Seasider Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I have apps on my phone for my youngest which I like her to be able to access easily. But I would prefer she not be able to open my email and other apps by just pressing an icon. So, is there a way I can password protect specific apps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I don't think you can do it without jailbreaking your phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 If you go to Settings>General>Restrictions you can restrict certain apps, but from what I see I don't think you can do that with mail. You could put your phone in airplane mode which will not allow wireless capability when your child is playing on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimaMama Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 They have apps to protect apps. It's meant to hide inappropriate apps from parents and other people but might work the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Okay, I don't want to jailbreak it. That would mess up a future upgrade, I'm guessing. I think I'll have to wait and ask my teens about the app to hide apps from parents. Bet they know about that. In the meantime I will experiment with airplane mode and look through the settings again. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Does the iPhone have the guided access thing that the iPad has? I know on the iPad, I can set it so the person can't leave that particular app without entering a passcode -- not sure if the iPhone can do that or not. Google says it can: http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/25/enable-guided-access-ios/ No jailbreaking needed. So you can't password protect certain apps, but you can lock a child into one specific one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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