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Apple Adds 13, 16 and 18 Plus Age Ratings to Apps and Games: What to Know
JUL 25 – Apple introduces new 13+, 16+, and 18+ age tiers in the App Store to enhance parental controls and ensure compliance with privacy laws like COPPA and GDPR.
- On Thursday, Apple revised the age categories for app ratings by introducing new 13+, 16+, and 18+ levels while eliminating the 12+ and 17+ options.
- This change follows a broader child safety initiative announced earlier this year that requires developers to answer new sensitive content questions by January 31, 2026.
- Existing apps have been automatically reassigned new ratings based on developers’ prior responses, and developers can manually adjust these ratings in App Store Connect if needed.
- Fareedah Shaheed called the prior ratings vague and said the update is "a great step in the right direction" that will instill more parental confidence.
- The update aims to better protect children by restricting app availability by age, improving parental controls, and incorporating features like AI assistant impact in rating evaluations.
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Apple Adds New App Store Age Ratings: 13+, 16+, and 18+
Apple is overhauling how it assigns age ratings to apps and games on the App Store, introducing new tiers and stricter requirements for developers. The change ties directly to the company’s upcoming expansion of family and parental control tools across its platforms. Starting with iOS 26 and its companion OS releases, Apple has added three […] The post Apple Adds New App Store Age Ratings: 13+, 16+, and 18+ appeared first on The Mac Observer.
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