How to Use Guided Access on iOS Devices

There are times when we pick up the phone to do an important task and get distracted through notifications. Or give our phone to young family members for playing games and they accidentally open another app on the iPhone. Well, you can avoid these kinds of situations by using the Guided Access feature available on the iPhone and iPad. It limits what you can tap as well as see on your phone screen and is productive and beneficial overall. Learn how to set it up on your iOS device and use it by reading until the end. 

Setting up Guided Access on iOS devices

You must know that by enabling  Guided Access on your phone, you won’t be able to use other apps on the phone. It lets you stick to a particular app on your iPhone or iPad. The process of setting up Guided Access is almost the same on both iPhone and iPad. Follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings, tap on General, then Accessibility.

2. Keep scrolling down and stop when you see the Guided Access option. Tap on it.

3. Touch the toggle button over there to enable it.

You can’t start the Guided Access session by merely enabling it by going to Settings. It is essential to go through various other settings to use it ideally. Have a look at the associated settings that are visible to you now:

* Passcode Settings: You can set a  particular passcode or use Touch ID for a Guided Access session.

* Time Limits: You can choose to set an alarm sound to listen the remaining time before the session ends.

* Accessibility Shortcut: If you enable accessibility shortcut, it will be displayed by clicking three times on the Home button of the iPhone or iPad.

* Mirror Display Auto-Lock: If you enable this feature, the settings in Guided Access session matches with the auto-lock settings available in Display & Brightness.

Using Guided Access on iOS devices

If you wish to get started with the Guided Access session, launch the desired app to use during the Guided Access session. You must know that only one app can be during the session. To kick start the Guided Access session, click the Home button of your iOS device thrice. For iPhone X or recent models, hit the Side button. Even, you can use Siri for turning on Guided Access by giving the dedicated command. Go to the top-right section of the screen and tap on the Start option to initiate the session instantly.

Explore these options associated with your session:

Sleep/Wake Button:  You can enable or disable the Sleep/Wake button accordingly.

Volume Buttons: You can turn the volume button on or off as per your choice.

Motion: It is possible to allow or disallow the unwanted movement on your phone like the screen rotation.

Keyboards: You get the option of either turning on or off the keyboard on your iOS device.

Touch: Choose whether you want to want to enable and disable screen touches.

Time Limit: Toggle on the time limit option and set a time limit of the Guide Access session right below accordingly.

Ending Guided Access Session

If you will enable the time limit option and set the time limit, you Guided Access session will end according to the set time. A notification will appear on your device asking you to triple-click the dedicated home button and enter the associated passcode. You can choose to end the session in the middle as well by clicking the Home or Side for three times and then providing the passcode.

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