When you try to redeem apple gift card and you notice that redeem apple card is not working then there are couple of reasons for that and all you need to make sure is that you are not doing these mistakes when you are redeeming your apple gift card on your iphone and if your apple gift card not working when redeem then you can fix this by simple troubleshooting guide and redeem your apple gift card. So, let’s see in detail below.
Whether it can be with the apple gift card of iTunes or apple pay or any other apple gift card or when you redeem apple gift card to buy something from the app store this redeem issue occurs sometime and it’s very frustrating as well and you can fix this issue on your own.
Fix Apple Gift Card Not Working When Readem
Follow below troubleshooting guide and methods and get your apple gift card working when you redeem.
Stable Internet Connection
When you try to scan the apple gift card, you need to make sure that you have scratched the apple gift card and scan all letters and make sure that you have a stable internet connection.
If you are connected to mobile data then shift your wifi internet connection on your iPhone to Cellular data and try scanning the redeem apple gift card.
Redeem Code Manually
Try to redeem an apple gift card manually instead of scanning, you can do this by using apple iphone or macbook store as well.
Apple Gift Card is Already Redeemed
Apple gift card is already redeemed, if this is the case then you need to go ahead and check your apple pay ID balance.
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Enter Billing Address
If you have not provided a billing address then you need to enter billing address.
Step 1: Go to settings on your apple phone.
Step 2: Tap on Accounts (profile Icon or Name) which will open apple id settings.
Step 3: Now, scroll down -> Tap on Media Purchases -> Tap on View Accounts
Step 4: If you are Prompted to enter your password -> Enter your password.
Step 5: Tap on Manage Payments -> Tap on Add Payment Method
Step 6: Now, In here -> you need to provide your billing address here.
Region Issues
If you are from us and you are reademing card from uk which it is not supported or your apple gift card only works wit us then apple gift card will not work and in order to work this apple gift card you need to change the region and then you need to redeem your apple gift card.
Why Does Apple Gift Card Not Work?
There are simple reasons why an apple gift card is not working like there is no billing information provided or you are not connected to the internet or your apple gift pay card is not activated or your apple gift card is expired and also a few other reasons.
Most of the time these above 3 reasons are common and you need to look at these things if your apple gift card redeem is not working at all when you redeem.