Apple announced in a whitepaper that it plans to introduce a bunch of new child safety features, including letting parents share their kids’ age ranges with apps, refreshing the App Store’s age ratings system,

Apple is launching a series of protections for children regarding the use of age-appropriate apps in the App Store, including providing verification through a developer API.

Apple on Thursday announced a range of new initiatives designed to help parents and developers create a safer experience for kids and teens using Apple

Apple today said that it is implementing new features that are designed to make children safer online, including an updated age rating system,

Apple will update App Store age ratings and allow parents to share kids' age ranges with apps, simplifying Child Account setup in 2025.

Of course, creating the account adds your child as a user and allows for family sharing of iCloud services and purchases within the App Store. However, to streamline the process, you can still give the child access to the new device with more limited functionality if you want to complete the rest of the account setup later.

Apple aims to give parents more control while keeping kids safe online without collecting unnecessary personal data.

Apple has announced a number of new safety features designed to keep young people using Apple's technology in a safe way, the iPhone maker claimed.

Apple adds range of child protection features intended to make iPhones safer for kids - New tools will allow parents to set up young people’s devices more easily

Apple has outlined several big changes coming this year designed to help parents and developers produce a safer environment for kids when using Apple products. No timeline is given for when these features will arrive—some already appear to be in the iOS 18.