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Change Media & Purchases settings for your Apple Account on Mac - Apple Support (NZ)

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Welcome
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- Set your Apple Account picture
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- Keep your Mac up-to-date
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Change Media & Purchases settings for your Apple Account on Mac

On your Mac, use Apple Account Media & Purchases settings to require Touch ID or a password for free downloads and purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books and Apple TV. To access Media & Purchases settings, you must sign in to your Apple Account in the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books or Apple TV.

To change these settings, choose Apple menu > System Settings, click your name at the top of the sidebar, then click Media & Purchases.

If you don’t see your name, click “Sign in”, enter your Apple Account email address or phone number, then enter your password.

Open Apple Account settings for me

Option				Description
Account				Click Manage to view and update the Apple Account settings you use for purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, Apple TV and more.
Subscriptions				Click Manage to view and update your current subscriptions for Apple Music, Apple News and more.
Use Touch ID for Purchases				Require Touch ID to complete purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books and Apple TV.
Free Downloads				Choose whether to require a password when downloading free content from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books and Apple TV. If you turn on Touch ID for Purchases, this option isn’t available and Touch ID is required for free downloads.
Purchases and In-App Purchases				Choose whether to require a password when making purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books and Apple TV, and when making in-app purchases. You can choose to require a password with every purchase, or only after a period of 15 minutes has elapsed since the last purchase. If you turn on Touch ID for Purchases, this option isn’t available and Touch ID is required for purchases and in-app purchases.

For information about combining your Apple subscriptions, see the Apple Support article Bundle Apple subscriptions with Apple One.

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