I added my brother to family sharing. Now his monthly billing for additional Apple storage is charged to my credit card. How can he continue to be charged directly?
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Original Title: Family sharing charges
He can't, unless he has Balance in his Apple Account.
When in Family Sharing, only the Organizer's payment methods are charged for subscriptions.
Turning Off Purchase Sharing has no effect on subscriptions, only direct one time purchases in iTunes, Books or App Stores are affected.
Shareable subscriptions like iCloud are automatically shared and charged to the Organizer.
click here ➜ Share Apple and App Store subscriptions with family members on iPhone - Apple Support
If you don't want to be charged by his subscriptions, he can either leave Family Sharing or make sure he always has enough balance in his account to cover his subscription charges.
He can't, unless he has Balance in his Apple Account.
When in Family Sharing, only the Organizer's payment methods are charged for subscriptions.
Turning Off Purchase Sharing has no effect on subscriptions, only direct one time purchases in iTunes, Books or App Stores are affected.
Shareable subscriptions like iCloud are automatically shared and charged to the Organizer.
click here ➜ Share Apple and App Store subscriptions with family members on iPhone - Apple Support
If you don't want to be charged by his subscriptions, he can either leave Family Sharing or make sure he always has enough balance in his account to cover his subscription charges.
Based on: How to share apps and purchases with Family Sharing - Apple Support and How apps, content, and subscriptions from Apple are billed - Apple Support
1. If anybody in the family buys or subscribes to something, Apple first attempts to charge the item to that individual's Apple Account (Apple ID) balance, if any.
2. If a family member does not have enough personal Apple Account balance, any excess will be charged to the Family Organizer's primary payment method (usually a card of some kind). The Organizer's personal balance will not be used for purchases made by other family members. If Apple cannot bill the primary payment method, the Organizer will need to make another payment method the primary method. With Family Sharing the Organizer always has to have at least one functioning payment method.
Also note: "Some purchases, including gifts, can't be billed to Apple ID balance and will be charged to the family organizer's payment method." "Some subscriptions might not be charged to Apple ID balance."
Ref:
- Family purchases and payments - How to share apps and purchases with Family Sharing - Apple Support
- How apps, content, and subscriptions from Apple are billed - How apps, content, and subscriptions from Apple are billed - Apple Support
- Check your Apple ID balance - Check your Apple Account balance - Apple Support
- Add a payment method to your Apple ID - Add a payment method to your Apple Account - Apple Support
Adding funds to your Apple ID balance:
- How to redeem your Apple Gift Card, App Store Card, or App Store & iTunes Gift Card - Apple Support
- Add money to your Apple Account balance - Apple Support
Turn off Purchase Sharing, or ask him to redeem gift cards into his individual account.
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How can my brother be charged directly for Apple storage after being added to Family Sharing?
