GUIDED ACCESS
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
> General > Accessibility > Guided Access, then turn on Guided Access. - Tap Passcode Settings, tap Set Guided Access Passcode, then enter a passcode.
You can also turn on Face ID or Touch ID (for supported models) as a way to end a Guided Access session. - Do any of the following:
- Tap Time Limits to set a sound or have the remaining Guided Access time spoken before the time ends.
- Set whether other accessibility shortcuts are available during a session.
Start a Guided Access session
- Open the app you want to use.
- Turn on Guided Access using one of the following methods:
- Ask Siri. Say something like: “Turn on Guided Access.”
- Use accessibility shortcuts.
- 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 the Guided Access session
Do any of the following:
- Models with the 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.
- Other models: Double-click the top button, then unlock with Face ID (if enabled). Or triple-click the top button, then enter the Guided Access passcode.
For more information on using Guided Access on iPad, please visit the Apple Support portal here.
