Apple sets new App Store disclosures for dating and location-sharing features
AI · First reported 3 Nov, 01:28 · Updated 01:55
Apple will ask developers to identify apps with dating or relationship features—including romantic or sexual interactions with virtual companions—and apps that share real-world location. Dating and relationship apps will receive a minimum 18+ rating; developers must complete the declarations for all apps by January 12, 2027.
- Apple is adding questionnaire disclosures for apps that share real-world location and apps with dating or relationship features, including interactions with virtual companions.
- Apps declared to have dating and relationship features will receive a minimum age rating of 18+.
- The disclosures begin November 16, and developers must complete them for all apps by January 12, 2027.
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- Disclosures begin
- November 16
- Deadline for all apps
- January 12, 2027
- Dating and relationship apps
- Minimum age rating of 18+
- Brazil location-sharing rating
- At least 16, according to Engadget
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