HT201320: Set up an email account on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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MJT2002
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Q: I let my students use my IPAD for different Apps. I was wondering if there was any way to lock my email app or sign into it before it opens. Suggestions?

I let my students use my IPAD for different Apps. I was wondering if there was any way to lock my email app or sign into it before it opens. Suggestions?

iPad 2, iOS 7.1

Posted on Apr 2, 2014 7:09 AM

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  • by varjak paw,

    varjak paw varjak paw Apr 2, 2014 7:16 AM in response to MJT2002
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    Apr 2, 2014 7:16 AM in response to MJT2002

    There is no way to lock the built-in email app. You can remove the password from the Mail, Calendars, Contacts settings, but you'd have to readd and remove that every time, probably not very practical. There are third-party apps that have a login feature within the app, so one of those might work for you. Or you can just use a web interface to your email, if your provider offers that, though many web interfaces don't work very well with mobile web browsers.

     

    Alternatively, if your students just use a single app at any given time, you can lock the iPad to that app via Guided Access:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5509

     

    Regards.