There are three major areas Apple is focusing on: changes to child accounts, age assurance for apps, and changes to the App Store. Most of Apple’s features to protect kids require parents to set ...

In a new whitepaper published today, Apple outlined several tools it already offers to parents and developers to “help enhance child safety while safeguarding privacy. This includes Screen Time ...

Apple’s system begins with an easier setup process for child accounts, which are required for kids under the age of 13 and are optional for young people up to age 18. When setting up a new child ...

Apple unveiled Thursday a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing safety for children and teens using its devices, as it fends off calls that it more directly check the age of its users.

Apple is set to introduce a raft of child safety measures. These updates come amid increasing concerns about online safety for minors, with many children now regularly using social media platforms ...

Apple's bolstering its parental controls and child account experience Later in 2025, global age ratings will be expanded, and you can convert any standard account to a child account There is also ...

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Going a step further, Apple will also make the process of setting up a child account easier for parents. And if parents are unable to fully configure the age-appropriate settings, Apple will ...

In an era marked by competing desires for online child safety, parental control, and the need to abide by evolving government regulation, Apple hopes that changes it plans to roll out over the rest of ...