Changing child's age for Apple Pay on Apple ID account

Hello. Please tell me, how can I change the age of a child from 12 to 13 years old?


The fact is that the child had a card, but as it turned out, the card in Apple Pay can only be added to a child who has reached the age of 13. Somehow it's wrong that you can get your child's own card, but you can't add it for contactless payment


Now you need to change the age in your Apple ID account


How can this be done?




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Posted on Jan 15, 2025 8:16 AM

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Posted on Jan 15, 2025 8:31 AM

click here ➜ Update the birth date associated with your Apple Account - Apple Support

To change a birth date of any child account set to an age below 13*, you might have to wait for the account to naturally age up. If you see “your birth date cannot be changed to this date”, you can’t change to a birth date that would no longer be a child account.*


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Jan 15, 2025 8:31 AM in response to MAXx2007

click here ➜ Update the birth date associated with your Apple Account - Apple Support

To change a birth date of any child account set to an age below 13*, you might have to wait for the account to naturally age up. If you see “your birth date cannot be changed to this date”, you can’t change to a birth date that would no longer be a child account.*


Jan 15, 2025 8:36 AM in response to MAXx2007

Apple limits the age of use to 13 years old as a safety and security concern in the US. Other countries have higher limits to use an electronic wallet. Some countries and regions do not permit the use of electronic wallets until 18. Banks will let children open an account per their countries banking regulations. But the bank cannot override the requirements of their governing bodies.

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