You can choose how often you want to enter your password when you buy items (including in-app purchases) from the App Store and iTunes Store:
- Always Require—Every time you make a purchase, you'll be asked to enter your password, even if you're signed in with your Apple ID.
- Require After 15 Minutes—If you entered your password within the last 15 minutes, you won't be asked to enter your password again.
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If you don't want to enter a password when you download free items, follow the steps below and turn off password protection for free items.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap [your name], then tap iTunes & App Store.
- Tap Password Settings. If you have Touch ID or Face ID turned on for purchases, you won't see Password Settings.
- Under Purchases and In-App Purchases, tap the setting that you want.
- Under Free Downloads, tap Require Password to turn the setting on or off.
- When asked, enter your password. Then tap OK.
On your computer
- On your Mac, choose the Apple menu () at the top of your screen, then choose System Preferences.
- Click Apple ID.
- Click Media & Purchases.
- Select the settings that you want for free downloads and purchases. If you have Touch ID turned on for purchases, you won't see this menu.
If you're using an older version of macOS, open iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences, then click the Store tab.
On a PC
If you're using a PC, open iTunes. From the top of the iTunes window, choose Edit, then choose Preferences. Click the Store tab. Then select the settings that you want for purchases and free downloads.
On your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD
- From the Home screen, select Settings.
- Select Users and Accounts.
- Select [your name]'s Account.
- Under Require Password, choose the settings that you want for purchases and free downloads.
On your Apple TV (3rd generation)
- From the Home screen, select Settings > iTunes Store > Sign In.
- Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
- After you click Submit, you'll see a screen that says 'Remember Password?' Select your preferred level of protection:
- Choose Yes if you want the Apple TV to remember your password for purchases as long as you're signed in with your Apple ID.
- Choose No if you want to enter your password each time that you make a purchase in the iTunes Store.
To change your password settings, sign out, then follow the steps above to sign in again.
About turning off password protection
You can't completely turn off password protection for paid items on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or computer. On Apple TV, you can turn off password protection for both free and paid items.
If you enabled Touch ID or Face ID for App Store and iTunes Store purchases, you'll be asked to use Touch ID or Face ID for every download, even if the item is free.
Manage what kids buy or download
If you use Family Sharing, you can use Ask to Buy to control what kids buy. When a child asks to buy an item or download a free item, the family organizer can approve or decline the request.
Yes, you read the title right. You can download paid Mac App Store apps for free. And the best part is you need not do any account hacking or unethical stuff to crack paid Mac App Store apps. Just some tweaking and you are done with it.
Here is the step by step guide to download Mac App Store paid apps for free:
STEP 1: To run Mac App Store smoothly, make sure that you have updated your system to Snow Leopard 10.6.6.
STEP 2: Login to the new Mac App Store and download Twitter app. Yes, its free.
STEP 3: Now, browse to the Application folder and locate Twitter app.
STEP 4: Once you find it, right click on it and click on Show Package Contents option.
STEP 5: Now, navigate to the Contents folder and copy the contents named as _CodeSignature, _MASReceipt and CodeResources.
STEP 6: We will demonstrate this free apps thing on Angry Birds. In order to download any paid app for free, you need its dmg file. Here is the dmg file for Angry Birds, just download it.
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STEP 7: Now run this dmg file and drag the Angry Birds into the Applications folder.
STEP 8: Once you copy it, right click on it and click on Show Package Contents option.
STEP 9: Now, navigate to the Contents folder and delete the contents named as _CodeSignature, _MASReceipt and CodeResources and paste the similar contents that you have copied in Step 5.
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Voila! That is how you can download paid Mac App Store apps for free. You can run it this cracked Mac App store app now.
[via AppInsect]
How To Download Free Mac App Store Apps
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