Use Guided Access on iPad
- June 7, 2024
- Apple
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Guided Access helps you stay focused on a task by temporarily restricting iPad to a single app, and allowing you to control which app features are available. You can do any of the following:
- Disable areas of the screen that aren’t relevant to a task, or areas where an accidental gesture might cause a distraction
- Disable the iPad hardware buttons
- Limit how long someone can use the app
Set up Guided Access
- Go to Settings > Accessibility > Guided Access, then turn on Guided Access.
- Adjust any of the following:
- Passcode Settings: Tap Set Guided Access Passcode, then enter a passcode.
You can also turn on Face ID or Touch ID as a way to end a Guided Access session.
* _Time Limits:_ Play a sound or speak the time remaining before a Guided Access session ends.
* _Accessibility Shortcut:_ Turn the shortcut on or off during Guided Access sessions.
* _Display Auto-Lock:_ Set how long it takes iPad to automatically lock during a Guided Access session.Start a Guided Access session
- Open the app you want to use.
- Turn on Guided Access using one of the following methods:
- Circle any areas of the screen you want to disable. Drag the mask into position or use the handles to adjust its size.
- Tap Options, then turn on or off any of the following:
- Top Button (or Sleep/Wake Button)
- Volume Buttons
- Motion (to prevent iPad from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to other motions)
- Keyboards
- Touch
- Time Limit
- Tap Start.
End a Guided Access session
Do any of the following:
- On an iPad with a Home button: Double-click the Home button, then unlock with Touch ID (if enabled). Or triple-click the Home button, then enter the Guided Access passcode.
- On iPad Air (4th generation): Double-click the top button, then unlock with Touch ID (if enabled). Or triple-click the top button, then enter the Guided Access passcode.
- On an iPad with Face ID: Double-click the top button, then unlock with Face ID (if enabled). Or triple-click the top button, then enter the Guided Access passcode.
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