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Or to disable it entirely. Someone could set up and ipad to do something always plugged in, would be bloody annoying to have it locked cold every three days.

mjevans 2y ago
I'd rather have a dedicated Kiosk mode that has a profile of allow-listed applications and one or more that are auto-started.
- aspenmayer 2y ago
  Maybe one or two of these will do what you want? https://support.apple.com/en-us/105121 https://support.apple.com/en-us/105121 > With Screen Time, you can turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions to manage content, apps, and settings on your child's device. You can also restrict explicit content, purchases and downloads, and changes to privacy settings. https://support.apple.com/en-us/111795 https://support.apple.com/en-us/111795 > Guided Access limits your device to a single app and lets you control which features are available.
  - duskwuff 2y ago
    Or "single-app mode", which is a more tightly focused kiosk mode: https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-mac/start-single-app-mode-cadbf9c172/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-mac/start...
grahamj 2y ago
Conspiracy theory time! Apple puts this out there to break iPad-based DIY home control panels because they're about to release a product that would compete with them.
- aspenmayer 2y ago
  It’s more likely than you think! > Apple's Next Device Is an AI Wall Tablet for Home Control, Siri and Video Calls https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42119559 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42119559 via > Apple's Tim Cook Has Ways to Cope with the Looming Trump Tariffs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42168808 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42168808
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- duskwuff 2y ago
  > Apple puts this out there to break iPad-based DIY home control panels If you were using an iPad as a home control panel, you'd probably disable the passcode on it entirely - and I believe that'd disable the inactivity reboot as well.
  - aspenmayer 2y ago
    You could also set the auto-lock in display settings to never.
    - grahamj 2y ago
      I dunno, does this SEP check only happen when the device is locked? I don’t recall that being mentioned.
  - grahamj 2y ago
    I dunno, does this SEP check only happen when the device is locked? I don’t recall that being mentioned.
    - duskwuff 2y ago
      I can't imagine how "time since last unlock" would even work for a device with no passcode, since the user never explicitly unlocks the device. Besides, a reboot wouldn't do anything useful in that configuration; with no passcode, user data is always accessible.
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stephen_g 2y ago
I’m not sure, but I wouldn’t expect the inactivity timeout to trigger if the device was already in an unlocked state (if I understand the feature correctly) so in kiosk mode or with the auto screen lock turned off and an app open I wouldn’t expect it to happen.
- jojobas 2y ago
  Maybe you want it locked and only showing notification headers.
  - stephen_g 2y ago
    Having to put your passcode in every three days is not the end of the world. It would make sense also that if you turned off the passcode entirely it also wouldn’t restart.

mjevans 2y ago

I'd rather have a dedicated Kiosk mode that has a profile of allow-listed applications and one or more that are auto-started.

aspenmayer 2y ago
Maybe one or two of these will do what you want? https://support.apple.com/en-us/105121 https://support.apple.com/en-us/105121 > With Screen Time, you can turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions to manage content, apps, and settings on your child's device. You can also restrict explicit content, purchases and downloads, and changes to privacy settings. https://support.apple.com/en-us/111795 https://support.apple.com/en-us/111795 > Guided Access limits your device to a single app and lets you control which features are available.
- duskwuff 2y ago
  Or "single-app mode", which is a more tightly focused kiosk mode: https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-mac/start-single-app-mode-cadbf9c172/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-mac/start...

grahamj 2y ago

Conspiracy theory time! Apple puts this out there to break iPad-based DIY home control panels because they're about to release a product that would compete with them.

aspenmayer 2y ago
It’s more likely than you think! > Apple's Next Device Is an AI Wall Tablet for Home Control, Siri and Video Calls https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42119559 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42119559 via > Apple's Tim Cook Has Ways to Cope with the Looming Trump Tariffs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42168808 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42168808
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duskwuff 2y ago
> Apple puts this out there to break iPad-based DIY home control panels If you were using an iPad as a home control panel, you'd probably disable the passcode on it entirely - and I believe that'd disable the inactivity reboot as well.
- aspenmayer 2y ago
  You could also set the auto-lock in display settings to never.
  - grahamj 2y ago
    I dunno, does this SEP check only happen when the device is locked? I don’t recall that being mentioned.
- grahamj 2y ago
  I dunno, does this SEP check only happen when the device is locked? I don’t recall that being mentioned.
  - duskwuff 2y ago
    I can't imagine how "time since last unlock" would even work for a device with no passcode, since the user never explicitly unlocks the device. Besides, a reboot wouldn't do anything useful in that configuration; with no passcode, user data is always accessible.

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stephen_g 2y ago

I’m not sure, but I wouldn’t expect the inactivity timeout to trigger if the device was already in an unlocked state (if I understand the feature correctly) so in kiosk mode or with the auto screen lock turned off and an app open I wouldn’t expect it to happen.

jojobas 2y ago
Maybe you want it locked and only showing notification headers.
- stephen_g 2y ago
  Having to put your passcode in every three days is not the end of the world. It would make sense also that if you turned off the passcode entirely it also wouldn’t restart.