Family Share Billing
I have set up a family share plan. I have a large gift card balance on my account. How do I make sure that is used and my credit card is not billed?
iPhone 7
I have set up a family share plan. I have a large gift card balance on my account. How do I make sure that is used and my credit card is not billed?
iPhone 7
How iTunes Store purchases are billed - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201359 -->
"About Family Sharing purchases
If you're a member of Family Sharing, anything you buy bills directly to the family organizer's account, unless you have gift or store credit. In that case, your store credit is used to pay as much of the bill as possible. If there's a remainder, it bills to the family organizer's payment method.
iTunes Store credit isn't shared with other family members. If the family organizer has a credit on their account and another family member buys something, the cost of that item doesn't deduct from the organizer's iTunes Store credit, but bills the payment method that the organizer has on file.
The family organizer gets the receipts for any of their family member's purchases."
For the Family Organizer:
Payment methods that you can use with your Apple ID - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/HT202631 --> "Payment methods for Family Sharing
If you're using Family Sharing and you're the family organizer, you can use the following payment methods:
Credit and debit cards
Some additional payment methods available in select countries or regions (Alipay, China UnionPay, mobile phone billing, TrueMoney)"
Bottom Line: If you buy something it gets charged to your balance first, then your card. If somebody else buys something it gets charged to their balance first, then to your card.
How iTunes Store purchases are billed - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201359 -->
"About Family Sharing purchases
If you're a member of Family Sharing, anything you buy bills directly to the family organizer's account, unless you have gift or store credit. In that case, your store credit is used to pay as much of the bill as possible. If there's a remainder, it bills to the family organizer's payment method.
iTunes Store credit isn't shared with other family members. If the family organizer has a credit on their account and another family member buys something, the cost of that item doesn't deduct from the organizer's iTunes Store credit, but bills the payment method that the organizer has on file.
The family organizer gets the receipts for any of their family member's purchases."
For the Family Organizer:
Payment methods that you can use with your Apple ID - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/HT202631 --> "Payment methods for Family Sharing
If you're using Family Sharing and you're the family organizer, you can use the following payment methods:
Credit and debit cards
Some additional payment methods available in select countries or regions (Alipay, China UnionPay, mobile phone billing, TrueMoney)"
Bottom Line: If you buy something it gets charged to your balance first, then your card. If somebody else buys something it gets charged to their balance first, then to your card.
Family Share Billing