Yeah. Forty seven dollars. He figured out my Apple ID password somehow and bought stuff in some game. Now I'm paranoid about my passwords and also furious. Trying not to make it a huge thing with him but damn. Anyone else had this happen? Anything I can do to prevent it going forward besides just better passwords?
Forty seven bucks is rough but at least you caught it. Pro tip: use a unique password for Apple ID that's nothing like your other passwords, and turn off one-click purchasing in the settings. My kids tested my tech knowledge real quick too.
Oh man, the $47 shock - I've been there with my oldest! Change your Apple ID password ASAP and enable Face ID/Touch ID for purchases. Also set up Screen Time restrictions so he can't buy anything without asking first. Lesson learned the hard way over here too.
That's rough. I've had to lock down everything after similar incidents. You can usually dispute those charges with Apple and they'll refund them. For future, look into parental controls so he can't make purchases without approval. Lesson learned the expensive way.
Oh man. This is my nightmare scenario. Forty seven dollars is brutal. I changed all my passwords and made sure my Apple ID is nowhere near any device the kids can reach. How did he even figure out the password? That's the terrifying part.
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Ouch. Yeah this happens more than you'd think. Apple's usually pretty good about refunding if you contact them and explain it was unauthorized purchases by a minor. Worth trying to get some of that back. And then maybe enable purchase restrictions so this doesn't happen again.