If someone needs to borrow your phone (especially a child) and you don’t want them using anything but one app (a phone call for a stranger, a game for a child), here’s an easy way to keep them on that one app.
Pro tip: this also works for when you’re playing a game or watching a movie and you don’t want to get redirected to a website when you’re trying to close those pesky ads…
Here’s how to Turn On & Use Guided Access / Screen Pinning:
| For iPhones (iOS 13+): | For Androids (8.2+): |
| 1. Go to Settings. 2. Go to General. 3. Go to Accessibility. 4. Go to Guided Access. 5. Toggle Guided Access to on. 6. Specify a PIN to use to unlock the Guided Access and/or enable Face ID to unlock as well. 7. Run the app/game. 8. Triple-click the home button or side power button (if you don’t have a home button). 9. Click start on the menu at the top for the Guided Access. | 1. Go to Settings. 2. Go to Security or Security & Location. 3. Go to Advanced. 4. Go to Screen Pinning. 5. Turn on Screen Pinning. 6. Specify a PIN, pattern, or password to use to unlock the Screen Pinning. 7. Run the app/game. 8. Swipe up to the middle of the screen to open the App Overview. 9. Select the app/game you want to pin. 10. Click on the app icon at the top of the screen. 11. Click on Pin. |
Here’s how to Turn Off Guided Access / Screen Pinning:
| For iPhones (iOS 13+): | For Androids (8.2+): |
| 1. Double-click the home button or side power button (if you don’t have a home button) if you enabled Face ID -or- Triple-click the home button or side power button (if you don’t have a home button), enter then PIN, and click End on the menu at the top for the Guided Access. | 1. Depending on how you’ve chosen to get around on your phone, you will need to do one of the following: — Gesture navigation: Swipe up and hold — 2-button navigation: Touch and hold Back < and Home – — 3-button navigation: Touch and hold Back < and Over view [ ] You may need to enter a PIN, pattern, or password if so specified. |
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