Utilize a family payment method on Google Play

When you're in a family grouping, you lot tin can brand purchases on Google Play using the family unit payment method or a separate payment method.

How the family payment method works

  • When a family group is created, the family manager can add a family payment method.
  • Family members can utilise the family payment method to make purchases on Google Play or in-app purchases.
  • The family manager is responsible for any purchases made by their family members using the family payment method.
  • The family manager gets an email receipt each time a family member makes a purchase.
  • The family unit manager tin can plow on purchase approvals to require family members to get their blessing to brand certain purchases.

Make purchases using the family payment method

Family unit members can make purchases using the family payment method, or another payment method.

Purchases yous tin utilize family unit payment method for

Family members can use the family payment method to brand in-app purchases and to purchase the following content on Google Play:

  • Apps
  • Books
  • Movies
  • Games
  • Television receiver shows
  • Mag issues

Tip: If content is eligible to be added to Family Library, you lot'll meet the Family Library icon Family Library on the details page.

Purchases you can't use family payment method for

The family unit payment method can't be used for certain kinds of purchases, including:

  • Subscriptions
  • Devices from the Google Store, like phones and tablets
  • Google Play residual
  • Google Pay purchases

Payment options for the family managing director

If you created your family grouping, employ the instructions below to manage your family unit's payment method and rails purchases.

Add together a family unit payment method

Important:

  • Yous must add together the family payment method to the family manager's Google account. Just a family unit managing director can add, acquaintance, edit, or delete a family unit payment method.
  • You must use a credit or debit card every bit the family payment method. Other payment methods aren't eligible.

Change your family's payment method

Choose purchase approval settings for each family fellow member

See purchases fabricated by family unit members

The family unit manager tin see a list of all the purchases fabricated using the family unit payment method.

  1. Open the Play Shop app Google Play.
  2. At the acme correct, tap the profile icon and then Payments & subscriptions and then Budget & history.
  3. Tap Purchase history.
  4. Ringlet through all past purchases. If the purchase was made by someone else in your family unit, you lot'll meet "Purchased by" and their name.

Tip: If you share a credit card with your family unit members, they might already take access to the credit card you employ as the family payment method. Yous'll but run across purchases made with this credit card in your order history if your family member selects the family payment method to brand the buy.

Troubleshoot problems

Family unit payment method option doesn't display

If the family payment method doesn't display as an option when you get to brand a purchase, information technology's because the family payment method tin can't be used for that type of buy.

"Your family payment method is invalid" error

I demand a family payment method refund

Either the family unit manager or the family unit fellow member who purchased the content can enquire for refunds for content purchased using the family payment method.

Refunds are returned to the family payment method.

Learn more about how to make requests and the Google Play refund policies.

Limit child'southward apply of family payment method

If your child is nether 18 and their business relationship is managed with Family Link, y'all tin can set purchase approvals to limit their utilize of the family payment method.

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