Unable to change child's Apple ID age to remove app restrictions

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Unable to change child's Apple ID age to remove app restrictions

How do I change my child's age?

My child has an iPhone SE 3rd gen and has IOS 27.0.1 and I have iPhone 8 IOS 16.7.16. I just updated his phone, now apps he needs are "age restricted". How can I change his age or take off the restrictions. I have tried:

To change this from his phone (sending my phone a request for access). My phone has received nothing for me to respond to.
To change this from my phone. I have nothing to select to change his age.
To change this from account.apple.com. It just tells me the age he is with no option to update.

How can I change his account to an adult account or his age?

iPhone 8, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 12, 2026 8:25 PM

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Oct 13, 2026 5:29 AM in response to iHateTechnologyWasTaken

If you change an Apple Account to a Child Account - Apple Support

You can update the birthday of the Apple Account your child or teen is using. Use Settings or System Settings on a device with the account signed in, or sign in with their account on account.apple.com

Refer to this article to learn how to update the birthday of an Apple Account —> Update the birthday associated with an Apple Account - Apple Support Follow the web directions. I am wondering if your iPhone's running iOS 16 means that it is not interfacing properly with your child's iPhone. If you were to call Apple about this I am pretty sure they would give you the standard, "Make sure that all devices are running the newest iOS version," which clearly your iPhone 8 cannot run.

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