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5.5: Guided Access

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    Guided Access in iOS 8 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lovgyT06qrw

    Guided Access was introduced as a way to set up the iPad or other iOS device in a single app mode. In this mode, users are required to enter a passcode before they can exit an app. Guided Access also can be used to disable certain areas of the interface (for example, the Settings button in an app). To enable Guided Access, go to Settings > Accessibility > Guided Access, then tap on Set Passcode to create the passcode. To use the feature, open the app you want to lock into single app mode, triple-click the Home button, and choose Guided Access. At the bottom of the screen you can disable touch (if you want to use the device for display only) or disable screen rotation. You can also disable the volume buttons, the sleep/wake button, or the keyboard for even more control. Tap Start when you have set your options and you will be in single app mode (Guided Access). To stop Guided Access, triple-click Home again and enter the passcode, then select End.

    While the options screen is visible, you can use your finger to draw a selection around buttons or other parts of the interface you want to disable. Those areas will be grayed out when Guided Access is started.

    A new option with iOS 8 is Time Limits. This lets you set up a time limit for how long the user will be able to access the content on the iOS device. You can enable a sound to warn the user the time limit is about to expire or use a spoken warning instead (using text to speech). You set the warning type in Settings, then the length of the time limit in the Guided Access options screen. With iOS 8, devices that included a TouchID sensor allow the use of this sensor as an alternative for entering the passcode to end a Guided Access session.

    This page titled 5.5: Guided Access is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Samuel Sennott, Sheldon Loman, Kristy Lee Park, Luis F. Pérez, Michael J. Kennedy, John Romig, & Wendy J. Rodgers (Portland State University Library) .