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iOS supports this with "Guided Access" mode. It has to be enabled in settings, then a triple click will turn it off/on. It can have its own passcode as well. I
by abtinf 7y ago
iOS supports this with "Guided Access" mode. It has to be enabled in settings, then a triple click will turn it off/on. It can have its own passcode as well. I use it when handing my phone to my kids--start a video, enable guided access, and not worry about who they might inadvertently call or photo they might delete.
- abraxas 7y agoDoesn't sound all that convenient. In truth I just want a hardware switch.
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- gen3 7y agoIt’s pressing a button three times to enable, three times to disable (with a passcode). I would say that’s better because it doesn’t take up more phone real-estate, and it can’t be disabled by a smart kiddo.
- abraxas 7y agoNo, it's not like that at all. You have to not just enable it but also select inaccessible areas of the screen. Every time. And they get greyed out which makes it unusable for watching videos while disabling inadvertent interactions (accidental pause/resume/rewind etc).
- gen3 7y agoYou don’t have to disable any part of the screen. Just hit “start” and you are locked into the app. I just tested it and the only thing I could not do was change the volume.
- abraxas 7y agoYou've missed my point completely. I want the _whole damn screen_ disabled so I don't inadvertently press pause/skip forward when watching videos for example. It's exactly the opposite of the behavior you get from "guided access" thing.
- gen3 7y agoI apologize, I misread what you said. In options (bottom left of the screen) there is a switch to disable touch completely (it also seems to remember it’s setting for that particular app).
- myhf 7y agoThere's an option to disable all touches without greying anything out, but I agree that it's too cumbersome to use.
- influx 7y agoYou just changed my life, thank you!
- ObsoleteNerd 7y agoThat's an incredible feature that I had no idea existed. Thanks! Now my kids will stop deleting my apps.
- samcodes 7y agoI wish it worked more consistently. Maybe I’m just not smart enough, but sometimes triple clicking the side button works, other times it doesn’t.
- teejmya 7y agoI wonder if you're not triple clicking quickly enough for the system's defaults? You can adjust this in Accessibility > Side Button
- Fiaxhs 7y agoI can't thank you enough for this comment, it's exactly what I was looking for for so long.
- avaku 7y agoWow, thanks!
- tomaskafka 7y agoI'd love to be able to map this to ipad side switch (which no more exists) - my kids use it to fix the picture on screen so that they could put a paper over screen, and use the picture as a template for drawing.