Like many others, Apple has had to launch age verification features in response to new requirements for age verification in multiple regions, and on Tuesday, the company announced new details about its tool, which developers can use “to meet their age assurance obligations under upcoming US and territorial laws, including in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Utah, and Louisiana.”
One of the bigger updates is that users in Australia, Brazil, and Singapore can’t download apps with an over-18 rating unless their age is confirmed through “appropriate means,” which the App Store can automatically verify. Apple notes that developers may still have “different obligations to independently verify that their users are adults” and that they can use Apple’s Declared Age Limits API, introduced last year to let app developers request age limit information about users, to help.
Additionally, Apple is announcing that, for new Apple Account users starting May 6 in Utah and July 1 in Louisiana, “Age ranges will be shared with developer’s apps when requested through the Declared Age Range API.”
Apple says “new prompts” are also available to developers through the Declared Age Limit API, “including whether age-related regulatory requirements apply to the user and whether the user needs to share their age limit.” “The API will also let you know if you need to get a parent or guardian’s permission for critical app updates for a child.”
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