MissyBridges
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Q: How do I exclude my family from using my credit card on Family Share?

I am the organizer of our Family Share account.  I do not want to pay for the purchases that my family makes.  How can I exclude them from using my credit card?  I do not want to make them all children and have to refuse their purchases.

iPhone 6

Posted on May 20, 2015 11:11 AM

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MissyBridges

Q: How do I exclude my family from using my credit card on Family Share?

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  • by Kilgore-Trout,

    Kilgore-Trout Kilgore-Trout May 20, 2015 11:17 AM in response to MissyBridges
    Level 7 (32,679 points)
    iPad
    May 20, 2015 11:17 AM in response to MissyBridges

    You can't: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201060

    To get started, one adult in your household—the family organizer—sets up Family Sharing, invites up to five additional family members, and agrees to pay for any iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases they initiate while part of the family group.

     

    All new iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases initiated by family members will be billed to the family organizer’s account. But the organizer can still call the shots. Just turn on Ask to Buy for children in the family. When a child initiates a purchase, an alert is sent to the organizer, who can review the item and approve or decline it right from the organizer’s device. This applies to both purchases and free downloads.

    Basically, if you do not want to have your credit card used, you really don't want Family Sharing

  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 May 20, 2015 11:19 AM in response to MissyBridges
    Level 9 (59,579 points)
    iPhone
    May 20, 2015 11:19 AM in response to MissyBridges

    Sounds more like you want Home Sharing which is sharing library access. As Kilgore-Trout mentions, Family Sharing is all about controlling purchases.