Apple: age ratings are changing in Australia and Vietnam (June 18, 2026)
A short, practical summary of Apple’s June 18 age-rating updates in Australia and Vietnam, and why it can create surprise review or support issues if your questionnaire answers are stale.
Original announcement (source): Apple Developer News - “Upcoming changes to age ratings in Australia and Vietnam” (May 21, 2026)
What’s changing (quickly)
Starting June 18, 2026, Apple is updating how age ratings display in two storefronts.
Australia: 15+ is removed
Apple says the 15+ rating will no longer exist on the App Store in Australia.
Apps currently rated 15+ with any of these descriptors will be updated to 16+:
- Unrestricted web access
- Frequent medical or treatment information
- Loot boxes
Vietnam: region-specific ratings are required
To align with Vietnam Decree 147 (Article 38), apps in Vietnam will require a region-specific rating.
Apple will assign one of:
- 00+ (all ages)
- 12+
- 16+
- 18+
Based on your App Store Connect age rating questionnaire responses.
Why growth teams should care
This looks “small”, but age rating changes can cause real-world friction:
- compliance questions from local teams
- unexpected product-page perception shifts
- support tickets (parents, schools, enterprise procurement)
- and, in some cases, a forced re-check of how you’ve described sensitive content
What to do (tiny win)
Before June 18:
- Re-open your age rating questionnaire answers for your top 1 to 3 revenue apps.
- Sanity-check anything that could be interpreted as unrestricted web access or medical/treatment info.
- If you ship in Vietnam, document the rating outcome you expect, so you can spot surprises fast.
Read the original: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=yrrb45pw
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