App developers are under growing pressure to identify younger users without collecting even more sensitive personal information. Google plans to make its Play Age Signals API available to developers worldwide later this year, giving participating apps access to a user’s age range rather than their exact birth date. How Google’s Age Signals API worksThe tool allows parents to share their child’s age range with apps instead of revealing a specific birth date. Parents must also opt in before age signals are shared. By offering privacy-preserving age signals instead of identity verification, Google is attempting to balance regulatory demands with user privacy.