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Q: 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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  • by chil1234,

    chil1234 chil1234 Dec 12, 2015 6:11 PM in response to Look@menow
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    Dec 12, 2015 6:11 PM in response to Look@menow

    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.

  • by PotterGD,

    PotterGD PotterGD Dec 12, 2015 8:26 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    Dec 12, 2015 8:26 PM in response to KiltedTim

    Yer yer I can read previous posts, what about all the other restrictive BS clever dick, Apple impose on us losers

     

    I agree with others, go elsewhere next time, for overall "treated like yr an adult" OS lol

     

    BTW who is our congressman to complain to in the UK, muppet.

  • by Alemacuser,

    Alemacuser Alemacuser May 7, 2016 8:20 AM in response to Look@menow
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    May 7, 2016 8:20 AM in response to Look@menow

    Dear Apple... it's not right to trick people into putting their credit card information.  I can understand you need to verify that I am an adult when creating a child's apple id.  But it said clearly that I could change back the payment method after.  Now that I have family sharing it doesn't let me remove the credit card.  This is annoying and stupid.  I was perfectly fine before using iTunes store credit.  

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim May 7, 2016 10:41 AM in response to Alemacuser
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    May 7, 2016 10:41 AM in response to Alemacuser

    You are NOT talking to Apple. Apple didn't have a choice in the matter. It's an issue of law, not Apple policy. You can easily remove the credit card. In order to do so, you MUST provide another valid payment method.

  • by LACAllen,

    LACAllen LACAllen May 7, 2016 7:33 PM in response to Alemacuser
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    May 7, 2016 7:33 PM in response to Alemacuser

    It is to comply with the federal COPPA Act. Specifically this section...

     

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    You can use a debit card to do this.

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