Apple family sharing wont let me download apps

What is purchase sharing? Open the Settings app. Tap your name, then tap Family Sharing. Tap Purchase Sharing. Tap Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. To see which payment method will be billed, tap Purchase Sharing again and look at the Shared Payment Method information. Click Family Sharing. Click Purchase Sharing in the sidebar. Click Set Up Purchase Sharing and follow the onscreen instructions. To see which payment method will be billed, look at the Shared Payment Method information.

Tap your name. Tap Family Sharing. Tap Ask to Buy. Tap your family member's name. Use the toggle to turn on or turn off Ask to Buy. Click Family in the sidebar. Click Details next to the child's name on the right. Select Ask to Buy. Then click iCloud. Click Manage Family and select your family member's name.

How to approve or decline a request If you're the family organizer, use your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac to approve or decline a request.

Open the notification to see the item that your family member wants to get. Can't find your Ask to Buy notifications? Approve or decline the purchase. If you approve, sign in with your Apple ID and password to make the purchase. How to choose another approver The family organizer can give another parent or guardian in the group over the age of 18 permission to manage Ask to Buy requests.

Tap Family Sharing, then tap your family member's name. Tap Role. Click iCloud, then select your family member. Click Family Sharing. If you're the family organizer, click Purchase Sharing and make sure Share My Purchases is turned on. Then click Family Sharing to see if Ask to Buy is turned on for your family members' accounts. If Ask to Buy is turned on for your Apple ID, but you're downloading content from a family member's past purchases, you won't see an Ask to Buy prompt.

Also, if you redeem a product code, you won't see Ask to Buy prompts. Learn more about Family Sharing. Still need help? Contact Apple Support. Published Date: July 06, Yes No. Character limit: Maximum character limit is