iPad User Guide

Share age ranges with apps on iPad

With Age Range for Apps, family organizers can help their child get age-appropriate experiences in apps by sharing their age range. The family organizer can decide whether to always share their child’s age information, require permission for each request, or never share (age restrictions vary by country or region). Adults can also choose to share their age range with apps.

Note: Apps can only access an age range—your birth date and your child's birth date are kept private. Your choices sync to any iPhone, iPad, or Mac where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account. Age Range for Apps is only available for third-party apps when the developer has implemented the necessary technical requirements.

👁 The iPad Settings screen displaying the Age-Appropriate Experiences in Apps setup, which explains how to help children get appropriate app experiences by sharing their age range.

Set up Age Range for Apps

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Family, then select your name or the name of your child.

    If you don’t see Family, set up Family Sharing on iPad.

  3. Tap Apple Account & Password, then tap Set Up next to Age Range for Apps.

  4. Follow the onscreen instructions.

    Note: If you need to update your birthday or your child’s birthday, see Update the birth date associated with your Apple Account.

Change when you share age ranges with apps

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Family, then select your name or the name of your child.

    If you don’t see Family, set up Family Sharing on iPad.

  3. Tap Apple Account & Password, then tap Age Range for Apps.

  4. Tap the pop-up menu next to Share with Apps, then choose an option for your or your child’s age range

    • Always: It’s automatically shared with apps when they request it.

    • Ask First: You or your child can choose to share if an app requests it.

    • Don’t Share: It’s not shared with apps.

      You can prevent child accounts from changing this option. See the Apple Support Article Use parental controls on your child’s iPhone or iPad.

View and update details for apps that asked for your or your child’s age range

If you choose Always or Ask First when you set up Age Range for apps, you can view and update details for apps that requested the age range.

Note: To view and update these details across devices, make sure you’re signed in to the same Apple Account.

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Family, select your name or the name of your child, then tap Apple Account & Password.

    If you don’t see Family, set up Family Sharing on iPad.

  3. Tap Age Range for Apps.

  4. Tap an app on the list.

    You can see which apps requested the age range and whether or not it was shared.

  5. If you want to update the age range or your sharing preference, tap Share Age Range Again.

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