Q: Change child's age - verification requires credit card
When setting up my account for my daughter I had created her with a birthdate older than 13. Now that apple has conveniently created family sharing, I'm trying to set up my child's account and it requires a credit card for ME to verify her age change from an adult to being a child. At first glance this looks like these discussions: Create apple id for a child - credit card required
However here's the thing: my "unacceptable" debit card is ON file with her account id, and she is able to buy things with it on her phone! In other words, without a credit card on file, I can't change the settings on my account to PREVENT accidental or unapproved Purchases from my currently-functioning debit card?!?
So our second child's Apple ID works just fine, and it does not require any change to my card to force him to request approval from me. But this first issue is kind of a big deal: my card supposedly can't be used to verify an age change, but CAN be used without my permission to make purchases, and if I want to Control that permission, I have to have a kind of card I DO NOT have.
I cannot stress this enough: my card currently on file is being used to make purchases, and apple won't let me stop the person who using this card, without proving that I'm old enough to stop them by using a different kind of card.
I can parent my kid to ask my permission but This is a straight up bug. Please help?
iPhone 5c, iOS 8.4.1
Posted on Oct 11, 2015 9:39 AM