tthe AppStore is requiring to verify payment. For free apps! When I attempt to, my cards are denied. Why do I need to do this? How can I stop this process? I'm not making purchases.
iPhone 5c
You must have a valid form of payment, even for free apps. This can be a credit card or a gift card. You can also have no form of payment, but not if you have any subscriptions active, and only if there is no balance due on your account. So, given this information, which applies to you?
It keeps happening to me and my whole family is about to change phone if Apple doesn’t fix it soon! They maybe a large company but losing over 150 customers because e keep getting will eventually hurt! Especially when we all post what has been happening on Facebook!
Your issue doesn't have anything to do with iTunes store payments. Please start a new question, and provide more detail than "my email won't work." Like what kind of email account, what have you already tried, etc.
The problem is not all of which you said, it is that the cards will not verify so we can not remove it taking away the ability to purchase apps even if they are free. Tell us please how to remove a card without verification because is a gift card or such has no more balance left on it, younsinole can not verify it.
To me this is discrimination. If we can't afford to buy an app or an in app purchases that should have no bearing on our ability to have access to fee apps or free in app services. Why is this such a problem for this huge company to fix. It has been a problem for as long as I have owned an iPhone and that is almost a decade. Yes I was late coming to the party but tgat doesn't make my issue any less real. Fix this please. Don't ask for for credit card info for free apps and fee in app purchases. Seems like an easy answer to me
Maria2612 wrote:
I'm not sure why Apple verified this as it does not reflect its security practices at all. To the contrary, Apple allows anyone to add someone else's closed credit card to their account and make thousands in purchases, even for in store pick up by appointing themself as the 3rd party. Even worse, Apple allows the unauthorized purchaser to add items in store to the credit card, with a completely different name, Apple ID, phone number and address and bills the cardholder for those purchases too.
I can post my credit card support document if this sounds crazy, but it is unfortunately all true.
Absolutely; please post the Apple support document which allows 3rd parties to make purchases at the Apple store under someone else's name. I certainly couldn't find that here:
It is humorous to me that a neutral, fact based account of a recent Apple security breach would make you hysterical and angry.
I am neither.
Please read the ToU:
I have the same problem I can't download my free app
Phone won’t let me download an app without a cre
Hi I purchase an app , I changed my mind how I get my money back and I Aldo saw another charge for 29.99
And other for 79.99
My email won’t work
^^at the bottom I meant “you simply”
IM upset,too.My credit card came out " please verify" and won't be working again until Friday.I even put a 50 iTunes card on it and still won't work.I was trying to watch a past season I bought over a year ago ( and PAID in full) and iTunes,apple or whomever runs the show,would not let me see anything.If I have an outstanding balance( which is first time) why don't they block on whatever wasn't paid,but not block you off for all purchases you have done the past 6 years! I realized how I was " run" by iTunes and don't like it .from now on ( starting next fall because I bought the tv shows) I will record and not buy series from iTunes.They hold you hostage on what I can watch and not,and that is a bad feeling.
GOod-bye iTunes
Here is the answer. There are 2 issues. First check your settings in apps and make sure there is check in the box requiring verification for all purchases, There should only be a check in the box requiring one after 15 min.
Re: your gift card, to the extent that Apple does except the product, for it to work online you need to register it so that it will be associated with a zip code. Th I instructions are on the box. Hang on to the card, in case you need to make a return. Also, Apple may place a large preauthorization on your card if you place an order and charge the card before the item ships. This is normal but a prepaid card is not the best product for this kind of purchase.
Also, Apple treats all folks who do not provide an acceptable form of payment at the point of sale exactly the same way.
Just done as the article said - then had to log to Edit payment details - as ever with Apple there was not a delete button - so I copied the CC number and deleted it in its box. Why on earth can't apple provide a delete button - when they do on other things e.g. Dress box.
When I go to the App Store I'm required to verify payment, on fre apps but my credit card is being denied. Why do I need a credit card and how can I avoid this?
