Why do I have to have to enter my iCloud PW? shouldn't I be able to approve with my fingerprint. This is something Apple should implement.
I haven't yet but definitely will. It would be a great feature. My kids are always downloading a free game.
With fingerprint, your kids would not be able to download free games, unless their fingerprints were added as well as yours. I have the fingerprint option for iTunes and the App Store. And I have to use the fingerprint even for free stuff.
What the OP is asking about, I believe, is allowing the family share person to download when the "ask to buy" option is enabled. When they try to download, a notification is sent to the account owner to approve or deny the purchase.
It seems right now the only way to authorize is to enter your password, rather than use Touch ID.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201089
Why would the share person on the account need a fingerprint. They aren't authorizing anything. I am the only person who can auth a download.Exactly. As it is, the share person would need their prints entered as well as whoever the account boss. Thus, to allow the share members to download free stuff, they can't use the fingerprint.
Why would the share person on the account need a fingerprint. They aren't authorizing anything. I am the only person who can auth a download.
Well 9.3. Offers this now. I was approving an app and got the enable finger print. Sweet
That's cool. A good feature to look forward to in 9.3.
What's odd is that I vividly remember using TouchID to approve purchases for my kids in the past but then the feature went away. As mentioned it's back in iOS 9.3.