.


Make sure the person you are sending it to is someone you know well and have met in-person before, and it was your idea to gift them the card for them to buy something from Apple. There are a lot of scams going around involving impersonation or false pretenses.

Can a friend use an Apple card from a screenshot?

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