Manage purchases, subscriptions, settings and restrictions on the iPhone App Store

Find the app that you want to download (if it is still available in the App Store), then touch .

Subscribe to iCloud+ on the iPhone

iCloud+ allows you to benefit from all the advantages of iCloud, but also from premium features, including “iCloud private relay”, “hide my email address”, extensive care of “Homekit secure video”, as well as all the storage you need for your photos, files, and more.

You can subscribe to iCloud+ or Apple One, which includes iCloud+ and other Apple services. Consult the article Group its Apple subscriptions with Apple One of Apple Assistance.

Noticed : Some features have a system required for iCloud+. The availability of iCloud+ and its functionalities varies depending on the country or the region.

ICLOUD benefits+

When you subscribe to iCloud+, you benefit from the following advantages on the iPhone:

• Enjoy 50 GB, 200 GB or 2 TO storage.
• Create unique and random email addresses that transfer messages to your personal reception box thanks to hiding my email address. Consult the headings Use hide my email address in Safari on the iPhone and use “hide my email address” in email on the iPhone.
• Surf on the web with increased security and confidentiality thanks to “iCloud private relay”. Consult the section Protect navigation on the web with the iCloud private relay on the iPhone.
• Install security cameras at home with Homekit secure video to consult the recordings wherever you are while preserving their confidentiality and their safety. Consult the Configure Cameras in Home on the iPhone.
• Use a personalized messaging field to adapt iCloud email to your needs. Consult the Configure A Personalized Messaging Domain with iCloud email on the iPhone.

To find out more about iCloud+ features and their operation on the various devices, see the iCloud user guide.

Upgrade, change or cancel an iCloud subscription+

1. Access Settings> [your name]> iCloud.
2. Touch Manage the account storage space> Change storage package, select an option, then follow the instructions on the screen.

Noticed : If you cancel your iCloud+subscription, you lose additional iCloud storage space and can no longer use iCloud features+.

Share iCloud+

You can use family sharing to share iCloud+ with up to five other family members. When family members accept your invitation to share iCloud+, they immediately have access to storage and additional features.

Noticed : To stop sharing iCloud+ with a family group, you can cancel the subscription, leave the family group, or leave or deactivate family sharing. Consult the Add a member to a family sharing group on the iPhone.

To find out how to combine your Apple subscriptions, see the article Bring together its Apple subscriptions with Apple One of Apple Assistance.

Manage purchases, subscriptions, settings and restrictions on the iPhone App Store

In the App Store , You can manage subscriptions and consult or download purchases that family members or yourself have made. You can also define restrictions and customize your preferences for the App Store in settings .

Approve purchases with family sharing

When family sharing is configured, the family organizer can consult and approve purchases made by other family members below a certain age. Consult the Activate “Request purchase authorization” for a child later.

Find and download apps purchased by yourself or family members

1. Touch or your photo at the top right, then touch Purchasing.
2. If you have configured family sharing, touch my purchases or choose a family member to display their purchases.

Noticed : You can see the purchases made by family members only if they choose to share their purchases. Purchases made as part of family sharing can be inaccessible once the family member has left the family group.

Find the app that you want to download (if it is still available in the App Store), then touch .

Edit or cancel subscriptions from the App Store

1. Touch or your photo at the top right, then touch subscriptions. You may need to log in using your Apple identifier.
2. Choose a subscription, then perform one of the following operations:
   • Change or cancel an existing subscription.
   • Repeat an expired subscription.
   • Share an eligible subscription from the App Store with other family members in your family sharing group.

Change the App Store settings

Access Settings> App Store, then perform one of the following operations:

• To automatically download the apps purchased on your other Apple devices: Under “Automatic downloads”, activate “Apps downloads”.
• To automatically update apps: Activate “Apps updates”.
• To download the integrated content of the apps in the background: Activate “integrated content” to download content before your first app opening.
• To allow apps downloads with cellular data: Under “cellular data”, activate “automatic downloads”. To determine if you wish to receive an authorization request for downloads above 200 MB or for all applications, touch “Apps downloads”.
• To automatically read apps video extracts: Activate “Automatic video playback”.
• To automatically delete unused apps: Activate “unload the unused apps”. You can reinstall a app at any time if it is always available in the App Store.

Define content restrictions and prevent integrated purchases

1. Access Settings> Screen time> Contents and confidentiality> Content restrictions.
2. Define restrictions as those mentioned below:
   • Apps: Limit apps depending on age.
   • App extracts: Prevent the opening of app extracts.