Why do i need a credit card for all applications?

Why won't apple let me buy my update if i have only itunes cards? I don't understand the point of using a credit card even for buying the applications? There still getting my money and I've read other posts and topics and other people are being aloud to buy it with there itunes money... Why can't I? That doesn't really seem fair to me and I've also read that people who've had there money in itunes for a longer period of time are able to pay with that but i added my money in yesterday... How long do i have to wait before i can give apple my money or do i have to use a credit card for all my purchases? By the way... I'm only 15 and can't get a credit card, So am i going to have to ask my parents if i can buy everything from itunes with there money and pay them back? Because i just wasted $20 on itunes. Thanks Apple

Talked to Apple and apparently it's only a canadian problem and it has something to do with our government taxes. So that means that the only way to do it now is to have a credit card. That still makes no sense to me because we're aloud to purchase music and other items such as ipod games and there technically applications but apparently there not? And the stuff in the App Store is applications, Why can't i just buy my update?

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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
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-Norm G.

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Why do I need a credit card for free apps?

It is part of the security process for the account. Use the None option if it is available.

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I'm sorry, but there is nothing that I can do to help you with this situation. I don't know why, but many people have problems when they try to buy gems in the Clash of Clans game. Personally, I wouldn't touch the game with a ten foot pole, but that's just my opinion.
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https://getsupport.apple.com/Issues.action

HT1918 Why do you need my credit card information when I purchase songs from an already purchased Itunes gift card?

Why do you need my credit card information when I purchase songs from an already purchased Itunes gift card? If I cannot purchase goods with the prepuchased gift cards, then the card is useless and I want my money back.

We are fellow users here on these user-to-user forums, you're not talking to iTunes Support nor Apple.
Just because you are being asked to enter your credit card details doesn't mean that it will be charged for your purchases.
Is it a newly created account ? If it is then unless you use the instructions on this page when creating an account then credit card details will need to be entered before the account can be used in the store : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534

How do you get around needing a credit card for setting up family sharing?

How do you get around needing a credit card for setting up family sharing?

khuerter wrote:
I appreciate the replies about needing to setup a credit card for agreeing to pay for purchases and letting someone else be the Family Organizer. The purpose of my question is to know if there is a way around apples requirement to have a valid payment method on file...we have money in our apple account (use iTunes gift cards) and I do not want to store my CC info at apple. It seems like very odd that money in your account would not be enough to setup Family Sharing.
Very frustrating and just about ready to get rid of all the 15 apple products we currently have.
Khuerter,
Having a credit card when you set up as Family Organizer is a legal requirement to prove that you are taking financial responsibility for the others on the account. As Gail noted, there is not a way around that.
Once the account is set up, the Family Organizer can remove the credit card and replace it by a debit card.

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If you only want the free apps, take a look here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534
Read the steps carefully as the order in which you follow them is critical. If you don't follow them exactly as given, it won't work. Note that you can do this only when creating a new Apple ID. You cannot use an existing ID.
You will of course not be able to get anything other than the free apps without entering in some sort of payment method (credit card, prepaid iTunes card, gift certificate, etc.)
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Hello yongxiahuang,
It sounds like you would like to download free apps without a credit card on your apple ID. You should be able to update your billing information payment method to None with this article:
iTunes Store: Changing your payment information
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1918?viewlocale=de_de&locale=en_CA
Changing your payment information using a computer
Open iTunes.
Choose Store > Sign In.
Enter your Apple ID and password and click Sign In.
Choose Store > View Account.
Enter your account password and click View Account.
From the Apple Account Information page, click Edit to the right of Payment Type.
Note: You can find the payment methods that the iTunes Store accepts in the Payment Type section. If you don't want a payment method on your account, select None in the Payment Type section.
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Step 6 in particular.
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HT201251 I want to use 30 ipads to run kiosk software in my restaurant. Can I use one Apple ID (and one credit card) for all devices

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Why Do I Need a Credit Card to Show Artwork from CD's That I Own Legally?

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Artwork is only available for albums that are for sale in the iTunes Store. If Exile on Main Street is not something that iTunes sell, you'll have to find your artwork elsewhere. As Roger said, Amazon is usually a good place to start looking. Also, a Google Image search may find what you're looking for.
I believe that the Command - I equivalent on a Windows machine is Control-I. However, if you right click on the song, Get Info should also be one of the options. It's also an option from the File Menu, I believe. Poke around, use the Help function (which has a list of keyboard shortcuts, by the way), you'll find it.
Only Apple would know why they need or what certain information. Generally, it's pretty easy to dummy a phone number if the field is required and you don't wish to give out that information. I find all 7s works fairly well.

HT201303 If item is free why do you need a **** credit card!! Tired of items saying free if you are charging me refund my **** funs I will post on all networks

I tried to download a free game and music app that are free then it pop up you need a **** credit card what the **** for.. Tired of being nickel and dimmed by company so how about fixing this ****!!! Very upset

If the game is shown as "free" in the App Store, it is completely free to download, but many apps have "in-app purchases" intended to separate you from your money.
The solution is simple - don't use those apps. Uninstall them and write a review in the App Store explaining their underhandedness.
To disable "in-app purchases" go to Settings > General > Restrictions and turn "In-App Purchases" off. Don't forget your Restrictions passcode.

Why do you need a credit card when no money due

I recently was trying to add an older 3G IPad to my Verizon account. Went through all the steps online and then went to check out. We currently have 4 phones and 1 other IPad on this account. Anyway everything is fine until I go to check out. The total for this transaction was $0.00 but Verizon still wanted a credit card to complete the transaction. Why would a $0.00 transaction require a credit card. In today's world why would you even want the responsibility of taking that information if no money was due? Furthermore I asked the online chat person why and they said for verification purposes, really a dumb answer as I was logged in to my Verizon account already to do the transaction. Needless to say I did not complete the transaction. I refuse to give out credit card information when there was no money due, especially considering I refuse to have a credit card. Furthermore I am not giving out debit card information that is tied directly to my personal bank account. Note to the people who do your website coding. Don't require a credit card for a $0.00 transaction when the person is already logged in to their Verizon account. Probably not a big deal to Verizon as they only lost the activation fee and the $10 a month charge to have the device plus the possible uptick in data usage. It seems like a really dumb business decision on their part though.

That just doesn't cut it. 1. They were not shipping me anything. 2. I was logged in to my Verizon account which will let me change the whole data limit etc without a credit card. The requirement was nonsensical as I already had the IPad and just wanted to add it as a new device to an already established account with multiple devices. Again Verizon's choice but a really bad business decision to require a credit card for an established account with over 7 years of account history with you guys when you were shipping nothing and their was no money due for this transaction.

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This is not the only way to obtain artwork.
Go to Google Image Search and type in the artist/album name and click on search images.   Double click on a picture you like, then at the top of that page click on "see full size image".   When you get that image, simply copy/paste it into the space for album artwork in iTunes.
 Make sure you select the album in the browser of iTunes before you copy/paste.  
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Why do I need a credit card to get a free app

I downloaded a free app without needing credit card. Went to download another and it said I needed to put in credit card info. Why?

If the app also has in-app purchases included, then you need a credit card on file in case you purchase something from within the app.

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I buy my albums from real shops and just import them into iTunes which is all well and good, but I need an iTunes account to get album art, and I need a credit card to make an iTunes account (so it seems). Why can't I just get the album art like you can in windows media player?

because that is itunes! lol
you can make your account - nothing will be charged unless you buy. the cover art is free!
just set up an account it shouldnt be that a problem!
if really do not want to - you can buy software that will search your artwork - even if you just have the song title.
the best one is coverscout:
http://www.equinux.com/us/products/coverscout/index.html
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Why do i need a credit card for all applications?

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