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How to lock an iPad or iPhone into Single App Mode with Guided Access.

Does your organization utilize iPad apps for kiosk-style uses, or have you ever needed to hand a device to someone else to use an app or enter information, but didn't want to give away access to everything that's on the device? Apple has a solution for these scenarios built into iOS and iPadOS called Guided Access.

Guided Access is an accessibility feature designed to allow a user to lock a single app to the screen, preventing the ability to go to the Home Screen, open another app, activate Siri or use the hardware buttons without entering a passcode to leave Guided Access.

Figure A. The accessibility shortcut allows the hardware button on the iPhone or iPad to be clicked three times to activate the Guided Access feature.

When you're ready to disable Guided Access, press the same button you used to activate it three times, then enter the password or authenticate with Touch ID or Face ID. Figure C. This will display the Guided Access setup view where you originally activated Guided Access, except the Cancel button has now become an End button, allowing you to completely end the accessibility feature when tapped.

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