Upcoming: New age rating content descriptors in App Store Connect
Starting November 16, 2026, App Store Connect will include new content descriptors to help ensure your app’s age ratings accurately reflect its features and are in accordance with local regulations.
What changed
Starting November 16, 2026, App Store Connect will include new content descriptors to help ensure your app’s age ratings accurately reflect its features and are in accordance with local regulations.
Why it matters for App Store teams
Check the named rule against your app's behavior, disclosures and listing. Record any necessary changes before the next submission; an announcement alone does not imply your app is noncompliant.
Recommended follow-up
Editorial recommendations, not additional Apple requirements or a prediction of ranking changes.
- Read Apple's original “Upcoming: New age rating content descriptors in App Store Connect” announcement and record the affected platforms, storefronts and any effective date.
- Check the named rule against your app's behavior, disclosures and listing. Record any necessary changes before the next submission; an announcement alone does not imply your app is noncompliant.
- Assign an owner, record the baseline and verify the affected flow. Treat subsequent ranking or rating changes as observations, not proof that this announcement caused them.