Require a password for App Store and iTunes purchases

You tin require a password for every buy or crave a password every 15 minutes.

You tin can choose how often yous want to enter your password when you lot buy items (including in-app purchases) from the App Store and iTunes Store:

  • Always Require—Every time you brand a buy, you'll be asked to enter your countersign, even if you're signed in with your Apple ID.
  • Crave Afterward 15 Minutes—If y'all entered your countersign within the last 15 minutes, y'all won't be asked to enter your countersign again.

If yous don't desire to enter a password when you download free items, follow the steps below and plow off password protection for free items.

Require a password on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on

  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Tap your proper noun.
  3. Tap Media & Purchases.
  4. Tap Password Settings, so cull the setting that you want.

If you lot don't meet Password Settings, you lot have turned on Face ID or Bear upon ID for App Store and iTunes Purchases. To alter this, go back to Settings, tap "Face ID & Passcode" or "Touch on ID & Passcode", then plough off Face up ID or Touch ID next to iTunes & App Store.

Require a password on your Mac

  1. On your Mac, choose the Apple carte du jour () at the top of your screen, and then choose System Preferences.
  2. Click Apple tree ID.
  3. Click Media & Purchases.
  4. Select the settings that y'all desire for free downloads and purchases. If you have Bear upon ID turned on for purchases, you lot won't see this menu.

If you're using an older version of macOS, open iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences, so click the Shop tab.

Crave a countersign on your PC

If you're using a PC, open iTunes. From the top of the iTunes window, choose Edit, then choose Preferences. Click the Store tab. Then select the settings that you desire for purchases and free downloads.

Require a password on your Apple Television 4K or Apple Television set Hard disk

  1. From the Home screen, select Settings.
  2. Select Users and Accounts.
  3. Select [your name]'s Account.
  4. Under Require Password, choose the settings that you want for purchases and gratis downloads.

Crave a countersign on your Apple tree TV (3rd generation)

  1. From the Home screen, select Settings > iTunes Shop > Sign In.
  2. Sign in with your Apple tree ID and password.
  3. After you click Submit, you'll see a screen that says "Remember Password?" Select your preferred level of protection:
    • Choose Yes if you want the Apple tree Goggle box to remember your password for purchases as long as you're signed in with your Apple ID.
    • Choose No if you want to enter your password each time that y'all brand a buy in the iTunes Store.

To change your password settings, sign out, then follow the steps above to sign in again.

Most turning off password protection

You can't completely turn off countersign protection for paid items on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or estimator. On Apple Television set, you tin turn off password protection for both free and paid items.

If you enabled Touch ID or Face ID for App Store and iTunes Shop purchases, you lot'll be asked to use Affect ID or Face ID for every download, even if the detail is costless.

Manage what kids purchase or download

If you employ Family unit Sharing, you can utilize Enquire to Buy to control what kids buy. When a child asks to purchase an item or download a free detail, the family organizer tin approve or decline the request.

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