Understand how YouTube uses the iOS App Store to determine age

This article only applies to the specific locations mentioned below.

In accordance with youth safety regulations in Brazil and Texas, YouTube requests the age range from your iOS device to apply age-appropriate experiences if you are using the YouTube app. Depending on the age registered to the Apple Account signed in to your device, you may notice changes to your experience if you are using the YouTube app.

Experience for devices set up for teens (ages 13–17)

If the age range from your Apple account is between 13 to 17 and is shared with YouTube, YouTube automatically applies additional protections and default settings to ensure a more age-appropriate viewing experience:

If we determine that a creator is under 18, the following changes will be automatically applied to their account in addition to the settings above:

  • Gifts: Creators in the YouTube Partner Program will not be able to earn from gifts on vertical live streams, which requires users to be at least 18 years old with a verified AdSense account or other form of age verification accepted by Google.

Experience for devices set up for kids (ages under 13)

If the age range from your Apple account is under 13 and is shared with YouTube, you will see a prompt when you open the YouTube app. To continue watching videos, you must choose one of the following options:

  • Sign in to an account: You will be prompted to sign in to a Google account. For users under 13 (or the relevant age in their country/region), parents can set up a supervised kid account. Supervised kid accounts can be created on a shared device with a signed-in parent or with a signed-in Google account that is linked to a parent’s own Google account if the child is using YouTube on their own device.
  • Go to YouTube Kids: You can choose to switch directly to the YouTube Kids app for a dedicated, age-appropriate environment.

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