tech tip tuesday
This tutorial will show you how to use Guided Access to child lock your iPhone & iPad
Guided Access
Guided Access allows you to lock your device to a single app.
For example, you could lock your device to only run a specific educational app, video, or game for your child – They would only be able to use that specific application. When they’re finished or you need to use the device, you can unlock the device with a short pin password that you set, unlocking the hold.
I made a video tutorial for you guys, or feel free to read the step-by-step instructions below.
To set up Guided Access, open the Settings app and navigate to General > Accessibility > Guided Access.
From here, you can ensure guided access is enabled and set a passcode. I like to turn on the “Accessibility Shortcut” button as well– making it so that you can lock the device quickly, anytime.
To enable Guided Access, open the app you want to use — Quickly press the Home button three times and the Guided Access menu screen will appear.
From here, you can customize what exactly you would like locked down within the app. For example, you could disable touch events completely, disable touch in certain areas of the app, disable motion, or disable hardware buttons.
Starting Guided Access
To start a Guided Access session, just tap the Start option at the top-right corner of the screen.
Ending Guided Access
If you try to tap the Home button to leave the app, you’ll see a “Guided Access is enabled” message at the top of the screen. Press the Home button three times again and you’ll see a PIN prompt. Enter the PIN you provided earlier to leave Guided Access mode.
That’s it — whenever you want to enable Guided Access, just open the app you want to lock the device to and “triple-click” the Home button.
This is so helpful, Ali! Thank you 🙂