Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Tahoe
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Translate messages and calls
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright and trademarks
Change Media & Purchases settings for your Apple Account on Mac
On your Mac, use Apple Account Media & Purchases settings to require Touch ID or a password for free downloads and purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, and Apple TV. To access Media & Purchases settings, you must sign in to your Apple Account in the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, or Apple TV.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu 
If you don’t see your name, click “Sign in,” enter your Apple Account email address or phone number, then enter your password.
Open Apple Account settings for me
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Account | Click Manage to view and update the Apple Account settings you use for purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, Apple TV, and more. | ||||||||||
Subscriptions | Click Manage to view and update your current subscriptions for Apple Music, Apple News, and more. | ||||||||||
Use Touch ID for Purchases | Require Touch ID to complete purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, and Apple TV. | ||||||||||
Free Downloads | Choose whether to require a password when downloading free content from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, and Apple TV. If you turn on Touch ID for Purchases, this option isn’t available and Touch ID is required for free downloads. | ||||||||||
Purchases and In-App Purchases | Choose whether to require a password when making purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, and Apple TV, and when making in-app purchases. You can choose to require a password with every purchase, or only after a period of 15 minutes has elapsed since the last purchase. If you turn on Touch ID for Purchases, this option isn’t available and Touch ID is required for purchases and in-app purchases. | ||||||||||
For information about combining your Apple subscriptions, see the Apple Support article Bundle Apple subscriptions with Apple One.