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There's an iOS feature called Guided Access[1], which allows you to hand over your phone in a limited-access state (locked to the current app, optionally with a
by garblegarble 5y ago
There's an iOS feature called Guided Access[1], which allows you to hand over your phone in a limited-access state (locked to the current app, optionally with areas of the screen disabled for input - or whole input classes like touch/keyboard/motion/volume control disabled). You can also apply a time limit, after which time the phone requires you to authenticate (you can even prohibit Face ID to exit guided access, requiring a PIN instead).
Once enabled and in an app, you just triple-click the side button to start
It's not designed for fully-untrusted users, of course - my understanding is that no in-memory key storage is invalidated. It's useful for handing a phone to friends and relatives to browse some photos with limited access to the rest of your files, and without notifications appearing
[1] https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202612 https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202612
- whoisjohnkid 5y agowoah thanks for sharing this. Just tried this out and it lets you draw areas you don’t want to be accessible as well; which is pretty neat.
- babyshake 5y agoToo bad that apps cannot access integrated Guided Access APIs. It's a little clunky for most people to remember to use this setting for sharing something like an ID.
- josephcsible 5y agoAndroid has an equivalent feature called app pinning.