With every iteration of iOS, Apple provides more and more accessibility features to its users to make iOS devices open to more people than ever before. iOS 6 includes something big. Guided Access is essentially a tool that allows you to restrict certain areas of your screen and physical buttons in order to make the device easier to use for someone with a disability, or for younger children.
Guided Access can even be used in the classroom, to stop children from exiting the current app while taking a test. It’s a really neat feature, and in my opinion, one of the most overlooked. If you’re exploring how to manage access on an iPhone, Guided Access is a great alternative to guest mode iPhone, as it lets you control app usage effectively. With iOS 6 beta 2, the feature is finally functional, so in this video I’ll show you how it can work.
Michael Steeber is a student who is obsessed with everything Apple. He enjoys making videos and runs the MSComputerVideos YouTube channel in his free time. You can follow him on Twitter as well.
4 responses to “Here’s How Guided Access Works In iOS 6 [Video]”
i think this is a brilliant feature. one question: i notice you have airplane mode on. how does the phone handle things like a notification or phone call in guided access mode? are notifications and incoming calls disabled?
I want a similar feature where I feel comfortable handing my iPad to a colleague who needs to check a website, web based email, check in for a flight, etc. limiting use to Safari blocking access to bookmarks, reading list, recent Google searches, and list of recently visits pages. Similarly, it would be equally helpful to feel comfortable handing a colleague my iPhone and only allowing them to make a call, blocking access to voicemail, contacts, recent calls, favorites, etc.
Thanks for making this video, I was hoping this is how it would work. Very little information about it on Apple’s site. It will be great to limit my non-verbal son to proloquo2go on his ipod touch.
Thanks for making this video, I was hoping this is how it would work. Very little information about it on Apple’s site. It will be great to limit my non-verbal son to proloquo2go on his ipod touch.