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Can you gift IAP?
First spotted by MacRumors, the updated text shows developers can allow people to buy in-app purchases for one another. To give someone an app, users have to open up the App Store, find the app, tap the three dots icon next to the app’s price and select the “Gift App” option from the menu.
How do I gift an in-app purchase on iOS?
Send a gift
- Open the App Store app, iTunes Store app, or Books app.
- Tap the item that you want to give.
- Tap the Gift button: In the App Store, tap the Share button , then tap Gift App .
- Follow the onscreen instructions to personalize and send your gift.
- After the gift is sent, the recipient gets an email.
Users can set up an iCloud Family account to share in-app purchases with up to 6 people. The “Share with Family” option can be found in the Settings app on iOS or macOS, or on icloud.com.
Can in-app purchases be shared?
Today, Apple announced that subscriptions and one-time in-app purchases can now be shared among families. If you buy a consumable item, like coins in a game, you’ll still be the only one who can use them, but if you unlock an ad-free or pro version of an app it could be eligible for the new Family Sharing program.
How do I share Apple music without family sharing?
How can we share Apple music? You can’t without Family Sharing. Has nothing to do with you being adults. Each member can redeem Apple Gift Cards to their accounts which will be charged before the organizer’s method of payment.
Can you buy an app for someone else?
The best way to buy an Android app for somebody else is to add it to your Google Play Family Library. In essence, you’ll buy the app using your own account, then the recipient will be able to download the app as if they paid for it.
Family Sharing Would you like to share the app you bought with your husband/wife or kids? You can use the Family Sharing possibility. It works on both Android and Apple devices.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Go to Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing.
- Tap your name.
- Confirm or change the Apple ID that you want to use to share content.
- Tap Back in the upper-left corner to go back to Family Sharing.
- Tap Purchase Sharing and make sure that Share Purchases with Family is turned on.
How do I share Apple family purchases?
Use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to turn on purchase sharing
- If you haven’t set up Family Sharing yet, set up Family Sharing.
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap your name, then tap Family Sharing.
- Tap Purchase Sharing.
- Tap Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.
Can I give an app to someone else?