Today, we provide an update on the tools available to developers to meet their age security obligations under future US and regional laws, including in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Utah, and Louisiana. Updates to the Declared Age Range API are now available in beta for testing.
Brazil
Developers distributing apps in Brazil can use the updated Declared Age Range API to get a user’s age range. Age categories for users in Brazil are shared if the user or a parent or guardian (if applicable) agrees to share the age category with you. The API will also return a signal from the user’s device about the age verification method.
Apps rated 18+ in Australia, Singapore and Brazil
Starting February 24, 2026, Apple will block users in Australia, Brazil, and Singapore from downloading apps rated 18+ unless they have been verified as adult through reasonable methods. The App Store will perform this confirmation automatically. However, developers may have separate obligations to independently verify that their users are adults. To help with this, the Declared Age Range API – available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS – provides developers with a helpful signal about a user’s age.
For developers who distribute their apps in Brazil, if you identify your app as loot boxes through the age rating questionnaire, the age rating of your app in the Brazil storefront will be updated to 18+.
Utah and Louisiana
For users with new Apple accounts in Utah from May 6, 2026, and in Louisiana from July 1, 2026, age ranges will be shared with the developer app when requested through the Declared Age Range API. The tools we previously announced have been expanded to help developers meet compliance obligations for Louisiana and Utah, including:
Declared age Range API
Important change API under PermissionKit
New age assessment property type in StoreKit
app store Server notifications
New signals are now available via the Declared Age Range API, including whether age-related regulatory requirements apply to the user and when the user is required to share their age range. The API also lets you know if you need a parent or guardian’s permission to receive significant app updates for a child.
Developers can use the Declared Age Range API to present significant update notifications to adults in these states through the Significant Update Action, now in beta. When releasing a major update, developers must follow the Human Interface Guidelines and provide users with a meaningful description of the update.
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