Source-linked Apple submission checklist
Apple age rating social media questions: September 2026 checklist.
A practical review for app teams preparing to answer Apple’s new social media capability questions before a covered submission.
- Official Apple source
- Review required
- Customer-confirmed app facts
- No code or store access
What Apple currently says
The questions are available now. The requirement begins in September.
In a July 9, 2026 Developer News post, Apple says the age rating questionnaire in App Store Connect now includes questions about an app’s social media capabilities.
Apple says teams can review and answer the questions now. Beginning in September 2026, responses will be required when submitting new apps or updates to the App Store, or when submitting apps for notarization for alternative distribution.
Apple defines a social media capability in the source as the ability to redistribute, amplify or interact with user-generated content through a social feed or similar discovery method. The source does not publish a specific day in September. Do not substitute an assumed date.
Portfolio operating checklist
Five facts to establish before the next covered submission.
- 01
Approved app inventory
Record up to the customer-approved App Store URLs or bundle identifiers in scope. Keep customer approval separate from public-source evidence.
- 02
Submission path and timing
Have the release owner confirm whether a new app, update or alternative-distribution notarization is planned beginning in September 2026. A public store page cannot establish a private release plan.
- 03
Capability answer owner
Name the product or technical owner who can confirm whether the app redistributes, amplifies or enables interaction with user-generated content through a social feed or similar discovery method.
- 04
Evidence and review date
Set a date for the owner to review Apple’s wording, verify the current product behavior and preserve the basis for the proposed questionnaire response.
- 05
App Store Connect completion
Assign the authorized account user who will enter or verify the response. Deadline Beam does not access App Store Connect or submit the answer.
Suggested register fields
Separate published facts from private app facts.
Source fact: official URL, retrieval date, Apple’s displayed publication date, verbatim timing and submission paths.
Customer-confirmed fact: approved app, planned submission, relevant product behavior, answer owner and authorized App Store Connect owner.
Status: use “Review required” until the responsible customer owner confirms the private facts and proposed response.
Free three-app deadline check
Send three approved app URLs. Get a bounded owner-and-evidence starter.
We will map the official Apple requirement to missing-fact questions for up to three customer-approved apps. We will not decide an app’s questionnaire answer from public pages.
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Initial three-app check
- Up to three customer-approved public app URLs
- Official source, displayed date and retrieval date
- Submission-path, capability-owner and evidence questions
- No code, repository, credential or App Store Connect access
- No legal advice, certification or outcome guarantee
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Important limits
A planning aid, not an App Store determination.
Every app-specific conclusion remains review required. Deadline Beam does not inspect source code, access App Store Connect, answer the questionnaire for the customer, provide legal advice, certify compliance or guarantee approval or distribution outcomes.
Deadline Beam is not affiliated with Apple and is not endorsed by Apple. Apple’s official documentation controls if this page and the source differ.