What did you use?

For me, a 12+ year old account wasn't good enough.

That seems ... harsh.

I guess the logic must be "if it's less than 18 years, there's a slim possibility the owner is under 18."

Just in case people are creating Apple accounts for their newborn, I suppose.

I activated ADP as soon as it was available here, and I was hoping things would work out, and friends and family who missed the opportunity would be able to use it by now as well.

I’m not pleased with this move, but its implementation has me wondering. I barely keep up with anything these days so I was taken by surprise after I updated. And, probably due to the decrepitude, I was annoyed for a few days that my phone had been nerfed and I had to roll back, before trying probably the first thing any younger person locked out would.

I’m curious, if there’s anyone who hasn’t verified a spare account, if they would point their phone at things? It might take a moment, and there’s no real feedback until the phone accepts your evidence. People have said it takes other people’s credit cards and ID, but I’m wondering if it’ll accept a pet passport too, or really what the limit is.

If you rolled back make sure you're on 18.7.7 or you're exposed to the "DarkSword", active in the wild if I'm not mistaken.

(I hope someone corrects me, I've read first hand sources but can't verify them independently)

It’s ok, I’m on 26.4.1 now. But being potentially locked out from security updates was my main concern.

I’ve just been stung by iOS 26.4’s implementation of the age-gate. My only option has been to rollback with a 26.3.1 IPSW.

I unlurked and made a thread last night, but I think it might be hidden due to account age: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47511919

Yep, your post and this comment were hidden. I vouched for them so they're visible now. Good luck!