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Family Sharing and iTunes Gift Cards

My question is this: I know that if the Organizer adds an iTunes Gift Card to his/her account, all purchases will first deduct from that until it is depleted and will revert back to the credit/debit card on file. However, what happens if one of the family members on the account adds an iTunes Gift Card to their account? Is it basically a wasted gift card, or will iTunes know that it should deduct from that card first? Or, if they go to add an iTunes Gift Card to their account, will it automatically add it to the Organizer's account instead?

The charge will first be deducted from any iTunes store credit in the iTunes store account of the family member making the purchase.  From Family purchases and payments - Apple Support:

“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.”

Thank you this answered my question perfectly!

Then how come I keep having to pay for my son's purchases when he has an itunes card balance?

I know this post is old but I had the same question.

I had $30 in my iTunes account and my wife is the family share organizer.

When I purchased ITunes Match the amount was removed from my iTunes gift card.

I have the exact same question. Even thought there is enough credit on the gift card account, the purchase from a family member was billed to my credit card.

How can I avoid this?

Buy/redeem iTunes cards to the family member's account.

Well, the account already had a positive balance, before the family sharing. Family members had a positive balance already before family sharing and the idea is, to charge the account first before the credit card.

If necessary, contact iTunes Support

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最后更新：2017-10-07 04:54:20

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