{"id":25761,"date":"2022-12-24T15:55:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T15:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/24\/google-play-update-gives-parents-more-control-over-purchases-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-12-24T15:55:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T15:55:44","slug":"google-play-update-gives-parents-more-control-over-purchases-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/24\/google-play-update-gives-parents-more-control-over-purchases-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Play Update Gives Parents More Control Over Purchases \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Children can now send \u201cPurchase Requests<\/a>\u201d to their parent or guardian when shopping on the Google Play Store. This saves you the trouble of setting up a family payment method, and more importantly, it gives you greater control over the apps, games, and in-app content purchased by your kid.<\/p>\n

Purchase Requests are pretty straightforward. If a child in your \u201cfamily group\u201d wants to buy something in Google Play, they need to send you a request. You\u2019ll receive a notification, and from there, you can approve or deny the purchase. (All requests are recorded in your Google Play history, and if you miss a request, it will sit in the pending tab.)<\/p>\n

You can only use this feature if you\u2019ve set up a family group<\/a>, which is a pretty simple process. Just open Google Play, tap your profile icon in the top right, select \u201cSettings,\u201d and tap \u201cFamily.\u201d Once you\u2019ve added your family to a group, you can manage accounts and share some purchases.<\/p>\n

Setting up a family group also opens the door to \u201cfamily payment methods.\u201d Essentially, a family payment method is a debit or credit card that can be shared across accounts. But if you set up a family payment method, you cannot use Purchase Requests. (That said, you can require approval for all purchases when using a family payment method.)<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Purchase Requests doesn\u2019t work for music or movies. It\u2019s only available for apps, games, and in-app purchases.<\/p>\n

Source: Google<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n