Are you worried about your kids using your iPad or iPhone without permission? If yes, you can disable the Touchscreen and restrict your kids from accessing and opening anything important. If you only want your kids to watch videos on your iPad or iPhone, you can restrict them over the video page and disable the Touchscreen using the Guided Access feature.

Guided Access can disable the Touchscreen and keep the touch disabled unless you enable it back. This feature is available on both iOS and iPadOS devices. The main goal of this feature is to stop your kids or any stranger from accessing your device. Using Guided Access, you can’t just disable the screen over a video but can also do it over an app, payment page, or any other page from settings.

Once you enable Guided Access, whatever page or app is opened will remain open over a single page. However, once you enable it, you can disable it with simple steps, so there’s no need to fret. So, if Guided Access seems helpful to you, here’s a guide to disable Touchscreen on your iPad or iPhone.

Disable Touchscreen on iPad and iPhone Using Guided Access

Before getting to the point, whatever device you’re using, make sure to keep it updated on the latest OS. Once the basic requirements are met, you’ll have to visit accessibility settings to access the feature. Follow the steps below:

• Open Settings on your iPad or iPhone.
• Slide down and press Accessibility.
• Under the Accessibility menu, press the Guided Access option.
• Now, toggle on the Guided Access feature. 
• Launch the app for your kids to use, or start a video.
• Press the side button three times on your device to access the accessibility shortcut menu.
• Choose the Guided Access option.
• Now, you’ll see a Guided Access tab.
• Click the Options on the lower left side of the display. 
• Now toggle off the Touch option to disable the Touchscreen.
• Click the Start option.
• Type a passcode for Guided Access settings.

That’s all you have to do to enable and access the Guided Access on your iPhone and iPad device. Once you enable it, your device will get stuck over a single page. Once you successfully start the Guided Access, hand over your device to your kid or someone else to let them use it but not beyond the opened page.

You can triple-tap the side button to exit or disable the Guided Access. The procedure of enabling and disabling Guided Access is similar. Once you disable the Guided Access, your device won’t remain locked over a single screen, and anyone can switch to any other app on your device.

Guided Access is among the most underrated features on both iPad and iPhone devices. Indeed it’s an accessibility feature, and that’s why people are not much aware of it. However, it can be useful in several situations.

Conclusion

People who prefer to lock important things before hand over their iPhone or iPhone should enable Guided Access. Using this feature, users won’t have to install any third-party app, and they can open a single-use app and lock it over the main screen.

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