Fortnite is the most popular Free to Play videogame of the moment, that is to say that it is totally free (in its Battle Royale version) and that no player will get any advantage by buying in-game items. This does not mean that there are no purchases in the game and therefore, you can spend a goose on it. In fact there is a section called Store in which you can buy customizations for your character, such as Skins, dances, backpacks, etc. This has made many parents wonder if it is possible to block or deactivate Fortnite purchases so that their children do not spend a fortune on the game.
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There are many Fortnite forums in which the excessive expenses of children and not so children have been discussed in a video game that is Free to play. This has created a bit of an alarm since in the end many users are spending more money than if Fortnite were paid . Obviously, this should not be a problem if you are an adult, but it can be a problem if your child is in charge of his Fortnite account..
In this case, the parents of children who play Fortnite are demanding some form of parental control to prevent their children from spending a fortune on the video game . The truth is that everything will depend on the platform your child uses to play Fortnite. On PS4 or Xbox for example, simply unsubscribe from PSN or Xbox Live. However, in the event that your child plays Fortnite on his iPhone or iPad with a credit card associated with his App Store account, he will still be able to buy items from the store using this method.
IOS devices allow purchase from the App Store or from within applications and games such as Fortnite . However, when purchases are made within an application or video game, your App Store account will be used and therefore the balance or credit card you have. However, at the same time, Apple mobile devices also allow you to disable the purchase from within games and applications, so if we block these purchases, your child or Fortnite users on iPhone or iPad, will not be able to make purchases of Skins, backpacks, gestures, dances, etc..
Having said that, below we want to show you how to disable purchases from the Fortnite store for iPhone or iPad :
How to block Fortnite purchases on iPhone or iPad with iOS.
- The first thing we will have to do is access the Settings of our device. Once here you should go to the General option in which line followed you should find and select the Restrictions option .
- At this point you will have to enter the security code of the device which is recommended that only you know since if your child knows it, he can activate the purchases within the Fortnite store again..
- After entering the security code, you will see a list of configuration options from which you will have to search for the one that says: Purchases in the App . Next to this option you will see a switch which you will have to deactivate.
- Once you have deactivated this option, you only have to close the Settings app and that's it. Now, when any user accesses the Fortnite game on said iPhone or iPad, they will not be able to make any purchase and therefore not worry about the unexpected charges made by your child.
Important Note: It should be noted that the in-app purchase settings affect not only the Fortnite video game, but you will also deactivate purchases within any other application or video game installed on your iOS device, be it iPhone or iPad.
Another alternative to the previous proposal is the use of the option "In Family". This option allows you to create a group with all your family members in which you can configure the obligation to ask before making a purchase. In this way you will be the group administrator and when your children want to download a purchase in Fortnite, you will have to accept it or on the contrary reject it.
