I just went to the Apple Store and downloaded and installed Garageband which said it was free. But it's listed in my 'Purchases' now. Does that means I was charged for it? Because no money went from my account at all?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)
GarageBand installs in two steps. It will first install a basic content, then download additional basic content, and you can buy additional content as an in-app purchase. If you previously owned g
GarageBAnd this additional in-app purchase should be free. Check, how many drummers you have. If you have more than the drummer Socal, you have indeed installed the in-app purchase. See this document:
Expanding GarageBand for Mac (v10.0) content with an in-app purchase
If you bought the additional content and did not mean to do it, find your email receipt of the purchase and ask for a refund, see this support page:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store purchase
You purchased it for free. But copy you are using is now tied to the AppleID you used, when you downoaded it. This means, you have to use this AppleID, when you want to update it or expand the instruments and loops by making an in-app purchase.
But as soon as I launched it it did the full update with extra content too.
My friend did the same today and the same process for the update tried to bill him £2.99 of something.
Does this mean I got billed too silently?
I see. It looks like I got hit the $5 for the extra drummers and stuff without realising.
I wish Apple would not be so ambiguous and sneaky with the language they use.. phrases like 'Free', and 'Free Purchase" might not be free at all.
Then it adds all free downloaded apps to the 'Purchased' list,.. and always demands you to confirm your credit card details even to download any and all silly free apps. It's difficult to know what's free and and what moment Apple is deciding to take real cash from you.
I am certain it's this way by design.
I won't be using the Apple crook shop.. I mean store for anything again.
Hardly worth wasting my time for $5 I think. I'll just be more careful in the future.
And how would I give them back the drummers I wonder? I ahve all teh drummers but did not get any receipt so I stilll have o idea if I was charged. Confusing.
Thanks anyway for your help Leonie..😉
Did I pay for Garageband?
