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Apple no
longer allows users to set up iTunes Allowances for their kids as it plans to
completely shut down the programme on May 25 this year. The feature allowed
parents to set up a monthly credit line for kids to spend on App Store and
iTunes.
The
announcement came via a support note on the Cupertino-based tech firm's
website. "After April 13, 2016, you will no longer be able to create a new
iTunes Allowance. All existing allowances will cancel May 25, 2016," the
note said. The firm added that post May 25, the unused allowance credit will
remain in the user's account until it has been used.
As Apple
shuts its iTunes Allowance programme, it is suggesting affected users start
using the Family Sharing feature as an alternative. Also, this will not affect
the availability of iTunes Gifts as users can still buy it and send it to
friends/ family.
Family
Sharing in iTunes was introduced by Apple with iOS 8. The feature lets you
share your purchases - such as books, apps and music - across family members
without having to share iTunes accounts. So, for example, if a kid wants to buy
an app using the family's iPad, the parent (or family organiser) verifies the
purchase from their iPhone. It also means that if one family member has paid
for a book on your iPhone, the rest of the family doesn't need to buy another
copy of the book, or borrow their device, to read it.
iOS users would need to set
it up on the different devices in your family. The family organiser invites the
other members, and agrees to pay for any purchases the members initiate from their
iTunes accounts. The family members can then accept the Family Sharing
invitation from their devices once they're signed into their iCloud accounts.
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