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This is 100% an Apple thing, and it sounds like the kid simply changed the password to override the iOS parental restrictions.
by berkle4455 3y ago
This is 100% an Apple thing, and it sounds like the kid simply changed the password to override the iOS parental restrictions.
- shoo_pl 3y agoWell, yes its Apple thing, and they do have systems in place to prevent this, though I'd argue they are not very user friendly for non-tech savy people.
- viscountchocula 3y agoNot an apple user. What does "the 10-year-old had managed to change the password to allow payments" mean? What does one action have to do with the other?
- berkle4455 3y agoThe app payments go through the iOS mandated payment system. There are parental controls you can enable on a child’s device to restrict what can and cannot be purchased, notify the parent, etc. The kid just went around that and disabled those controls and/or figure out the parents unlock password. This is part of why Roblox, Microsoft, and Epic pay Apple 30% of platform transactions to handle things like this.
- frumper 3y agoExcept Apple denied the refund. That isn't handling it. I had heard Apple was good about refunding purchases like this though, so it was surprising to read that.
- berkle4455 3y agoYep. And this goes back to my initial comment that this an an Apple thing. It happened on their payment ecosystem.