Tomorrow, payments with Russian cards will be disabled in the App Store. What to do
Miscellaneous / / March 09, 2022
Two ways to help keep access to games, subscriptions and other paid services.
From March 10, pay in the App Store with a card issued in Russia, will not work. But this does not mean that access to paid applications for Russian users will be completely closed. We tell you what can be done.
Top up your account in advance
Today, you can still deposit funds into your Apple ID account.
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- Go to the App Store app.
- Tap on the "Account" icon in the upper right corner.
- From the menu, select "Top up Apple ID". The money will be debited from the card linked to the account.
Go to pay by phone number
While Apple has not announced the limitations of this payment method, it can be adopted. The numbers of operators "Beeline", "MegaFon", MTS, Yota are tied.
On iPhone and iPad
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- Go to gadget settings.
- Click on your Apple ID account name.
- In the "Payment and Delivery" menu, log in using Face ID or Touch ID.
- Go to "Add a payment method", select the "Mobile phone" option and enter the desired number. If you have previously added a phone number, you can skip this and the next steps.
- Wait for an SMS with a confirmation code and enter it. After that, the phone number will appear in the list of payment options.
- Click "Edit" and drag mobile payment to the first place in the list.
- Check that the menu has checkmarks next to the items "Mobile phone" and "Use this mobile phone number" (or another one - depending on your preferences).
On Mac in the App Store and iCloud
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- Launch the App Store app.
- Click on your Apple ID account name in the lower left corner of the window.
- Go to the "Information" → "Manage payment methods" section.
- Select "Payment Method" and add your mobile number.
- Confirm the binding of the number with the code from the SMS.
- Drag the "Mobile Phone" payment method to the first position in the list.
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