Q: Is there a way to block an app on family sharing that has already been approved?
So with family sharing I apparently had the app sharing enabled which allowed my son to be able to download any app that I had downloaded without "asking for permission" through the app store first. This has created some problems with a couple apps we didn't allow access to. Now that he has previously downloaded them, it won't make him ask for permission if it's downloaded again.
Does anyone know if there is a way to block this app from his apple ID "child" account or make it so he has to "ask for permission" again?
Thanks!
iPod touch, iOS 9.1
Posted on Nov 19, 2015 10:05 PM
You can "Hide" the app: Content can be hidden by family members; hidden content is not available for download.
To hide it, you need to go to iTunes on your computer and sign in with the ID that was used to make the original purchase. Then click on the App Store, then on Purchased under the Quick Links section on the right. Then click on iPad or iPhone and All.
You will see the list of Apps purchased under the ID that you have signed in. Find the app you want to hide, and hover the cursor over the top left-hand corner of the app icon. You will see the pointer change to a hand. Click, and the app should disappear from the screen. It is now hidden and will not be available for download. (there used to be an "x" that displayed, but apparently that is invisible now....go figure....)
To "Un-hide" purchases you would go to the iTunes Store, click on your name, then on Account Info>iTunes in the Cloud>Hidden Purchases>Manage. You will see all of your hidden purchases displayed with an "Unhide" option below them.
You may want to bookmark this link: HIDING AND UNHIDING PURCHASES
Cheers,
GB
Posted on Nov 19, 2015 10:47 PM