Why are my Apple family purchases not showing up?
Check your Family Sharing settings
Make sure that you're using the same Apple ID for Family Sharing and Media & Purchases. And make sure that purchase sharing is turned on. Then ask your family members to check their settings too.
Why is my Apple family Purchase ask not working?
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences. Click Family Sharing. If you're the family organizer, click Purchase Sharing and make sure that Share My Purchases is turned on. Click Family Sharing and click Details next to a family member's name to see if Ask to Buy is turned on for that person.
Where do family purchase requests go on iPhone?
Where to find your Ask to Buy requests. If you miss an Ask to Buy notification, you can find the request in Messages on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac. If you don't see the request in Messages, you can find your Ask to Buy request in Notification Center.
How do I see purchase history for Family Sharing?
On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
Tap Family. If you can't see Family, tap your name, then tap Family Sharing. If you're the family organiser, make sure Purchase Sharing is turned on. Then tap a family member's name to see if Ask to Buy is turned on for their account.
Why is my family purchase sharing not working on my iPhone?
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences. Click Family Sharing. If you're the family organizer, click Purchase Sharing and make sure that Share My Purchases is turned on. Click Family Sharing and click Details next to a family member's name to see if Ask to Buy is turned on for that person.
Why isn t my Apple purchase not going to my parent?
View and download purchases made by other family members
View or download apps: Sign in to the App Store app on your Mac, then choose Store > Account. Click the “Purchased by” pop-up menu, choose a family member, then download the items you want.
How do I manage Apple family purchases?
To start, you'll visit App Store Connect and navigate to the subscription or non-consumable product that you wish to enable. You'll see a new section labeled Family Sharing with an option to turn on.
How do I enable in app purchases for Family Sharing?
Here are some possible reasons why iCloud Family Sharing might not be working: Incomplete or incorrect setup: Ensure that you have properly set up Family Sharing on your iCloud account and invited family members correctly. Double-check that all members have accepted the invitation and are part of the family group.
Why is family iCloud not working?
On their Android device, family members can withdraw their pending paid purchase requests from the Google Play Order History tab.
Where can I find family purchase requests?
All your family's purchases on all your family's devices.
New purchases appear in the Purchased tab in Apple Books, the App Store, or iTunes for each family member.
Can Apple family see purchases?
When you set up purchase sharing, everyone in the family gets access to the apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books that family members buy. The content automatically appears on the Purchased page in the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, or Apple TV app. Some items can't be shared.
Can Apple family see app purchases?
Check the settings to ensure that purchase sharing is enabled. Confirm Payment Method: Verify that the payment method associated with the shared account is up to date and has sufficient funds to cover the purchase. Check App Store Updates: Make sure that all family members updated their App Store to the latest version.
How do I see all my Apple purchases?
If your family shares iTunes, Apple Books, and App Store purchases, you immediately stop sharing your purchases and lose access to the purchases made by your other family members. You keep any purchases you initiated while part of the family group. Other family members can't use content downloaded from your collection.
Why is my purchase sharing not working?
In case you are not receiving Ask to Buy requests, check if you signed with correct Apple ID and also check your Family Sharing settings. If you miss Ask to Buy request or notification, try to find and set it up in the Notification center on your Apple device.
How do I share purchases with Family Sharing on Iphone?
Note: To share purchases, family members must be in the same Apple ID country or region. If a family member changes their Apple ID country or region, that person might lose access to other family members' purchases, and installed apps that were shared from other family members might not work.
What happens if I stop family purchase sharing?
With Family Sharing, every purchase made by family members are billed to the organizer's payment method. If you do not want to share your payment method you can turn off Purchase Sharing. With Purchase Sharing off, each member would need to use their own payment method.
Why am I not getting my sons purchase requests?
The person who sets this watch up will need to already be designated as the Family Organizer or the Parent. When the organizer adds an adult to the Family Sharing group, they can designate them as a parent or guardian. It can't be done later.
Does Family Sharing work in different countries?
What is purchase sharing? When the family organizer turns on purchase sharing, everyone in your family gets access to apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books that family members buy. The family organizer is billed for family members' purchases.
Can I use my own payment method with Family Sharing Apple?
If you're unable to use in-app purchases, you may have parental controls enabled. If you're the device owner, you can easily turn it off. Otherwise, you'll need to contact the owner.
How do I change my Family Sharing from adult to Parent?
iOS 16, iPadOS 16, or later: Go to Settings > Family. Tap Subscriptions, tap iCloud+, then follow the onscreen instructions. iOS 15, iPadOS 15, or earlier: Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing. Tap iCloud Storage, then follow the onscreen instructions.
How does Family Sharing app purchases work?
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Family Sharing. Click iCloud Storage. Click Share. Follow the onscreen instructions.
Why are my in app purchases not allowed?
To change a birth date to any age below 13,* you must be a member of a Family Sharing group, and your family organizer must approve the change. After you change a birth date to any age below 13, you can't edit it.
How do I sync my family with iCloud?
To hide an app purchase from Family Sharing, you will need to use the "Hide Purchases" feature on the device you used to purchase the app. To do this, open the App Store, tap your profile icon in the top right corner, tap "Purchased," find the app you want to hide, and use the "Hide" button next to the app.
How do I activate family on iCloud?
When you hide an app in your purchase list, it no longer appears in the list of your purchases that's in the App Store. The app will still appear in your complete purchase history in Settings. And if you use Family Sharing, family members can't redownload the app from your list of shared purchases.
How do I connect to family storage?
Let organizers see your activity: Organizers can view a family member's activity reporting, adjust their account limits and add spending money to their account. Organizers can also view websites they visited, apps and games they used and terms they searched in Bing search engine.
How do I change my age on my Apple ID under 13?
Family Sharing and Ask to Buy
If you choose to turn off Ask to Buy for your child, you will receive information about purchases, including in-app purchases, only through the App Store or otherwise using iTunes in the emailed receipt (sent 24–72 hours after purchase) or on your credit card bill.
How do I ask Apple family to buy requests?
You do not get charged for downloading a free app.
If you download an app that includes a free trial and do not cancel 24 hours before the trial ends, you will be charged.
How do I hide purchases from family?
1. App Store Purchases: Even if they're not recurring subscriptions, one-time app purchases or in-app purchases can also cause charges. 2. iTunes Purchases: Buying music, movies, or TV shows from iTunes can result in charges.
Can family members see hidden purchases?
Here are some possible reasons why iCloud Family Sharing might not be working: Incomplete or incorrect setup: Ensure that you have properly set up Family Sharing on your iCloud account and invited family members correctly. Double-check that all members have accepted the invitation and are part of the family group.
What can family organizer see?
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences. Click Family Sharing. If you're the family organizer, click Purchase Sharing and make sure that Share My Purchases is turned on. Click Family Sharing and click Details next to a family member's name to see if Ask to Buy is turned on for that person.
Can my parents see my in app purchases?
One adult family member—the organizer—invites other family members to participate. When family members join, Family Sharing is set up on everyone's devices automatically. The group then chooses which services and features they want to use and share. Family Sharing is available on eligible devices.
Why is Apple trying to charge me for free apps?
With Family Sharing, you and up to five other family members can share access to amazing Apple services like iCloud+, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Fitness+, Apple News+, and Apple Arcade. Your group can also share iTunes, Apple Books, and App Store purchases. You can even help locate each other's missing devices.
Why does Apple keep charging me when I have no subscriptions?
Check the settings to ensure that purchase sharing is enabled. Confirm Payment Method: Verify that the payment method associated with the shared account is up to date and has sufficient funds to cover the purchase. Check App Store Updates: Make sure that all family members updated their App Store to the latest version.
How do I find my online purchases?
Check the Apple ID that you're using for purchases
Make sure that you're signed in to the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple TV app, Apple Music app, or Apple Books using the same Apple ID that you selected for sharing content with your family. Learn how to use your own Apple ID for Family Sharing.
Why is my iCloud family not working?
If you still don't see your Ask to Buy requests, check which Apple ID you're signed in with, check your Family Sharing settings, and make sure that you're on a supported device. It may also to try temporarily changing the device name for each parent/organizer and child device involved.
Why isn t my Apple purchase not going to my parent?
Note: To share purchases, family members must be in the same Apple ID country or region.
How do Apple family accounts work?
The content and services provided by Apple are country specific and will not work with Apple IDs registered in different countries. Family sharing also works only with Apple IDs registered for the same country.
Can my family see purchases on Apple Family Sharing?
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We see you're unable to add a payment method to your iPhone 12. If you're a member of a Family Sharing group and Purchase Sharing is enabled, you will not have the option to add payment method. This is because all payments goes through the organizer.
What are the disadvantages of Apple Family Sharing?
If you don't see Family, tap your name, then tap Family Sharing. Tap Purchase Sharing. Tap Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. To confirm which payment method will be billed, tap Purchase Sharing again and check the Shared Payment Method information.
Why is purchase sharing not working?
What happens to Apple Family Sharing when child turns 18?
Can a 13 year old remove themselves from Family Sharing?
How do I change my Apple from adult to Parent guardian?
How do I access shared purchases on Family Sharing?
Why are my child's iPhone app requests not coming through?
When you set up purchase sharing, everyone in the group gets immediate access to the songs, albums, movies, TV shows, books, and apps purchased by family members who choose to share them. New purchases appear in the Purchased tab in Apple Books, the App Store, or iTunes for each family member.
Why aren t my kids requests coming through on iPhone?
Family Sharing members won't see your purchases, but you can still see items other members have shared with you. Note: Even though your items aren't shared, any purchases you make still use the shared family payment method. Go to Settings > Family > Purchase Sharing. Tap [your name], then turn off Share Purchases.