How can I disable internet capabilities?

Set restrictions:
1 Choose General > Restrictions, then tap Enable Restrictions.
2 Enter a four-digit passcode.
3 Reenter the passcode.
4 Set the restrictions you want by tapping individual controls on or off. By default, all controls are on (not restricted). Tap an item to turn it off and restrict its use.

Turn off all restrictions: Choose General > Restrictions, then enter the passcode. Tap Disable Restrictions, then reenter the passcode.

if you go into settings (on the home screen of the ipod) then general ... restrictions. should be able to turn it off in there.

Well, in order to use the email they need an outside email account some where. I would also suggest your daughter figure out a way to teach them proper Internet use, as they will find ways around the restrictions.

No. Really. They will.

-fred

ruth nicholls wrote:

I need help! Daughter won't allow the grandkids to have their iPod Touch's.

I'm with your daughter on this one. As a grandparent, I'm sure you want your grandkids to have the very best. However, purchasing each an iPod Touch +without first asking+ your daughter if it's alright isn't proper in my books. If your daughter feels they shouldn't have their own iPod Touches, you should respect her wishes. I may be off base, but I believe this issue isn't as simple as disabling Safari and Mail on the iPod Touches.

P.S. You aren't alone in purchasing an iPod Touch for someone else's young kids and facing the parents' wrath when they find out.

ruth nicholls wrote:
So there is no way to 'turn off' the internet use?

😟

These kids are too little.

well you can't turn off the internet no. BUT you can make sure they don't have access. does their home have a wifi network? because if it doesn't, they can't get the internet on their ipod touches anyway.
if it does, then their parents can make sure the network is secure, using encryption. then the only way they can get onto the internet would be if they had the password inputted into the internet settings on their ipods.

you won't be able to stop them accessing public free networks, but if they are out and about then perhaps they'll be with an adult who can make sure they aren't using it?

Message was edited by: Anna Sandham

If you disable safari, etc, as explained above, then it won't matter if they have a free network or not, they won't be able to get online. Of course, they might figure out how to restore their ipods, and re-enable safari and stuff. I suppose someone would have to check their ipods periodically to see if they have done that.

In the long run its going to be more important to teach them to be safe on the internet on their own. You can restrict them all you want but they WILL find a way to access the internet without anyone looking-- at school, a library, a friend's house, the apple store, etc. As they grow up they will only have more and more access to the internet.

i just went to plug it into my computer to sync it and update it with the new software. and that connect to itunes sign wont go away. i tried reluctantly to restore it but it says there is an error. HEEELLLPPPP!!! please

or, like the previous posts suggested, just get to the source and turn off or cut there wifi. they won't be able to access any type of internet or anything to do with the internet. or you could just set a password for that network and not tell the kids about it.

Terabithia wrote:
Is it too late to return the ipod touches and get them a different type of ipod? If you want to disable internet there isn't much point in having a touch anyway. Might as well have a classic or nano.

i rather suspect the gaming aspect is quite appealing though. maybe get them a nintendo dsi or psp instead?

Apple is releasing a new version of the Touch/iPhone operating system, version 3.0, "this summer". It is possible that they have added more parental controls to that version so you might want to do a little research here as more information comes available and see if your problem can be solved through the upgrade.

I will say that closing off the Touch is not the only issue, there are internet cafes, friends with computers, school computers, library computers, etc. I know your daughter has her hands full but she might want to contact her local police department and see if anyone is teaching a class for parents and their children on internet safety.

not a bad idea.

request more security options from apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html