How to enable Tracking on Apple ID despite age?

My birthdate is set so I’m older than the requirements but I still can’t allow tracking, if I sign out of my Apple ID and sign back in the tracking can be turned on but then it gets turned off again and I can’t change it


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iPhone SE

Posted on Jul 13, 2023 6:35 AM

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Posted on Jul 13, 2023 7:13 AM

Hello finley886,


Please verify your Apple ID's birthdate is updated - Update the birth date associated with your Apple ID - Apple Support.


If you can't turn on the "Allow Apps to Request to Track" setting

In some circumstances, the "Allow Apps to Request to Track" setting can't be turned on, including: 

  • For users with child accounts or who are under age 18 by birth year, signed in with their Apple ID*
  • If your Apple ID is managed by an educational or business institution
  • If your device is managed and uses a configuration profile that limits tracking
  • If your Apple ID was created in the last 3 days


Do you fall into any of the other categories?


I wouldn't recommend having tracking on either though. This is an invasion of your privacy and apps will be able to track your activity across other companies’ apps and websites for the purposes of advertising or sharing with data brokers. 

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May 16, 2024 1:07 PM in response to finley886

Same problem

I called Apple, they made me reset all my settings, deactivate geolocation tracking in the event of loss, the update... Nothing helped, and now the center is closed. I end up on this thread, and I know now that I only have to wait for them to fix it, no need to call again and again and lose more time on putting everything back after all the resets... Hope they find a solution soon !!

May 16, 2024 5:33 PM in response to finley886

I just noticed this issue today. I updated my iOS, updated my birthday both on website and in settings, reset my iPhone, signed out and back in. You name it, I’ve tried it. My Apple ID has to be about 10 years old and i am 32 years old. I can’t gain points on fetch playing games and other issues because my tracking is completely turned off. I sent a message to support so maybe if they are flooded with other complaints they’ll look into it!!! Very frustrating!!!

May 16, 2024 8:15 PM in response to finley886

Add me to the list! It happened this afternoon at some point because i earned Fetch points playing games earlier today and then all of a sudden it said the app wasn't tracking. I signed out if my apple id, rebooted and then signed back in…nothing. I spent 30 minutes on the phone with apple support and even they couldn't figure it out. She said that it’s being investigated and to keep checking updates for a fix. Very annoying.

May 16, 2024 8:44 PM in response to finley886

I’m having the exact same issue. When I log out of my Apple ID tracking works, but it’s annoying because I actually need my Apple ID logged in other features on my phone. I did the newest update and that still didn’t fix the glitch. Apple better fix this or I’m switching to android, I get a lot of cashback and points with my tracking across apps and if Apple can’t support that this phone is next to us useless for what I need it for.

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