anneb63 wrote:
I am flabbergasted! The appstore account is connected to a creditcard and email address. You can reset the appstore password by email that you cannot logout from. So if logout is not possible, any ipad user can gain access to the appstore and start using the creditcard!? Would it not be extremely easy to have an option that users should type a password before opening mail? Please add this feature at the next update... Or I am missing something?
Several things . . .
1) You cannot reset the app store password by email. In Settings, you must provide your Apple ID and password to make changes and those aren't viewable elsewhere in Settings.
2) the iPad is designed and meant to be single-user. In mine, at least, which I never leave lying around for use by people I don't know and trust, the phrase " ... anyone using the iPad..." has a very limited meaning. If you
are in the habit of leaving it lying about but don't want people nosing about in it, set a Passcode and lock it on leaving.
3) Anyone who picks it up can access the App Store but, absent also possessing your password, is almost certainly going to be unable to make any purchases. In addition, you can restrict the purchasing or deleting of apps through Settings.
4) Those using my iPad to check their mail are always doing it in Safari, not in Mail. And again, if I thought they were the type to go sneaking about then they wouldn't be doing it without supervision to begin with.
5) I see nothing really wrong with adding an option to lock Mail in some way via Settings > Restrictions. People would be free to use that, aware that if they should lock it down and then forget the number then they'd get no further access until they next hooked up to iTunes and underwent a total Restore.