Why can't I use Apple Pay to purchase iTunes apps?

nfm

It's not designed for that. It's for physical retail purchases where you go somewhere and buy things and can wave your iPhone over a terminal.
The iTunes Store uses a saved credit card or other payment method, as does Apple Pay for that matter.
Matt

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  • Why can you not use Apple Pay for purchases in the App Store or iTunes?

    To make a purchases in the App Store or iTunes, it appears you can only pay by entering Mastercard, Visa, Discover, or AmEx information.   If you select none and try to make a purchase, you will again be prompted to enter this information.  I would like to use my Apple Pay account to pay for Apps/tunes, but that doesn't  seem possible.  It seems this negates one of the primary benefits of Apple Pay, which is to make purchases without turning over your credit card information to the merchant, in this case Apple.  I know you can pay with Touch ID, but that is only authoring payment from your credit card information you have on file.

    Hello ToastyFlake,
    It sounds like you are wanting to use ApplePay to purchase content from either the iTunes or App Stores. According to the following article, you are correct. ApplePay is for in-app (if the app supports it) or purchasing from a retail store. 
    Set up and use Apple Pay
    Pay with Apple Pay in stores
    On iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, you can use Apple Pay in stores that accept contactless payments. Look for one of these symbols at checkout:
    Pay with Apple Pay in apps
    On iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2, and iPad mini 3, you can use Apple Pay to pay within apps when you see the “Buy with Apple Pay” or “Apple Pay”  button as a payment method. Look for these buttons in apps:
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    Cheers,
    Sterling

  • HT201469 If the iPhone 5s has touch ID, then why can't it use Apple Pay to make in-app purchases?

    They came out with a new iPad mini, and the only difference with the old mini and the new mini is that it has touch ID so that you can make in-app purchases. That's just about the only difference.
    Ok, well, the iPhone 5s has touch ID already. Why can't it be used to make in-app purchases?

    Yes, actually I did. There's no Apple Pay option.
    But there's more to it than that. If you look at the Apple Pay section of Apple's website, it specifically says that Apple pay will only work with the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and Apple Watch for making in-store purchases (you know, actual stores), and with iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 for making in-app purchases.
    So Apple's website specifically says that Apple Pay will not work for iPhone 5s for making in-app purchases.
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    I understand that iPhone 5s can't do in-store purchases since it doesn't have NFC. But in-app? Why not? It has touch ID.

  • Why Can't I use apple pay??

    Apple Pay rolled out today and I dont seem to get the prompt to set up apple pay on Passbook and I'm running the latest ios 8.
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    And here's the list of participating banks: Apple Pay participating issuers

  • HT201469 How do I get a refund if I used Apple Pay to purchase a Groupon?

    How do I get a refund if I used Apple Pay to purchase a Groupon?

    Go to the Mac App Store or the online Apple Store and contact Apple.
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  • Can I use apple pay in the itunes store?  it doesn't appear to be the case.

    I'm trying to make a purchase on the iTunes store from my iphone 6 plus, iOS 8.1.3.  I have Apple Pay set up on this phone and want to use that credit card/Apple Pay but the iTunes store doesn't seem to accept this as a payment method.  Is this the case or have I missed something?  If not, why the heck not?
    thanks.

    Payment methods you can use in the iTunes Store, Mac App Store, App Store, and iBooks Store - Apple Support
    Apple Pay is designed to work with NFC terminals at physical stores.  Not for online Purchases.
    You can set up the same Credit card you use for Apple Pay on your Apple ID for iTunes, and App Store purchases.

  • Why can't I use store credit to purchase gifts?

    Why has Apple made it so that you have to have a C/C on file to send gifts? I use Debit to purchase iTunes cards, and wanted to send an app to my wife for her b-day, but i don't have a C/C on file because i choose not to use them. It is stupid to think that I now have to purchase another iTunes card, sneak it on to her account just so I can get her the app.

    Discussion of Apple policies and decisions is not permitted here.

  • Why can we not use available store credit to buy apps?

    Recently I decided to stop using my credit card with the Apple iTunes store, as it seems that everytime I make the smallest purchase, I get dinged 2-3 times for the same purchase, then have to deal with Apple to get a refund for the over-billing ect.
    I recently went out and bought a 100$ card and added it to my account. Worked great, been buying music left right and center, rented a bunch of movies. All great. Even love seeing my remaining balance right in iTunes.
    Havent seen any problems except for the fact that you cannot use said store credit to send a gift to someone - you must bill it to your cc which is a pathetic move if you ask me. But no big deal.
    But with the launch of the App store, I decided to try out an app or two.
    I am using an iPod Touch.
    Found a nice little solitaire game for 7.99$. A little pricey, but what the heck.
    But again, you cannot use store credit to buy apps?
    There is nothing I can find either on the site itself about the App store, or on iTunes, that says you can ONLY pay with Credit Card.
    I should be allowed to buy anything that iTunes offers, with the card I bought.
    Its called an iTunes Card. Not an iTunes Music Card. Not an iTunes Movies Card. Not an iTunes TV Shows Card.
    iTunes Card.
    That means if its available in my store (ie. Canadian), then I should be able to buy it plain and simple.
    Apple, get your act together and get this fixed. Bad enough you let Rogers dictate the cost of the plans for the iPhone 2.0 Launch, and lost hundreds of customers before you even launched the **** thing - dont alienate customers who don't want to use credit cards on the store due to the terrible billing system you use.

    You can give feed back to Apple from the iTunes drop-down menu in the iTunes menu bar..
    You can also contact the iTS Customer Service from the links on this page - http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/
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  • HT201209 Why can't i use my money in my itunes account?

    I entered my new iTunes gift card into the iTunes store and once i go to use it, it asks for my credit card billing information. Do i need to fill that out to be able to use the card?

    Gift cards are country-specific, so US gift cards can only be used in the US on US-based iTunes accounts. Do you know anybody in the US that you could sell or give the card to ?

  • Why can't I use music I bought through itunes in my movie project?

    I sent my movie to idvd, then attempted to add some itunes purchased music to the menu screen. I dragged it from th itunes folder in media browser and dropped it in the menu screen on the map window. The title of the song appears (I had the green + symbol on my cursor as I dropped it), all should be good, right? Wrong; it won't play when I preview it. Someone suggested I burn the track to a cd in .aiff format, then I can use it. Why?? I don't use cds anymore, and I don't want to burn one song to a cd; I shouldn't have to

    Hi
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    Else
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    • Program miss-match. iDVD’08 v. 7.0.1, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK will work under Leopard)
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    or
    Macintosh HD/Users/Your log-in//Library/Application Support/iDVD/Installed Themes/ zzzzzzzzzz
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    iDVD 6.0.4 and iDVD 7.0.1 are compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
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    I deleted every iDVD application and folder from my boot drive,
    emptied the trash and then installed iDVD 08 using the customize option
    and I am up and running.
    If You do a re-install be sure to get rid of all iDVD old parts AND then EMPTY the Trash-basket !
    iDVD updated ?
    Apple Codec updated ?
    Start a New Clean project - or delete project assets
    No of Colors - must be set to millions
    EdinSF writes that, The 10.6.3 update with an Open GL fix seems to have taken care of the problem.
    Yours Bengt W

  • HT2736 Why can't I use this feature with my iTunes balance?

    Why do I need to use a credit card in order to send an app as a gift, when I have plenty of money in my iTunes balance?

    Hi Elizabeth,
    Do your Mac meet any of these requirements?
    http://www.wvnet.edu/services/webct/requirements.html
    From this it appears to be PC only!???
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/awebctcclient/files/Pancake%20%28it%20own%20proj ect%20now%29/Pancake%20Console%20V1.0.0/PancakeConsole-1.0.0-src.zip/download
    Can you provide any more info on which bersion or file you have?
    Can you tell us why you need this for your use?

  • Why can't I use keyboard to sign in to apps after ios7 download?

    After downloading the latest ios on my ipad, I cannot use the keyboard to log into an app that keeps my passwords secret.  I also downloaded the update, but still cannot use it.  The keyboard does not appear in order for me to type in my password.

    What happens when you try... any Error messages or Alerts...
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    Close All Open Apps...  Sign Out of your Account...  Perform a Reset... Try again...
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    Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Release the Buttons.
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  • Why can't I use my new IPad to pay in stores with apple pay?

    I want to know why it is not possible to use your ipad mini 3 or ipad air 2 to pay with apple pay in stores. Why can you only use apple pay online with ipads and with iphones you can use them for in store purchases and online purchases. I mean I guess how it makes sense to apple, sense most people wouldn't want to bring there ipad a long with them to pay, but for some people, especially if you have the latest ipad mini which is like a phablet anyways, I feel like it would be nice if you could use it to pay in store with apple pay.

    We have no clue as to what Apple may come up with in future models, but for now the snazzy tap&go allure of ApplePay can only be done using an iPhone 6 or 6plus.
    Purportedly the rest of the devices can do thru-the-web Apple Pay-ment, but that's not as sexy and not as widespread.

  • Why can't i use my $30 on my account?

    Why can't i use my $30 on my itunes account?????

    We don't know. What is the error?

  • Can you use Apple Pay without also needing to use a passcode to unlock your phone? I don't see that combination of options in settings.

    Can you use Apple Pay without also needing to use a passcode to unlock your phone? I don't see that combination of options in settings.

    I too don't like this. I would like to be able to use Touch ID for purchases on the App Store, Apple Pay, & Apple Store without having to use a passcode to unlock my phone. Why not allow the Touch ID to be app specific? Let us use it when we need it, not force us to use it for everything or nothing at all. That ***** that you have to set up a Passcode for your phone if you want to use Apple Pay. I didn't know about that. I haven't set that up yet because I'm waiting for them to support my credit card. Now I'm thinking I may not use Apple Pay. What a pain! Come on Apple, let us pick and choose what we want to lock down on our phones!!!

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