Jonbond67

Q: How do I add a credit card to the family account

How do I add a credit card to the family account

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.2

Posted on Jun 11, 2015 9:49 AM

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Q: How do I add a credit card to the family account

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  • by joe_7399,

    joe_7399 joe_7399 Jun 13, 2015 10:16 AM in response to Jonbond67
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    Jun 13, 2015 10:16 AM in response to Jonbond67

    Hello Jonbond67,

     

    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!

     

    It sounds like you have set up a Family Sharing account and would like to add store credit. For this situation, there is not a way to have an account where each family member’s purchases come from the same iTunes Store credit. To use store credit, each family member would have to have iTunes Store credit on each of their accounts. For more information, please read over the attached article below. 

     

    Family purchases and payments - Apple Support

     

    Making purchases

    After you set up your family, any time a family member initiates a new purchase it will be billed directly to your account unless that family member has gift or store credit. First, their store credit will be used to pay the partial or total bill. The remainder will bill to the family organizer's card. As the family organizer, any receipts generated by the transaction will be sent to you. Learn more about how iTunes Store purchases are billed.

    Once paid for, a purchased item is added to the account of the family member who initiated the purchase. In other words, the content belongs to them, much as it would if you were buying them a book or a DVD. If Family Sharing is ever disabled, each member will keep the purchases they initiated, even though they were paid for by the family organizer.

     

    When someone upgrades their iCloud Storage plan, the upgrade will be billed to the Apple ID that they use with iCloud. If they're in a family group and they use the same Apple ID in iCloud and iTunes, the upgrade will be billed to the family organizer.

     

    Have a great day,

    Joe