Apple announced today that App Store Connect now includes new age rating questions for apps with social media features. Here are the details.
During WWDC26, Apple announced a series of new child safety and parental control features across its platforms.
Among them is Time Allowances, which gives parents more flexible ways to manage how much time their kids spend in different app categories, including Entertainment, Games, and Social Media.
Apple explains that apps and games that include social media capabilities “will be placed in the Time Allowance category for Social Media” regardless of the category selected in App Store Connect, and “receive a minimum age rating of 13+.”
The company adds that apps that don’t enable social media capabilities for users under 13, “won’t be included in the Time Allowance category for Social Media for users under 13.”
