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Controlling Mothers Ipad

I would like to buy my eighty year old mother an ipad with data. She has trouble with technology so I would like to be able to remotely log in and fix/solve issues she is having. What are my best options.. Does apple offer an app or are there 3rd party apps that can accomplish this


Posted on Oct 18, 2021 6:18 AM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2021 6:22 AM

iOS/iPadOS has no facility for remote control or remote management of the device. There are no third-party Apps that offer this facility.


The best that you can likely achieve is to use FaceTime (or other communication platform) - and literally “talk-though” a problem; if you have similar hardware, and the same version of iPadOS installed, you should be able to work through a problem step-by-step.  iPadOS15 now allows you to “share” the iPad screen; this new feature may help with resolving issues remotely.

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Oct 18, 2021 6:22 AM in response to ToRawlings

iOS/iPadOS has no facility for remote control or remote management of the device. There are no third-party Apps that offer this facility.


The best that you can likely achieve is to use FaceTime (or other communication platform) - and literally “talk-though” a problem; if you have similar hardware, and the same version of iPadOS installed, you should be able to work through a problem step-by-step.  iPadOS15 now allows you to “share” the iPad screen; this new feature may help with resolving issues remotely.

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