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Will turning OFF Family Sharing keep family members purchases off my credit card on file?

Will turning OFF Family Sharing keep family members purchases off my credit card on file? I do not want to be billed for anyone else’s purchases.



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iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 13, 2024 5:15 AM

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Oct 13, 2024 5:29 AM in response to Irisjay

You can leave Family Sharing turned on but turn off purchase sharing which will also stop any billing from passing onto you.


From: How to share apps and purchases with your family - Apple Support


"Which payment method is charged for purchases that family members make?

When Purchase Sharing is turned on, everyone's purchases bill to the family organizer's payment method.* If there's an issue with the payment method, the family organizer can update their payment method or add a new one.

If you're the family organizer and you don't want to share a payment method with your family, turn off purchase sharing. When purchase sharing is turned off, you can continue to share subscriptions like Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade. When Purchase Sharing is turned off, everyone must use their own payment method.


* Learn how purchases are billed if a family member has Apple Account balance. [ How apps, content, and subscriptions from Apple are billed - Apple Support ]"

This document basically says that if anybody in the family has personal Apple Account balance, that gets charged first before the Organizer's payment method.


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