Apple adds app disclosures for dating and location sharing
World · First reported 3 Nov, 00:43 · Updated 01:52
Apple will add App Store age-rating disclosures for apps with shared-location or dating and relationship features beginning November 16. Developers must submit the information by January 12, 2027; dating features receive an 18+ rating, while shared-location ratings can depend on local rules.
- Apple says App Store Connect will add disclosures for shared-location and dating or relationship features starting November 16.
- Developers must submit the declarations by January 12, 2027, through App Store Connect; they can do so with an app update or by changing the age-rating questionnaire.
- Dating and relationship features receive an 18+ rating, while shared-location ratings can vary by region; Brazil sets A16 for shared location and A18 for dating and relationships.
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- Disclosure system begins
- November 16
- Submission deadline
- January 12, 2027
- Dating and relationship rating
- 18+
- Brazil shared-location rating
- A16
- Brazil dating and relationships rating
- A18
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