How to turn off in-app purchases from the Google Play Store

Are you tired of your gamer 7-year-old continuing to buy new games and gaming accessories from the Google Play Store? And you don't want to remove your payment method entirely because you'll always have to make some purchases yourself? Oh, we can totally relate to what you're going through. So, how does it sound when we say that every time someone tries to make a purchase through Google Play, they will be asked to enter their device password or use fingerprint verification to authenticate the purchase?

Sounds like the perfect plan? Well, keep reading! You really couldn't be in a better place, trust us. Hope you enjoyed reading this article!

Solution

Step 1: Launch the Play Store application.

Step 2: In the upper right corner of the Play Store home screen, click the Profile icon.

Step 3: Next, click on the "Settings" option.

Step 4: Now, from the list of available Settings options, click "Authentication"magnet.

Step 5: Next, turn on the toggle button associated with the option Biometric Authentication .

Step 6: When you turned on the toggle in the previous step, you will be asked to enter Google Account password . After entering the password, click the OK button to continue.

Step 7: Next, click on the option Purchase requires authentication.

Step 8: Here you have to select an option for Purchase Authentication. If you want your purchases to be authenticated every time, select option F or All purchases made via Google Play on this device.

That's it. Now, every time you try to make a purchase through Google Play, the authentication process (i.e. entering your device password or verifying with your fingerprint) must be completed by the user trying to make the purchase.

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