Post #3124675
2026-03-27 10:30 UTC
The bad - and I have stressed this to Apple support (politely!):
There is currently no procedural fallback.
No one at Apple seems to have come up with any kind of plan pre-release for people who don't fit with Apple's implementation of Highly Effective Age Assurance (HEAA).
There were mixed messages on release day about whether passports would work. After many attempts, I've got my phone to take a scan of my passport and submit that; but it invariably fails to upload (see attached). (2/7)
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@gmh@mastodon.social 2026-03-27 10:30
So the verification procedure insists on government ID, but doesn't work with one of the two forms of government ID generally available in the UK. Most UK citizens will currently have no access to a Government-backed 'digital identity service' (and won't until the Gov.UK Wallet comes out). There are third party digital identity services such as the Post Office EasyID scheme that are backed by government documents, but Apple doesn't work with them. (3/7)