Can I use family sharing without a credit card

I want to set up family sharing in iCloud between my account and my dad's since we have separate accounts. Problem is, one of them needs a credit card and my sister tends to make purchases from iTunes cards that weren't for her. Can I set up family sharing without using a credit card? I have a friend who used his parents credit card and one day, they got a $500 bill from iTunes on purchases they didn't make. The account was hacked somehow and the last thing my parents need is to have one of their cards hijacked again.

Posted on Sep 26, 2014 8:24 AM

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chil1234

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Posted on Dec 12, 2015 6:11 PM

In response to the original post, a credit card is needed to create the family sharing account. All the purchases are linked to that card but you could in theory set up "ask to buy" for everyone listed not a spouse or parent on the account. Then the cardholder(s) would get notifications that would either be able to approve or decline purchases made on their card. I have it set up for my family and it works great. Even free apps my kids want to download come thru as a request to me.

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Jan 22, 2017 11:12 AM in response to Banakin

No need to go by hearsay. Apple provides a list of acceptable forms of payment:

Payment methods that you can use in the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store - Apple Support

Cheers,

Jan 2, 2017 8:31 PM in response to KiltedTim

Your wrong. It isn't legal. It's choice. A credit card in no way proves age. It's easy to get a credit card as a minor. Your argument is incorrect.

Jan 2, 2017 8:42 PM in response to KiltedTim

Tim, your incorrect. Please stop handing out incorrect info. It's NOT law.

KiltedTim

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Jan 5, 2017 3:16 AM in response to jbesclapez

Don't like it? Go complain to your Congressman. They are the ones who defined what is acceptable proof.

Banakin

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Jan 21, 2017 9:18 PM in response to Look-at-menow

I think you need a credit card but you can use burner cards and I heard that they work fine.

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