How to lock your iPhone to a single application using Guided Access

Many of the functions that the iPhone includes by default, can have uses that go beyond those for which they were designed. In fact, in this case, what we are going to do is show you how to take advantage of the Guided Access menu to achieve lock your iPhone to a single application. That is, you will be able to access only one app from the terminal, because everything else will be blocked. This can be useful when you want to lend your mobile to a child to play, or even when you need to leave it to an unknown adult to check certain actions and does not require exiting a specific application.

Next we are going to show you a step-by-step tutorial for set up guided access in order to achieve this effect. But we are also going to bet on showing you a video in which you can follow all the procedures that we explain to you through the text. Now you just have to ask yourself the situations in which this function would be useful for you, or remember the steps for when the moment arises to take advantage of it. Do you want to learn how to configure the Guided Access menu with this option?

Step by step to lock your iPhone to a single application using Guided Access

The steps that we show you below will be the phases that you will have to go through, one by one, before making your iPhone terminal stay locked to the only access of an app using the Guided Access tool. If you follow them all, and do not skip anything, in just a few minutes you will have everything configured to get the most out of it.

1. Access the Settings menu on your iPhone
2. Access the General tab within the Settings menu
3. Select the Accessibility tab in the menu described above
4. Activate the Guided Access bar from the accessibility menu.
5. Once activated, you can create a password with which you can access the Guided Access menu. If you don't believe it, you will be prompted to do so later. If you prefer, and you have one of the latest iPhones, you can also choose to configure it from Touch ID.
6. Within the Times tab you will be able to create sound alerts so that the user knows that the access time to the terminal that you have previously configured within this menu is about to run out. Activate it if you consider it convenient.
7. Within the same general tab of the Guided Access you have the option of active keyboard access for accessibility. Activate this option only if you have one already activated, if not, ignore it.
8. Press the Home button and launch the application that you want to be the only one that can be accessed through Guided Access.
9. Click on the Home button to activate Guided Access. You will see a preview of it and it will allow you to select the areas that you want to be blocked from browsing even within it.
10. Click on the Options button at the bottom right to configure the options that you want to be active and those that are not for Guided Access in the app that we are configuring. Simply activate or deactivate the ones you want.
11. Click on the Start button in the upper right part of the Guided Access menu to configure everything. You will be asked for the password or create a new one, as well as confirm it.
12. To exit this Guided Access mode in which we have limited the use to a single app, you will have to press the Home button three times and insert the terminal pin for normal access.

Video to lock your iPhone to a single application using Guided Access