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iOS 4.3 Requires Password Reentry for In App Purchases
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toddybody
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Youre totally right if "every thread" = the last two. If anything, they affirm my frustration that these stories are just filler...in place of legitimate MacRumors. And please read the majority of my posts to fix your ignorance.
This makes a lot of sense after reading about that smurf village app. Greedy and sleezy dev tactics, fooling kids who are to young to know any better into buying $99 packages of "smurfberries"
ksgant
macrumors 6502a
Honestly, I've never made an in-app purchase on either my iPad or iPhone...so I assumed it always did this.
You mean if I have an app that has purchases inside of it, on the old iOS if I clicked something to buy, it just automagically bought it without me putting in a password? 😱
You mean if I have an app that has purchases inside of it, on the old iOS if I clicked something to buy, it just automagically bought it without me putting in a password? 😱
deputy_doofy
macrumors 65816
Come to think of it, I wish they'd do this for the Mac app store. It's amazing how many times I've clicked on the wrong button and attempted to buy a $20 item, when all I meant to do was click on it to read more about it. I haven't accidentally bought anything yet, but it's coming...
Ugh
Call me a jerk if you like, but I get really tired of having to jump through extra hoops because other people decided to have kids. It happens everywhere but this is just a small (and irritating) example.
Make it an option for us grown ups so we can turn it off. We can store our iTunes Store passwords on our computers and it's not like kids don't use those.
Call me a jerk if you like, but I get really tired of having to jump through extra hoops because other people decided to have kids. It happens everywhere but this is just a small (and irritating) example.
Make it an option for us grown ups so we can turn it off. We can store our iTunes Store passwords on our computers and it's not like kids don't use those.
toddybody
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Ill be so upset that I might have to read a different site for a few hours 🙄
Ha ha! Sorry to come across as a whiny poodle 😛
1. Make your own blog
2. Put whatever you want on page 2
3. ???
4. Profit
Seriously.
Compile 'em all
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deputy_doofy
macrumors 65816
yea... I like it, on the iOS devices my kids play with, (old iPhone, iPad. I'm annoyed with it on my own devices they do not play with, (iPhone4.)
I'm not sure it would be better to make it an option though. If not done right it would make it inconstant, confusing, and even easier to accident buy stuff.
I'm not sure it would be better to make it an option though. If not done right it would make it inconstant, confusing, and even easier to accident buy stuff.
This is a very good move and surprised that it wasn't done initially. I'm sure the now infamous "smurf-berries" in-app purchase that had toddlers run up bills in the hundreds of dollars at times had something to do with this.
Technology has now caught up to, "Mommy, can you buy this for me?" in the mobile space.
I would like to see it go further will a full parental controls suite for family distributed iPhone's. Sure that is a current point of debate for iOS 5.
What competitive phone or tablet has better parental controls included? I'm not disputing they could be improved- but I'm not aware of any phones/tablets that have better or more granular parental controls out of the box. In other words, I think the statement "industry-leading" is accurate, but there's so much more that they could do.
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And you went to the effort of posting about it? Here's a suggestion... Skim past it and read the article that does interest you.
I'm sick of all this high horse BS by some readers
toddybody said:
And you went to the effort of posting about it? Here's a suggestion... Skim past it and read the article that does interest you.
I'm sick of all this high horse BS by some readers
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I give my daughter iTunes gift cards. She can only spend up to the credit on the account we share. If she goes over then no more gift cards for a while.
Too bad more parents cannot manage the situation and have to rely on others to build it into the software.
I give my daughter iTunes gift cards. She can only spend up to the credit on the account we share. If she goes over then no more gift cards for a while.
Too bad more parents cannot manage the situation and have to rely on others to build it into the software.
WiiDSmoker
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mcapanelli
macrumors regular
It is an annoyance, I agree. Looks like I'll just stay with 4.2 and leave my jailbreak intact. Makes sense for Apple to go this route given the reaction parents have when their kids misuse their smartphone. It'd have been a matter of time before the Government came in to "protect" parents from having to be, well parents. In that light it's a good move on their part, very PC. End of the day though I can monitor my kids just fine without the intervention, thanks.