Removing the age restriction on Discord's iOS app
Removing the age restriction on Discord on Apple’s iPhones and iPads (iOS) is a notoriously tricky task because it isn’t actually a "Discord" problem — it’s an Apple policy. To maintain its 17+ rating on the App Store, Discord is required to hide sensitive or age-restricted content by default on iOS devices. Because of this, the toggle to fix it is completely missing from the iPhone app itself. The restriction can only be removed using a different program like a web browser, which can run on a different device than the iPhone or iPad. If you are seeing a message that a server is blocked or restricted on your iPhone, but you are over 18, you have to bypass the app's interface to change your account-level permissions. Why the restriction exists in the first place Apple has strict Sensitive Content guidelines. If an app allows easy access to adult-themed or unmoderated content without a barrier, Apple may pull that app from the store. Discord’s compromise was to ...
