From skimming the texts, I don’t see a 100% hard requirement of using a smart phone.

Yes, in https://ageverification.dev/av-doc-technical-specification/d..., section 2.3 User Journey says

“To enable online age verification, the User is required to install an AV app on their mobile device”

but section 3 Architecture says

“The solution relies on a device-based proof of age model, leveraging widely available mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets to store age attestations. This approach supports the goal of rapid deployment and broad accessibility. Alternative mechanisms for storing and presenting proof of age may be considered for future versions of the solution.”

and

“It is also recognised that devices may be shared among multiple users, for example, when a child has access to a parent’s mobile phone”

That indicates the child may not need to have a smartphone.

I think the vast majority of cases where this will be used it with users wanting to run smartphone or tablet apps, though. For those cases, requiring the user to own a smartphone isn’t problematic.

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jampekka 3 days ago | parent [-]

The app is available only on Android (and maybe iOS) and requires Google/Apple attestation.

There's been extensive discussion about this, but the developers refuse to even fully acknowledge the problem.

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Someone 2 days ago | parent [-]

Is there a “the App”? The text I referenced talks of “a Reference Implementation”. That suggests, to me, that there will be multiple apps, leaving open ones for other platforms than smartphones.

And yes, it remains to be seen whether, as they say “alternative mechanisms for storing and presenting proof of age” that “may be considered for future versions of the solution” actually will actually surface, but their argument “The solution relies on a device-based proof of age model, leveraging widely available mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets to store age attestations. This approach supports the goal of rapid deployment and broad accessibility.” has merit.

	▲	jampekka 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		There are Android and iOS apps. It's advertised as a "white label solution", meaning productized apps should be built on it. https://ageverification.dev/Setup