I’m sharing with a few (adult) family members who have full capabilities to buy apps, music, movies, etc. We have “Share Purchases” turned on which is great. However, whenever they buy content on their own account, my card is now billed instead of theirs. How can I disallow their purchases to be billed to my credit card on file while still allowing purchase sharing across all the accounts?
Are you saying that repeated insults are "reasonable dialogue"?
Where has anyone insulted you in this conversation? Unless you feel that not giving you the answer you want is an insult, than I suppose I am guilty of that.
The reality is... you can't stop your card being charged by your family members. Period. This is not my decision. This was your question in your OP and the answer to it has not changed. If they choose to, they can make purchases that you pay for.
You enabled this by inviting them in to your family for sharing purposes.
Where did I ask anyone here to "implement whatever it is I want"? Please show me and I'll correct it.
You mean this?
At present, there is no solution to your issue. Apple's Family Sharing requires a single payer, save for iTunes Gift Cards redeemed to a member's account. A suggestion offered twice to you.
If you wish to have that changed, you should provide feedback to the only party who can make this change. Apple. This community is not the mechanism for that feedback.
Feedback for Apple goes here >>> http://www.apple.com/feedback/
Where can I report posts that are inappropriate?
Earn enough points here by helping others and you can get that privilege.
Meanwhile, ask another member with enough points. They can report me on your behalf.
So, the reasonable answer here is that is the way Apple designed it to work. As I indicated before, and as LACAllen also indicated, Family Sharing was designed with families with younger children in mind. It is also not unreasonable to wish to have that feature also accommodate older family members (and one foundling). I think we have provided the link for Feedback, but if not then here it is: Feedback - iTunes - Apple
Unfortunately there is no specific Family Sharing Feedback link, but since it is about the iTunes & App Store, I think this would be closest. Here is the generic link so you can see what is available to choose from: Product Feedback - Apple
Cheers,
GB
Well, now that you have had your answer (You Cant) and found out what you have to do to report people. How else can we assist you?
You really can't. In order to share, you accepted full responsibility for their purchases.
If your own family members won't pay you back, Apple can't make them either.
Since they are adults, you can't enable ask to buy for them. You just trust them. If they abuse it, remove them from the family.
If they redeem iTunes Gift Cards to their accounts, that will be charged before your card will.
It is a bit odd that Apple recognizes these family members as adults, but requires me to pay for apps, games, movies, etc
I see a difference between "require me to pay" and "be responsible for payment"
Apple's revenue is reduced by allowing up to 6 users to share a $2 app or a $9.99 monthly subscription. I believe it's entirely reasonable for them to lower the risk of being paid by holding a single user responsible for a timely and automated payment.
It's just weird that Apple assumes I want to pay for all of their purchases just because I've invited them to the Apple Music subscription
They assume nothing. That is simply the mechanics of getting ~75% off Apple Music.
😂😂😂
You’re telling me that the company that obsesses over the radii of the corners on their phones, or the shade of white on their cases isn’t or shouldn’t be) aware of the issue here? I mean, I get that you’re an Apple apologist (I am as well), but you’re just making them sound like complete and utter fools.
Certainly they don’t need to BYPASS the card on file (you know, the one they’ve been charging for years without issue prior to the owner of said card being added to the family share group) simply so they can “secure payment in a timely manner”. Come on, let’s not resort to silly arguments here.
I asked a reasonable question, in my search for a reasonable solution, hoping for a reasonable response which might provide me with a reasonable path to resolving my confusion.
So, it would be grand if we could all remain reasonable here and let the nature of the issue stand on its own. Apple is neither diabolically evil for their current implementation, nor are they perfectly accommodating to every common or reasonable use case. It’s as simple as that. I hope they’ll allow a more flexible approach to billing adult members of family groups directly, and at the same time I’m glad they allow me to share my Apple Music (and now iCloud storage) plan in the first place.
Is it reasonable to seek clarification, hunt for solutions, or request improvements or expansion of current functionality? If not, please let me know what is reasonable, and I’ll try to remember that for next time. ;)
shouldn’t be) aware of the issue here?
At what point have I, or anyone else during this discussion, ever advocated not making your case known to Apple? The Feedback link has been given. It is you who continue to state your case to those who can do nothing about it.
I get that you’re an Apple apologist (I am as well), but you’re just making them sound like complete and utter fools.
I am a realist. I am discussing what is, not what you want. This community is for asking and answering answerable questions. I try to explain as I know or see it, Not defend.
I asked a reasonable question, in my search for a reasonable solution, hoping for a reasonable response which might provide me with a reasonable path to resolving my confusion.
And got reasonable dialog back. You were guided to the *only* place your concerns matter. Apple Feedback.
Nobody here can implement whatever it is you want.
LACAllen wrote:
And got reasonable dialog back. You were guided to the *only* place your concerns matter. Apple Feedback.
Are you saying that repeated insults are "reasonable dialogue"?
LACAllen wrote:
Nobody here can implement whatever it is you want.
Where did I ask anyone here to "implement whatever it is I want"? Please show me and I'll correct it.
Where can I report posts that are inappropriate?
They've been just sly enough to not be noticed with a quick scan. But it's there, multiple times, meant to openly and clearly insult me. It's quite childish, especially considering *someone* reported my responses calling them out for it.
But censorship is always this way. People with more power only ever seek to control what other people say, while exploiting that opportunity of power to get leeway for themselves. Someone is cunning, and sees I'm not a star-bellied sneetch. Easy to abuse that power on someone like me.
macwise wrote:
They've been just sly enough to not be noticed with a quick scan. But it's there, multiple times, meant to openly and clearly insult me. It's quite childish, especially considering *someone* reported my responses calling them out for it.
I've found that it's possible to make oneself very unhappy by reading the worst into what people say. People here have disagreed with you. That's not an attempt to insult you.
But censorship is always this way. People with more power only ever seek to control what other people say, while exploiting that opportunity of power to get leeway for themselves. Someone is cunning, and sees I'm not a star-bellied sneetch. Easy to abuse that power on someone like me.
No one posting here can remove anything you've posted. Only the Hosts can do that. And, it's something you agreed to when you signed up here. No one posting here other than the Hosts has any control over what you say. There is no way to gain power by posting here. It's a technical support forum, for pity's sake.
It appears one of the posts was, in fact, edited (or removed). The other is here:
Again, this reflects poorly on the entire community since I have been openly taunted, appear to have no way to report it, and have had multiple posts deleted without warning. It sure doesn't seem very inviting as a "community" to me.
macwise wrote:
It appears one of the posts was, in fact, edited (or removed). The other is here:
Again, this reflects poorly on the entire community since I have been openly taunted, appear to have no way to report it, and have had multiple posts deleted without warning. It sure doesn't seem very inviting as a "community" to me.
Perhaps you could explain what about that post you find insulting?
IdrisSeabright wrote:
No one posting here can remove anything you've posted. Only the Hosts can do that. And, it's something you agreed to when you signed up here. No one posting here other than the Hosts has any control over what you say. There is no way to gain power by posting here. It's a technical support forum, for pity's sake.
When certain members have the capability to report posts while others don't, I'd say that's definitely a power that can (and in fact has been in this very thread) exploited.
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Perhaps you could explain what about that post you find insulting?
It was not a typo. It was used more explicitly in an earlier post (which has since been removed or edited, thus showing my position is not unreasonable). You don't have to believe me. I see it plain as day. You probably will choose not to since your mind appears to be made up on the matter. But just because you didn't see the insults (even when one of them was right there for you to see) doesn't mean it wasn't there.
Again, why with all the defensiveness here? I came with a question, and have had nothing but accusations and faulty assumptions sent my way from the get-go. It's not charming, to say the least.
I have been openly taunted,
Taunted?
You were told no. Very different.
appear to have no way to report it,
The solution for this has been posted.
and have had multiple posts deleted without warning.
Again, only the Apple hosts can remove posts.
They don't warn. They remove. Their yard. Their rules.
macwise wrote:
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Perhaps you could explain what about that post you find insulting?
It was not a typo. It was used more explicitly in an earlier post (which has since been removed or edited, thus showing my position is not unreasonable). You don't have to believe me. I see it plain as day. You probably will choose not to since your mind appears to be made up on the matter. But just because you didn't see the insults (even when one of them was right there for you to see) doesn't mean it wasn't there.
I wasn't suggesting it was a typo. What is offensive about the phrase "and one foundling"? I don't understand?
How do I stop adult family members from charging my card for their purchases?
