[Texas SB 2420] How to Retrieve Parental Consent Status

Here is some additional context.

What we are trying to do is:

• If the user is a minor residing in Texas, we want to check the parental consent status for the app, and restrict access if parental consent has not been granted.
• We understand that AskCenter.responses(for:) can receive a temporary parental consent response for the SignificantAppUpdateTopic.

However, as mentioned in my initial post, we understand that parents or guardians residing in Texas will be able to revoke their consent for an app. Will such changes in consent also be detectable via AskCenter.responses(for:)? We are aware that there is a mechanism for receiving server notifications for revocations: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreservernotifications/notificationtype

Alternatively:

• If parental consent has been granted for the app, the minor is allowed to use (launch) the app.
• If parental consent has been revoked, the minor is not allowed to use (launch) the app.

Will the our app behave this way?

If so, then to comply with Texas SB2420, would the only responsibility for developers be to request parental consent when a significant app update occurs?

Hi @Umeki,

To enable all the technologies and access all the signals Apple has made available to comply with regional age assurance requirements, starting with Texas, you must build your app against the iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 SDKs and later, with Xcode 26.2 (17C52) and later.

To view the latest Xcode versions and SDKs, see here.

As of iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, age assurance includes the following signals:

• Declared Age Range API — Determine whether a person using your app is in an applicable region that requires additional age-related obligations. When a child account, or their parent or guardian, chooses to share age information, the Declared Age Range API will return the age band or age category, depending on legal requirements in the region. The API will also provide information about the method used to confirm the age band or category, whether parental controls are enabled, and whether the user is eligible for age gated features. For more details, see the following documentation:
  • AgeRangeService.isEligibleForAgeFeatures
  • AgeRangeDeclaration.checkedByOtherMethod
  • AgeRangeDeclaration.guardianCheckedByOtherMethod
  • AgeRangeDeclaration.governmentIDChecked
  • AgeRangeDeclaration.guardianGovernmentIDChecked
  • AgeRangeDeclaration.paymentChecked
  • AgeRangeDeclaration.guardianPaymentChecked
  • AgeRangeService.ParentalControls.significantAppChangeApprovalRequired
• PermissionKit — Request permission from parents and guardians when your app has a significant update. To learn more, see SignificantAppUpdateTopic.

As of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, age assurance includes the following signals:

• Declared Age Range API — Ask people to share their age range so you can create age-appropriate experiences for them in your app. For more details, see the following documentation:
  • AgeRangeDeclaration.selfDeclared
  • AgeRangeDeclaration.guardianDeclared

To test content revocation in Sandbox on iOS and iPadOS 26.2 and later, please see the documentation below:

Testing Age Assurance in Sandbox

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/storekit/testing-age-assurance-in-sandbox

Cheers,

Paris X Pinkney |  WWDR | DTS Engineer