Apple announced the reworking of the App Store rating system on all its platforms.

IOS App Store General Ten
The company added three new age rating to a third party – 13+, 16+ and 18+ – to existing 4+ and 9+ classifications. At the same time, the 12+ and 17+ categories are removed.

The new framework is designed to provide parents with greater control and clarity that the application is complied with for their children and better align the rating of the ‌App Store‌ with the standard of the region’s safety. As part of the introduction, Apple has an age assessment for all existing applications and games based on responsibility previously listed in the Age Age ‌App Store‌ questionnaire.

Developers are now obliged to fill in the updated version of this questionnaire, which included several new mandates including controls in the application, application capacity, medical or wellness content and violent topics. These Areswers will be used to recalculate the age rating.

Apple requires developers to fill in the updated questionnaire by January 31, 2026. After this date, developers who have not eaten will not be able to submit new applications in ‌App Store ‌ Connect until they are.

The evaluation of the new age now lives in Beta iOS 26, iPados 26, Macos Tahoe 26, TVOS 26, Visionos 26 and Watchos 26. They will be visible to the public when updates are officially published in the fall.

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