The new layer of security is valid exclusively for payment methods common among all users.

Google has launched a new tool that promises to put an end to undue Play Store purchases made by children using credit cards registered on the platform. The new role requires the owner of family accounts to manually authorize transactions requested by children and teens before crediting the invoice.

This feature is intended to prevent overspending on the card by dependents registered with Family Link, an option that allows you to connect a family group with Gmail accounts offering parental control on accounts for minors.

In this way, when the underage dependent tries to buy a game, expansion pack or subscribe, the person responsible will receive an alert on the cell phone requesting approval. If authorized, the purchase will be completed successfully and the receipt sent by email, but if there is a refusal, the order will be canceled.

The notification brings to the responsible person all the details about the application or content that the child wants to acquire, such as the age group indicated by the developer, description and images. Google did not inform the countries in which the novelty was released, but more details are expected to be released soon.

This feature comes to prevent a recurring problem in app stores: with the carelessness of adults, children can pick up the smartphone and make multiple purchases with payment on the common use card linked to the accounts registered on the family platform, an action that can cause enormous damage. depending on the available limit.

There are several reports of children who, in possession of their parents’ cell phones, made dozens of transactions and purchases of items in games without the person in charge knowing, mainly in the Play Store and App Store.