How to Stop Fortnite Purchases on iPhone and iPad

How to Stop Fortnite Purchases on iPhone and iPad

Fortnite is the latest gaming craze that seemingly every kid, teenager, and some adults, are obsessed with. The cooperative shooter game may be tons of fun for the players, but what can be less fun is the discovery of a big expensive bill from Fortnite by way of in-app purchases. This article will show you how to stop Fortnite purchases and prevent any unauthorized buying or purchasing of anything from the in-app and in-game temptations. Want to disable buying stuff and purchases in Fortnite on an iPhone or iPad? Whether its your own, a kids, or someone elses iOS device, here is how you can disable the in-app purchase mechanism: With in-app purchases disabled, no app can make purchases from within the application. This will prevent any and all accidental (or intentional) purchasing from Fortnite as well as from other apps on the device. * The Restrictions feature is sort of like parental controls for iOS, and turning off in-app purchases is one of a variety of features available to restrict individual device usage and activity on the iPhone or iPad. This particular setup is going to , but perhaps down the road a future version of iOS will allow for disabling or enabling specific apps to have the purchasing ability, while also retaining some control over spending limits. There are other options to control purchases as well from Fortnite as well as other apps. For example, you can setup and use Family Sharing and Ask to Buy which requests a request to be sent to you (or the parent) before making a purchase. You can also set up an App Store / iTunes allowance which will set that as the limit of purchasing activity, though it should be noted that it can be easy to spend money fairly quickly with in-app purchases in many games, Fortnite included. There are other ways to play Fortnite, and this article is obviously geared towards preventing purchases in Fortnite from an iPhone or iPad. But if youre on another device, or the person is playing Fortnite on an Xbox One, a Playstation 4, or a computer, then you can follow separate instructions for disabling unauthorized purchases on those devices too at . Thanks to Lifehacker for the handy tip idea! Do you know of another way to stop purchases in Fortnite? Let us know in the comments below!