Apple tightens education discount with student verification requirement
▼ Summary
– Apple now requires US customers buying from its education webstore to verify eligibility via Unidays, a third-party service.
– The education discount now applies to the Apple Watch for the first time, alongside other products.
– The Unidays verification system was already in place in other countries, including the UK.
– Apple is expanding the Unidays verification rollout to customers in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Turkey, and Chile.
– Eligible customers include students, parents, and teachers, who must prove their status before purchase.
Apple is tightening access to its education pricing in the United States, now requiring students, parents, and teachers to verify their eligibility before purchasing products at a discount online. This change arrives alongside the expansion of the education discount to include the Apple Watch for the first time, with models like the Apple Watch Series 11 now eligible for reduced rates.
A new pop-up message on Apple’s education webstore directs US customers to use Unidays, a third-party verification service, to confirm their status. Apple has already implemented this system in other countries, including the UK. According to Apple Insider, the Unidays rollout is also extending to customers in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Turkey, and Chile. Eligible individuals can verify their status using a school-issued email address or other documentation through the service.
(Source: The Verge)
