Apple’s iOS 27 update marks another step forward in its software evolution, bringing new features and improvements while redefining device compatibility. Announced during the Worldwide Developers ...

If you're in the UK and aren't 18 or over (or can't prove you are), then certain restrictions get applied. David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Apple’s iOS 26.4 asks users in the U.K. to prove they are over 18 in ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Apple’s iOS 26.4 update is drawing attention for a fix many iPhone ...

Millions of UK iPhone Users Will Need to Verify Their Age — Here’s Why Your email has been sent Apple’s latest iOS update adds some new features and fixes several bugs — but it also introduces ...

Some users in the UK began seeing an age verification prompt after installing iOS 26.4 beta 2. Apple now says the message appeared in error. Here are the details. A ...

Spokesperson Peter Ajemian tells The Verge that Apple has since removed the prompt, which showed up for UK users who downloaded the latest iOS 26.4 beta: Some users on the beta software in the UK ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Apple has started to roll out age-verification requirements in the U.K. for the beta ...

The latest iOS 26.4 developer beta has introduced age verification, although so far only for the UK. You can postpone setting it up, but the whole process is absurdly fast to do. Amongst features such ...

The latest beta of iOS 26.4 has an extra step for iPhone owners based in the UK. Once installed, the Settings app will prompt you to confirm that you are 18+. If Apple isn’t sure how old you are, you ...

Users who don’t verify their age may not be able to download or purchase apps. Users who don’t verify their age may not be able to download or purchase apps. is a news writer who covers the streaming ...

Apple has just released the latest major updates for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, and all the other operating systems it released back in September of 2025. The 26.3 updates for these operating ...