Apple Mandates Student Verification for Education Discounts

Apple is implementing mandatory student verification through Unidays for all US education discount purchases, marking its second attempt at preventing discount abuse after previously withdrawing the requirement. The rollout extends to multiple countries and introduces Apple Watch to the education pricing tier for the first time, providing up to 10 percent savings for eligible devices. This policy shift demonstrates Apple's intent to tighten control over education pricing while simultaneously expanding the product categories eligible for educational discounts.