Separate credit cards in family sharing?

After joining a family that my dad started I noticed that my credit card could no longer be used on my account, and that we all had to make purchases through my dad's. Is there any way to change this? Or is it a forced setting?

I'm having the exact same problem. I've not seen anything yet.

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Is it possible to have separate credit cards in Family Sharing?

hi,
I would really like to setup Family Sharing with my family to have common photo albums, calendars, and reminders. The only thing i'm a little wary about is that all purchases would be billed to my account. Is there anyway to not have a shared credit card for the group? Can we each apply our own credit cards?
Thank you!

No, you have to use the same credit card for all family members. But you can set it up with restrictions, so have to approve purchases (Ask to Buy) that will be billed to your credit card.
See: Family purchases and payments http://support.apple.com/kb/HT201079

Can I use multiple credit cards with family sharing

My kids are adults. Can I use multiple credit cards in family sharing so they can pay for their own purchases?

Hello Cwb1234,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
From what I understand, you want to set it up that your kids use their own credit cards for purchases within Family Sharing. Take a look at the article linked below, it outlines purchases and payments for Family Sharing and may offer a solution to the issue that you’re running into.
Family purchases and payments - Apple Support
Making purchases
After you set up your family, any time a family member initiates a new purchase it will be billed directly to your account unless that family member has gift or store credit. First, their store credit will be used to pay the partial or total bill. The remainder will bill to the family organizer's card. As the family organizer, any receipts generated by the transaction will be sent to you. Learn more about how iTunes Store purchases are billed.
Once paid for, a purchased item is added to the account of the family member who initiated the purchase. In other words, the content belongs to them, much as it would if you were buying them a book or a DVD. If Family Sharing is ever disabled, each member will keep the purchases they initiated, even though they were paid for by the family organizer.
These are the only current options for payment within Family Sharing.
Regards,
Jeff D.

Why do I need a credit card for family sharing?

i would like like to setup family sharing. I have an iPhone my 7year old has just got an iPad, I would like keep tabs on what he try's to download etc but in
the process it says I need a credit card on file. I already have a debit card registered And don't have a credit card. Why is this a problem?

Hello Laujhull,
The reason you need a credit card is that to comply with child online privacy protection laws, the CVV or security code provides parental consent for the purchases that will be made. You will need to do that before continue and you can even switch back to your debit card after you finish the setup. The article below will explain further.
Family Sharing and Apple IDs for kids
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201084
Regards,
-Norm G.

Can iTunes credit be used instead of credit card for Family Sharing Organizer?

I'm aware that a member in a Family Sharing group uses their iTunes credit (gift cards) before the Organizer's credit card is charged.
But what happens if the Organizer has iTunes credit? Will the members' purchases get deducted from that credit prior to the credit card?
Haven't found any real info on this yet :/
side question: if all of the members have iCloud Drive monthly fees, will that also get deducted from the Organizer's account? (either by credit card or iTunes credit)

Sad but true, I've tried to pay for iTunes Match with my credit and couldn't because it's a subscription service, regardless the credit amount I have. The system ask me to pay with my credit card too.
How are Family Sharing purchases billed?
When you initiate a new purchase, it will be billed directly to the family organizer's account, unless you have gift or store credit. First, your store credit will be used to pay the partial or total bill. The remainder will bill to the family organizer. iTunes Store credit on your account isn't shared with other family members. So if the family organizer has a $50 credit on their account and another family member initiates a purchase, it won't deduct from the organizer's iTunes Store credit, but will bill the organizer's credit or debit card.
How iTunes Store purchases are billed

Why can't we use iTunes gift cards with family sharing? After Christmas, we now have lots of account credit we can't use. Very frustrating.

Why can't we use iTunes gift cards with family sharing? After Christmas, we now have lots of account credit we can't use. Very frustrating. There is no option found for using account credit.

I just logged out of my daughter's account and back in, and now it works. Deducted from gift card account balance. So I hope this is resolved.

Purchases with iTunes cards for family sharing.

I would like to set up family sharing, but was just wondering whether purchases would still be charged to my account even if some members already have iTunes cards loaded on theirs? In my head, it'd make sense for the purchase to be taken from their credit if it's available. And once they ran out, if they topped it up, would they still be able to use their own credit? Or does everyone share it?

Hi SnowyKC,
The family organizer is the one who agrees to pay for iTunes Store purchases. To learn more about Family Sharing purchases, please see the inforamtion outlined below.
With Family Sharing, one adult in the family—the family organizer—agrees to pay for any iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases that other family members initiate while they're part of the family group. This also includes ongoing subscription purchases initiated by family members, such as iCloud storage, iTunes Match, and Newsstand subscriptions.
Family purchases and payments - Apple Support
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Alex H.

Separate iTunes accounts with family sharing

I would like to keep my children's iTunes accounts separate as they use gift cards to pay for their purchases. Is this possible with Family Sharing?

You have posted your question in a relatively ow traffic forum - Using Apple Support Communities, basically concerned with how to use, navigate, find stuff in he overall Discussions area.
If you will post the devices you are using and their OSes, we can ask our gracious Hosts to move it a more appropriate forum where I am sure you will get an answer.
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HT201060 wrong credit card in family share account

iTunes is not showing the correct credit card information in my daughters account. It shows it is associated with a family share and does have my account correct but when she is trying to make a purchase it asks for the security code from a previous card I had associated with iTunes. This card was replaced. It is correct in my account. How do I get this corrected? She has put a gift card on her account and now cannot use it to make her purchase because we can't put in the security code it's asking for!

I had a similar problem (speaking from the perspective of your daughter, as someone who is not the "organizer" of the family sharing setup). When I signed out of iTunes (or the Mac App Store) and then re-signed in the new credit card (the organizer set) was there and things were back to normal. Hope that helps.

Why not use gift card for family sharing?

This family sharing feature seems great. But long gone are the days where I had a credit card on file. These days I only use gift cards. But system really wants me to have a credit card to activate this family sharing? Has anyone been able to do with pure gift cards?
thanks

Hi Kestelli,
In order to set up Family Sharing the family organizer must have a credit card or debit card to use for billing. See this article -
Family purchases and payments
If a family member, including the organizer makes a purchase and has gift or store credit, that purchase is first billed to that credit. Family members purchases may not be billed to the organizers store credit unless they are the organizer. See this article -
How iTunes Store purchases are billed
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

Debit Card for Family Sharing

Can I set up family sharing without a credit card? I'm trying to create an ID for & add my son to set up our family sharing, but it says I have to have a credit card, not just debit. Is there a work around for this?... we don't have any credit cards.
Thanks!

Hello ,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
The organizer's Apple ID account does require a valid payment source, which includes both credit cards and debit cards.
Setting up Family Sharing
When you set up Family Sharing, you'll be asked to confirm that you agree to pay for purchases initiated by the family members you invite and that you have a valid payment method on file. Valid payment methods for setting up Family Sharing include credit cards and debit cards. You can change the billing method on file in your account at any time in your iTunes & App Store account settings.
Family purchases and payments
Take care,
Alex H.

Why not debit card for family sharing for minor children

Apple is requiring credit card security code to prove you are an adult when setting up family share for under 13 child. We don't use credit cards. There is no reason they can't use the security code on a debit card. This is silly.

Hello ,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
The organizer's Apple ID account does require a valid payment source, which includes both credit cards and debit cards.
Setting up Family Sharing
When you set up Family Sharing, you'll be asked to confirm that you agree to pay for purchases initiated by the family members you invite and that you have a valid payment method on file. Valid payment methods for setting up Family Sharing include credit cards and debit cards. You can change the billing method on file in your account at any time in your iTunes & App Store account settings.
Family purchases and payments
Take care,
Alex H.

HT201081 Separate Credit Card Purchases

If someone who's a part of a Family Sharing group wanted to make a purchase using their own credit card, would they have to leave the group to do so? If so, would they be allowed back into the family after making their own purchase (i.e. does the once a year limit of joining a family count towards leaving/joining a single Family Sharing group)?

Yes, Apple dropped the ball on this one - doesn't make any sense. My kids are older and they have been making their own purchases using their own credit/debit cards, and they would like to continue to do so. So why does family sharing REQUIRE you to only use the organizers payment method?
No reason why members of the group shouldn't be allowed to use their own payment method for purchases - just stupid Apple....

Have no credt card. Family sharing.

I would like to have family sharing on the ios8 BUT how do I go about it if I don't have a credit card? We only ever use vouches.
Can anyone help, please.

CORRECTION TO THE CORRECTION:
People on here who say otherwise are blatantly wrong.
Your credit card REMAINS now, on Family Sharing, for easy access.
I dropped in (redeemed) an iTunes card - and now I have both a credit card listed forever
and an applied iTunes card to one account only. Fortunately, it was to the controlling account. Unless there’s something ominous in:
All family members share the payment method shown below.
Codes you redeem will be applied only to your individual account.
I was too magnanimous in my read of the policy & knowledgebase article, I guess.
There is no “feel good” in this. I am not managing a child’s account.

Switching from shared Apple ID to separate Apple IDs with Family Sharing?

My family (me, wife and 2 kids) all share the same Apple ID. We share it for everything (App Store, iCloud, etc.). We did this because I didn't want to purchase the same music or apps multiple times. This has worked well for several years. But with iOS 8, we can use Family Sharing, but not if we share an Apple ID (at least not when using a shared Apple ID on iCloud). So my question is, how do we switch from a shared account to separate accounts using Family Sharing, while not losing access to any apps or music? I've seen many previous posts (pre-iOS 8) state that I can create new Apple IDs for my wife and 2 kids, then just use them for iCloud and leave the App Store associated with our existing shared Apple ID, but then when they go to update apps, they'll need to enter my password (which my kids do not know, since they don't currently need the password to updates apps with the shared Apple ID. When they want to purchase a new app, be it free or paid, they have to come to my wife or me to enter the password.)
What I'm think is this. Let me know if this would work:
1) Create new Apple IDs for my wife and kids.
2) Before changing anything on their iPhones, go into my phone (which will remain on our existing Apple ID) and turn on Family Sharing and add them to my family so we can share purchases.
3) Once Family Sharing is enabled, change their iCloud login to their new Apple ID accounts. That enables Family Sharing on their devices and they'll be part of my family.
None of the above steps solves for the "you must enter Dad's Apple ID password to update your apps" problem. So my question is, should I also change their App Store account to their new Apple IDs as well? If you say that won't help (because apps will always be associated with the Apple ID they're originally purchased with), then I don't understand how Family Sharing works when you buy apps. In other words, will Family Sharing enable us to share apps that we already downloaded, or just new apps?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Jason

You should be able to have purchases from more than one Apple ID on one device (up to five I think). When you create the new Apple ID and just leave the apps already on the ipad alone, you shouldn't have any problems.

Separate credit cards in family sharing?

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