Q: how to disable some apps temporarily such as during the weekdays only?
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Apr 19, 2012 7:20 PMby nixdelra,it is going to be his personal ipad but i want to stop him from playing his games and use non-school related apps during homework time/school time without having to delete/reinstall the games weekly. he is only 9 years old so i dont quite trust his self-control at the moment.
we tried the restrictions on the apps but it is based on the age-restriction of the app and if we put it on all apps, even the ebooks and ibooks disappear.
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Sep 22, 2012 7:36 AMby b j t,There are a large number of settings in Restrictions, not just age related
iOS: Understanding Restrictions
Please also read this other discussion I was part of:
Message was edited by: b j t
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Apr 19, 2012 7:38 PMby nixdelra,yup, we've gone through these and it was really only the age-related ratings that seemed to work in the manner we wanted (to some degree, a little too much in fact since it removed almost everything).
thanks for help, ive been looking through appstore but the closest i could find was a password protected folder for pictures and similar things but not really apps.
maybe someone will make such an app as schools are starting to move in the direction fo ebooks and the like. at the moment, my only option is to not install any non-education related apps and keep the games on his ipod.
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Jan 8, 2013 6:16 AMby Denise10,APPLE IS FAILING!!! They want iPads used for educational content, but it is too expensive a device to be used ONLY for educational content, therefore since it can be used for both education and entertainment parents should be able to control how much time is spent on entertainment! They have no excuse for such a failing. I have always been ****** off about it, but now with the new Kindle and Nook abilities I'm positively angry about it. If Kindle gets the range of textbooks and content , it will be "Sayonara Apple!"
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Jan 8, 2013 7:04 AMby varjak paw,http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
That will be more likely to get Apple's attention than will posting in a thread that's a number of months old in a forum where only we your fellow users participate.
Regards.
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Aug 20, 2013 1:34 PMby NFLfan ,Try this new app called ParentKit. It allows the parent to schedule when apps on a child's phone can be available for use at specified times. Like during recess, lunch time or weekends. What's best about this app is that you can control the child's iPhone remotely from your own iPhone or iPad.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/parentkit/id600618138?ls=1&mt=8
