Apple alerted developers today to upcoming age rating changes that will affect how apps are classified on the App Store in Australia and Vietnam. Here are the details.
New rules take effect June 18, 2026
Over the past year, several countries have introduced new rules affecting how apps, features, and even entire app categories are made available to minors on the App Store.
This is by no means a new issue, but only more recently have several countries, as well as U.S. states, started to pass laws, guidelines, and restrictions aimed at addressing online safety for minors, especially around social media, mental health, and potentially harmful gaming practices.
Apple, in turn, has been updating how age ratings work across the App Store to accommodate this regulatory shift, including with the more granular rating system introduced last year, and new age assurance tools that can block users from downloading 18+ apps in certain regions unless they have been confirmed to be adults.
