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Media & Purchases

When you first click on Media & Purchases you will have three options:

  • Sign Out
  • Password Settings
  • View Account

Sign Out

Password Settings

Always Require Password

This will make you enter your Apple ID password every time you want to download an app from the app store.

Require After 15 Minutes

This can be useful if you intend to make multiple app purchases in a short amount of time. This negates the hassle of having to continuously enter your apple ID password in the app store.

Require password for Free downloads

This is so you don’t have to enter in your Apple ID password when the app you intend to download is free.

View Account

At the top of this screen you will see your Apple ID.

Manage Payments

This will bring you to this screen Payment & Shipping

Country/Region

This allows you to change the country associated with your Apple ID account

Add Money to Account

If you would like to transfer money to your account to make purchases.

  • Click on Add Money to Account
  • To add funds right away, click on the amount that you want to add. Or if you would like to automatically add to your balance regularly or once in the future, click on Set Up Auto Reload (Once auto reload is set you can top up your balance weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Or you can automatically top up your balance when it’s low)
  • Then follow the prompts on the screen to complete the purchase. Some payment methods might ask you to verify your purchase with a text message, email, or other two-step-verification method.

Ratings and Reviews

This is where you can view and edit your reviews on downloaded applications you use.

Personalized Recommendations

When this is on the apps you use, download, and purchase will allow the app store to recommend apps that you are likely to be interested in using.

Subscriptions

Clicking on this will bring you to this screen Subscriptions

Purchase History

This is where you can see all the apps you’ve ever purchased in order:

  • Click on Purchase History
  • Then you will see your purchase history. Click on Last 90 Days, then you will see the option to choose a different date range
Hidden Purchases

If you don’t want someone with access to your phone to see certain app store purchases you can view what you have hidden through here.

Remove This Device

You can remove the device you are currently using from being able to view app store purchases and downloads.

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