How to Prevent Your Family From Spending Thousands on In-App Purchases
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Slightly off topic, but this is a short and useful guide about securing Apple and Android devices against accidental in-app purchase. By making these quick changes iOS and Android devices will need a password/pin before any purchase can be authorised..
iPhone & iPad
Apple’s iOS allows you to enable Restrictions for in-app
purchases. You can create a passcode that you’ll need whenever someone tries to
perform an in-app purchase.
- Open the Settings app and tap the General category.
- Tap Restrictions on the General screen.
- Enable Restrictions and create a password. Choose one that only you, and not your kids, will know.
- Scroll down to Allowed Content, and set In-App Purchases to Off. Your device will ask for your password every time an in-app purchase is attempted.
- Set Require Password to Immediately. This ensures that you’ll be asked to confirm each in-app purchase. The default 15 minute setting allows in-app purchases to be performed without a password in the 15 minute period after you enter your password.
Android
Google’s Play Store allows you to create a PIN, which
you’ll need to enter each time you purchase an app from the store or use in-app
purchases.
- Open the Google Play store app.
- Tap the menu button and select Settings.
- Under User Controls, tap Set or change PIN and create a PIN. Choose one that your kids won’t know or be able to guess.
- Check the Use PIN for purchases option.
The full article is here - http://www.howtogeek.com/142491/how-to-prevent-your-kids-from-spending-thousands-of-dollars-on-in-app-purchases/ and includes instructions for Kindle Fire devices
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