Possible glitch in Family Sharing “Ask to buy”

I am in a family sharing group, and I have to send a request to my parents. Recently, I requested to download a game, my parents accepted, yet the game did not download, and I’m not sure whether this took some money or if it didn’t work.

iPhone 13, iOS 17

Posted on Jan 9, 2024 09:59 PM

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Cormac24 Author

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Jan 9, 2024 10:16 PM in response to Cormac24

I’m afraid that it might have been a virus or something else

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Possible glitch in Family Sharing “Ask to buy”

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