How do I stop my children from making in-app purchases on my Samsung Galaxy device?

How do I stop my children from making in-app purchases

You can stop your children from making in-app purchases from apps downloaded in the Play Store or Galaxy Store through your settings.

This will not stop in-app purchases from showing within the game or app, but any purchase will require you to enter your Google or Samsung password before it can be bought. Make sure that you use a password that is secure and known only to you.

1 Open the Play Store app
Play store icon
2 Tap the account icon (a letter inside a coloured circle on the top right of the screen)
Tap account icon
3 Tap Settings
Tap settings
4 Tap Authentication
Tap Authentication
5 Tap Require authentication for purchases
Tap Require authentication for purchases
6 Select For all purchases through Google Play on this device
Select For all purchases through Google Play on the device
1 Tap the Galaxy Store app
Galaxy store app icon
2 Tap the menu icon. The menu icon appears as three horizontal lines in the bottom right hand corner
Tap menu icon
3 Tap the settings cog
Tap settings cog
4 Tap the toggle next to Require password/biometrics to buy to turn it on
Tap Require password/biometrics to buy

Google may provide refunds for some purchases made through the Play Store, depending on their refund policies. Find out more about Google's refund policy on their website.

Apps purchased on the Galaxy Store are not usually subject to refunds or cancellation once the download begins. If you have a question about a refund on the Galaxy Store, follow the steps below:

1 Open the Galaxy Store app
Galaxy store app icon
2 Tap the menu icon. The menu icon appears as three horizontal lines in the bottom right hand corner
Tap menu icon
3 Tap the settings cog
Tap settings cog
4 Tap Contact us
Tap contact us
5 You will be taken to Samsung Members, then tap Purchases and refunds and complete the form
Tap purchases and refunds

If you're experiencing unusual behaviour on Samsung mobiles, tablets or wearables, you can send us an error report or ask us a question in the Samsung Members app.

This allows us to take a closer look at what is happening. The data is anonymised and only held for the duration of the investigation. Find out more about sending an error report through the Samsung Members app.

 

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