User Guide

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Note: Age restrictions for Ask to Buy vary by area. In the United States, the family organizer can
enable Ask to Buy for any family member under age 18; for children under age 13, it’s enabled
by default.
Find out more about
the requested app.
Find out more about
the requested app.
Hide individual purchases. Using iTunes on a computer, family members can hide any of their
purchases so other family members can’t view or download them. For more information, see
Family Sharing
on page 37.
Use a gift card or code. Tap Featured, scroll to the bottom, then tap Redeem. Or tell Siri “Redeem
an iTunes Store gift card.”
Send a gift. View the item you want to give, tap , then tap Gift. Or tap Featured, scroll to the
bottom, then tap Send Gift to send an iTunes gift certicate to someone.
Restrict in-app purchases. Many apps provide extra content or enhancements for a fee. To limit
purchases that can be made from within an app, go to Settings > General > Restrictions (make
sure Restrictions is enabled), then set options (for example, restrict by age rating or require a
password immediately or every 15 minutes). You can turn o In-App Purchases to prevent all
purchases. See Restrictions on page 42.
Use iTunes Pass. You can add an iTunes Pass to Passbook, which makes it easy to add money to
your Apple ID so you can make purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
without using a credit or debit card. To add your iTunes Pass, go to App Store > Redeem, then tap
Getting Started with iTunes Pass. You can add money to your iTunes Pass at Apple Retail Stores in
most countries.
App Store settings
To set options for the App Store, go to Settings > iTunes & App Store.
View or edit your account. Tap your Apple ID, then tap View Apple ID. To change your password,
tap the Apple ID eld.
Sign in using a dierent Apple ID. Tap your account name, then tap Sign Out. Then enter the
other Apple ID.
Turn o automatic downloads. Tap Apps in Automatic Downloads. Apps update automatically
over Wi-Fi, unless you turn o the option.
Download apps using the cellular network. Turn on Use Cellular Data. Downloading apps over
the cellular network may incur carrier charges. Newsstand apps update only over Wi-Fi.