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I've never played games on Facebook, but I did once discover that, after I purchased a game on Android for my son, he was able to make in-app purchases without authorisation. Turns out Android didn't require re-authorisation for half an hour after making an authorised purchase, which can make sense in some situations, but is a terrible idea with in-app purchases for an app you just bought for your kid.

Fortunately they quickly refunded the money. I pointed out I wanted explicit authorisation for every purchase, and I think that's what Android now does.



I had similar issue with iOS. I didn't disable in-app purchase and right after installing the game, my 6 year old spent $55 and when I got the receipt email a day later it was too late to reverse the transaction. Lesson learned and in-app option turned off.


Android is great for refunds compared to iOS.

If you uninstall an app before 2 hours after install you get an automatic refund.


Do you mean, you get a refund just by performing the uninstall action; or that on request a refund will be allowed?




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