Google Introduces ‘Purchase Requests’ Feature for Family Managers to Control Children’s Purchases

Last Update: December 21, 2022, 13:04 IST

Family managers will receive notifications for purchase requests in real-time.

Family managers will receive notifications for purchase requests in real-time.

Purchase requests will make it easier for families to safely purchase both paid apps and in-app purchases.

Google has added a new ‘Purchase Request’ feature that will give family managers the option to approve or decline purchases made by children. Purchase requests will make it easier for families to securely purchase both paid apps and in-app purchases, the tech giant said in a blogpost on Tuesday.

If users don’t have a family payment method set up, children under 13 will be able to send purchase requests directly to the family manager.

Users can then evaluate the request and important information about the application or in-app purchase on their device and decide whether the purchase should be completed.

If they decide to complete the purchase, they can use their own stored payment methods, including Google Play gift cards.

Family managers will receive real-time notifications for these purchase requests, but can also see them in the approval request queue to make a later decision.

And just like with the family payment method, all transactions completed through purchase requests will be available in the order history.

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