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Apple rolls out OS-level age verification in latest iOS 26.4 dev beta (lemmy.ml)

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(Not sure if this is worldwide or only in some countries)

Updating to iOS 26.4DB2 will put your phone into a parental-restricted mode with adult websites blocked on all browsers, warning prompts every time you try to send or receive an explicit image on a messaging app, and all social media apps blocked on the App Store (in Australia)

The settings to disable this mode are locked off until you verify your age either with a credit card, photo ID, or though information Apple already has (like the age of your account).

I've been an apple user my entire adult life but this might finally be the thing that forces me off the platform. Do any other long term apple users have some tips about migrating? I've heard Ashai Linux is pretty good on mac hardware these days and I've been thinking about GrapheneOS for a while.

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[-] ozzy@olio.cafe 13 points 1 month ago

They should just be done with it and implant an id chip at birth
Data freely available to our capitalistic gods and politicians

[-] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

1000057365

[-] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 month ago

Alright, time to go to a different phone. Gonna buy Fairphone tomorrow.

(Or Motorola, if it's true that it's gonna have GrapheneOS on it).

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[-] mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

its been 4 months and I am not regret about my switch to GrapheneOS. The only thing that can make this 100% perfect is creating a Google account that does not tie to your phone number.

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[-] razen@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Majority will accept it, they dont care and governments and corpos like this

[-] doodoo_wizard@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago

It’s under settings > Apple account (the bubble with your name if you’re signed in) > age range for apps.

The first time you click it you’re asked to go ahead or update your birthday in the account first.

Inside you can pick to always, never or ask first before sharing your age range with some app and it says you can see what apps have asked for your age range.

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[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Well, my 2G Nokia candy bar phone will come in handy

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[-] Lysergid@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Is it regional? Am I safe to update in Europe?

[-] freedickpics@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

From what I've read online it's going to be worldwide

[-] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

I’m only on 26.3 and I got an iOS age verification popup today when opening an app for hospital/medical stuff. I was able to just close it and continue but it was surprising.

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