How to turn on guided access iphone 12

(Pocket-lint) - Apple's Guided Access feature allows you to lock your iPhone or iPad into a single app and control which features are available for each specific app. 

When enabled, hardware buttons can be disabled for example, as well as the touchscreen, making it a particularly handy feature for those who occasionally give their device to a child as it stops them accessing other apps and settings whilst playing or watching.

This feature explains how to turn Guided Access on and off, as well as how to use it, what the different control features are and what they do.

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Once you have entered your passcode, or confirmed your identity through Face ID or Touch ID, tap the 'End' button in the top left corner of your screen and the Guided Access session will end and re-grant access to your device.

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How to access individual Guided Access settings

You'll see the Guided Access Options button the first time you use Guided Access on each app. After that, each time you enable Guided Access on that particular app, the settings you selected the first time round will be remembered and automatically enabled when you hit the 'Start' button.

To change the Guided Access options for a particular app once you have set them, triple click the home button on a Touch ID iPhone or power button on a Face ID iPhone and enter your passcode or double click and confirm your identity with Face ID or Touch ID. The 'Options' button will then appear in the bottom left of your screen, allowing you to alter the settings for the particular app you're in.

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How to set your Guided Access passcode

Setting a Guided Access passcode adds an extra layer of security when it comes to ending a Guided Access session. It means a child can't accidentally gain access to the rest of your device when playing with the home button or side button. It's unlikely they would press the button three times in quick succession, but it's not impossible either.

To set up a Guided Access passcode: 

1. Open Settings
2. Tap on 'Accessibility' 
3. Scroll down to 'Guided Access' within the General section
4. Passcode Settings
5. Set Guided Access Passcode
6. Enter a passcode
7. Re-enter your passcode

This section also allows you to enable Face ID or Touch ID to end a Guided Access session after a double tap of the home or power button. You'll find the Face ID or Touch ID option below the 'Set Guided Access Passcode'. Toggle it on to use Face ID or Touch ID.

What settings are available in Guided Access? 

• Sleep/Wake Button
• Volume Buttons
• Motion
• Keyboards
• Touch
• Dictionary Look Up
• Time Limit

Depending on the app you want to enable Guided Access on will depend on the options you get. For example, Dictionary Look Up won't appear in the Guided Access options on Netflix, but it will on Safari.

Toggling off Sleep/Wake Button will turn off the Sleep/Wake button on your device.

Toggling off the Volume Buttons will disable the volume buttons.

Toggling off Motion will limit how your device responds to motion. It won't respond to being shaken, for example, and it won't rotate.

Toggling off Keyboards will stop the keyboard appearing.

Toggling off Touch will stop your device's screen responding to touch. This is particularly useful for apps like Netflix if you are allowing your child to use your device to watch something, for example.

Toggling on Dictionary Lookup will enable the user to use the Look Up feature when they select text. 

Toggling on Time Limit will allow you to choose a time limit for your Guided Access session.

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Anything else I need to know about Guided Access controls?

A couple of things. Firstly, it is possible to add Guided Access controls to your Control Centre dashboard, offering quicker access. To do this: Open Settings > Control Centre > Tap the '+' next to Guided Access. You can change the order apps appear in your control centre by moving them up and down using the three lines on the right. Read our Customising Control Centre feature for more tips.

Secondly, you can set your device to play a sound or speak to relay the remaining Guided Access time before the time ends if you have set a Time Limit. This setting is found in the Guided Access settings under Settings > Accessibility > Guided Access > Time Limits.

Thirdly, you can set your display to automatically lock during a Guided Access session. The default is the same as what you have set Auto Lock to in Display & Brightness settings, but you can choose 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes or Never. As with the Time Limit setting, you can access this through Settings > Accessibility > Guided Access > Display Auto-Lock.

Writing by Britta O'Boyle.

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