If the law takes effect, app stores would have to create flows specific to Texas and verify ages prior to any install or purchase. That might be scanning IDs, cross-referencing billing information or employing verification vendors. Adults without immediate documentation risk being locked out of routine updates or free downloads; minors would notice new parental approval screens even when trying to acquire zero-cost apps. Small developers might have to contend with additional compliance guidance, as well as the possibility of changes to app descriptions and delays in approvals as stores adjust their review policies. These frictions frequently slow conversion rates and encourage customers to abandon. According to Pew Research Center, roughly 95 percent of American teenagers have a smartphone, so the proposal would affect millions of young Texans; Census data shows that Texas is home to more than seven million residents under 18.