Use Apple Cash and Apple Card with Family Sharing on iPhone (U.S. only) (2024)

FAQs

Use Apple Cash and Apple Card with Family Sharing on iPhone (U.S. only)? ›

On the family organizer's iPhone, open the Settings app. Tap [your name], then tap Family Sharing. Tap the child or teen that you want to set up Apple Cash for. Tap Apple Cash, then follow the instructions on your screen to set up their account.

Change the default payment method: Click the Sort icon next to a payment method to change its position in the list. The first payment method in the list is the default method used for Family Sharing purchases and subscriptions. Add another payment method: Click Add Payment and follow the onscreen instructions.

If you're the organizer for a Family Sharing group, you can set up Apple Cash so the children and teens in your family group can use their Apple Watch to make purchases and send and receive money in Messages.

Correct. Only the family organizer can add a payment method. Others in the family can pay using funds on their Apple ID or Apple gift cards added to their account.

Open the Wallet app and tap your Apple Card. Under People, tap Share My Card, then tap Continue. Select a member of your Family Sharing group.

If your device uses the Family Sharing function, your payment information can only be changed by the sharing organizer. 4. Modify or remove the information. Tap Remove to delete a payment method.

On the Payment & Shipping screen, tap Edit. Touch and hold a payment method to drag it further up or down your list of payment methods. Apple will attempt to charge your payment methods in the order that they appear. Tap Done.

Yes. With Apple Cash Family, you can set up Apple Cash for members in your Family Sharing group who are under age 18. Once it's set up, they can send, spend, and receive money using Apple Cash.

With Apple Cash Family, you can view your child or teen's balance and transactions, choose who they can send money to, and lock their account.

You can use Apple Cash and Apple Card with your Family Sharing group.

Is Apple Cash the same as Apple Pay? ›

What's the difference between Apple Cash and Apple Pay? Apple Cash is a digital card in Wallet that lets you send and receive money in Messages or Wallet. The money you receive appears on your Apple Cash card in Wallet. You can spend it however you like in stores, online, and in apps with Apple Pay.

Turn on purchase sharing using your iPhone or iPad

If you don't see Family, tap your name, then tap Family Sharing. Tap Purchase Sharing. Tap Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. To confirm which payment method will be billed, tap Purchase Sharing again and check the Shared Payment Method information.

It's easy to add your partner, spouse, or other adult from your Family Sharing group as a Co‑Owner — even if they don't have their own Apple Card yet. Apple Card Family allows two partners to merge credit lines ⁷ to form a single co-owned account, manage that account together, and build credit as equals.

Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences. Click Family Sharing. Click Details next to your name. Click Stop Using Family Sharing.

To update your payment method, first, open the Settings app on your iPhone and tap on your name. From there, select "Payment & Shipping," and you'll be taken to a screen where you can manage your payment methods.

Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Tap on your Apple ID at the top of the screen. Tap Family Sharing. If you are a member of the shared account, tap Leave Family Sharing, then you can remove the payment method.