HT201060: Family Sharing
Learn about Family Sharing
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Jun 12, 2015 4:58 PM in response to ellzarby twistedfatemid,It's possible. In Family Sharing, whoever is the Organizer goes to that person and enables "Ask to Buy".
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Jun 12, 2015 6:17 PM in response to ellzarby ed2345,ellzar wrote:
Is there a way to enable "ask to buy" for someone that is in my family sharing group but is not a child? My brother is developmentally delayed and I would prefer that he not have the ability to charge purchases on iTunes or in the app store to my credit card without permission. We usually just give him iTunes gift cards, but I'm worried about amounts over-and-above the amount of the card.
Just to clarify the previous response, Ask To Buy can only be enabled for members under 18, as described in this Apple document:
Request and make purchases with Ask to Buy - Apple Support
Your concern is correct that without Ask To Buy, any member can make unlimited purchases against the Family Organizer's credit card.
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Jun 13, 2015 1:21 PM in response to ellzarby twistedfatemid,If your brother has a credit card on his Apple ID, it will charge to his card or iTunes store credit before charging to the Organizer's card.
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Jun 15, 2015 10:02 AM in response to twistedfatemidby ellzar,So if I'm reading this right, it doesn't look like there is an "Ask-to-Buy" feature for persons above the age of 18. I can understand why Apple wouldn't want to implement this feature generally, but if this is the case then I can't add my developmentally delayed adult brother to my family group.
In general, our family tries to give him as much freedom as possible, but understand that we have to help him with has limitations. So we give him gift cards to let him enjoy the App / ITunes store, but at the same time we can't give him unfettered access to my credit card. Even if the iTunes store credit gets charged first, I don't want him to be able to purchase without electronically asking me permission.
Just a quick reason why this is a problem now and not before: My brother is a big fan of music and I was hoping to implement a family-shared Apple music account when it becomes available. He participates in stage productions for talented actors with various challenges and is a huge music fan - he loves being a part of it and our family enjoys the show. I thought it would be fun to give him access to our so he could further expand his musical horizons, but it looks like this option won't work for him at this time. I would have to get a family account (wife, mom, me) and then another individual membership for him . That would significantly raise the cost of the subscription.
Given this additional information (should have put it in my original post- sorry!), is there still no way to activate "Ask-to-buy" for him? If not, is there a way that I could send a feature request to Apple for future versions? Thanks!
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Jun 15, 2015 10:13 AM in response to ellzarby King_Penguin,As it stands you can't, unless you set up a new account for him that has him as under-18
In terms of a feature request, you can try (you won't get a reply unless they want more info) : http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
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