Apple Education Store Adds Mandatory UNiDAYS Verification for Student Discounts [Updated]

Apple's pedagogy program is seeing a big change with its updated terms and atmospheric condition for availing discounts. The iPhone maker has added purchase limits and introduced UNiDAYS verification to its plan in the US. These restrictions were already in place in countries such equally the Uk and India.

Before the terms and weather were updated, you didn't need to get verified to avail the student discount. According to Apple's updated programme, you volition now take to verify whether you're a educatee or staff past registering for a UNiDAYS account. It is a third-party website that offers students access to discounts on various products and services. Apple notes that "the data yous provide volition be owned, controlled and candy solely by UNiDAYS and not past Apple."

Apple offers educational discounts to various countries around the earth, and the method of verification varies according to the region. For instance, in the Uk, the account must be verified via UNiDAYS. Notwithstanding, not all countries require such a verification. You lot can head on over to your country's Apple Education website to cheque out the verification procedure.

Students, kinesthesia, and staff making a purchase from the Apple tree Instruction store are now limited to the following discounted products for each academic twelvemonth:

1 Desktop Mac
1 Mac mini
1 Mac notebook
ii iPads
ii accessories

Besides Apple tree Pedagogy Store discounts, the company also offers special Back to School promotions for countries such equally the Usa, Canada, Mexico, and Europe in the summer. Earlier this year, the iPhone maker announced its Back to Uni plan for students and teachers in Commonwealth of australia, New Zealand, Republic of korea, and Brazil.

Update: Apple tree has now removed the UNiDAYS verification process for the Usa. However, it's unclear whether Apple plans on reinstating it later on ironing out issues with the verification process. And so, for now, the company is non asking students to get verified.

[Via Apple]