If you often need to give access to your phone to your kids or someone else—perhaps to show them an image you took or allow them to use an app—you can use Guided Access to restrict their access to your device so that they don’t get off track. Not just that, but Guided Access can also come in handy when you want to limit distractions while you’re working on an app on your iPad. Follow along as we list down the instructions to set up Guided Access and use it on your iPhone and iPad.
How to Set Up Guided Access on iPhone/iPad
Follow the steps below to set up Guided Access on your iPhone or iPad: Additionally, you can also set a time limit for a Guided Access session by tapping on Time Limits and selecting an alarm sound on the following screen. And similarly, set how long it takes your device to automatically lock during an active Guided Access session by clicking on the Display Auto-Lock option.
How to Start a Guided Access Session
Once you’ve set up Guided Access on your iPhone or iPad, you’re now ready to use it. Here’s how: Once the session is turned on, you can hand-off the device over to your child or the other person without having to worry about them poking around on your phone. While in Guided Access mode, their access will be limited to the app you locked them into and the features you’ve enabled in the Guided Access settings. Similarly, if you’re using Guided Access to improve your focus, you will only be able to use the allowed app and allowed features during the setup. If you want to save the hassle of triple-clicking the Home or side button every time you want to start a Guided Access session, you can use the Control Centre to do so more efficiently. For this, you first need to add Guided Access to the list of controls in the Control Centre. To do this, go into Settings > Control Centre. Here, scroll down until you find Guided Access, and then, tap on the plus (+) button next to it. Now, to turn on a session in an app, simply swipe up from the bottom (for iPhones with Home button) or the top-right corner (on iPhones X or later) to access the Control Centre. From here, tap on the control for Guided Access, and it will begin the session.
How to End a Guided Access Session
When you want to end a Guided Access session, triple-tap the side or Home button on your iPhone or iPad (depending on its model) to bring up the Guided Access window. Enter the Guided Access passcode or use Face ID /Touch ID to authenticate and tap on the End button in the top-left corner to end the active session. Make sure that the person you’re handing off your device to doesn’t know this passcode.
Easily Share Your iPhone/iPad’s Access Without Stressing Out
Apple’s Guided Access feature in iOS and iPadOS makes it really easy to share your iPhone or iPad with your kids or someone else. It ensures that once you’ve locked your device to a particular app—and set limitations on features—the other person is limited to only access it and can’t wander around looking at your personal information, photos, or other sensitive content on the device. We hope this guide simplifies the processing of setting up and using Guided Access on iPhones and iPads, so you can easily share their access with others without stressing out.
On iPhones/iPads without a Home button: Press and quickly release the volume up key, press and quickly release the volume down key, and keep holding the side button until your device’s screen turns off and you see the Apple logo. On iPhones/iPads with a Home button: Press and hold the volume down key and the power button at the same time until the Apple logo appears.
After you’re done watching videos, triple-tap the side/Home button to bring up the Guided Access window and hit the End button in the top-left corner.
