Andre Louis2d ago

Well this is the first time I think I’ve been genuinely bloody livid about an update because of iOS 26.4.

I don’t do credit cards, only debit, which is common enough in the UK, and none of the cards I input were enough to prove I’m over 18, despite the fact I purchased the damn phone, it’s tied to my Apple ID which has my birthdate, and since we don’t have ID cards and I don’t drive, my one method of verification (that being my passport) was not accepted.

As a result I cannot change some settings on the phone I spent my own money on….. What the actual hell is this utter fucking bullshit? Age verification laws strike again. Fan fucking tastic.

Show threadRevK 11h ago
@FreakyFwoof I wonder if people are managing to return iPhone for a refund?
Show threadAndre Louis11h ago
@revk And do what, switch to something else that will probably do the same thing in a few weeks or months time? It's a government mandate not an apple-specific thing. That solves absolutely nothing.
Show threadRevK 11h ago
@FreakyFwoof does anyone know which law?
Show threadAndre Louis11h ago
@revk Well, age verification, since that's the whole point of the thing. As for exactly the name, no idea.
Show threadRevK 11h ago

@FreakyFwoof BBC say NOT required at device level.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20qwz9xzr9o

So sounds like apples’s choice here.

Apple iPhone users in the UK asked to verify age with new update

Customers who do not confirm how old they are or are underage will have web content filters turned on automatically.

BBC News
Show threadAndre Louis11h ago
@revk Correct, so they tried to get ahead of the game I suspect and drastically failed. Next, google will likely enforce it on Android too, but hopefully not screw up as badly as Apple did. It will obviously have to be fixed, you can't lock thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of people out of their devices like this.
Someone will probably get fired over the blunder.
Show threadAurochs
@FreakyFwoof @revk My phone has e/ OS and all the android apps work well in it. In case you see it as an option.
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