Display NOT auto locking in Guided Access Mode after update to iOS 15.1 on iPad Air 2

Hi SteveTapp,

From your post, it sounds like the iPad display is not locking while in Guided Access. To confirm, have you adjusted the settings to allow this according to these instructions: Use Guided Access with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Take care.

I have exactly the same problem since iOS15.1. On the two of my iPad Air 2 (which I use in my house as smart home central displays), the auto-lock feature stopped working which previous switch the two iPads to sleep mode to safe battery. Now since iOS 15.1 the auto-lock feature stopped working in guided access independent of the App I am using. So this is even visible in using safari, enabling guided access for it. Then the iPads will never go back into sleep since iOS15.1

Hopefully Apple can fix that issue for the upcoming iOS 15.2

As I have the same issues since iOS15.1 I have checked the document you suggested and I have set the auto-lock time in the guided access settings to "Default" for both iPads to allow it to be defined in the Screen Brightness section of the settings. However, the issue still occurs no matter if I change it there to a certain time or to "Default". And also changing the auto-lock times in the brightness section didn't help.

So this is definitely a new issue since iOS 15.1 because with 15.0.2 the two iPads were working fine and before I switched the second iPad to 15.1 the second one didn't have this new issue. But as soon as it was updated to 15.1 it showed up with this new problem. Thus, auto-lock seem to have stopped to work completely when an iPad with iOS 15.1+ is switched to guided access.

Exact the same problem with IOS 15.1 on my Ipad (used as Smart Home Wall Mount Central). Tried everything, enabling/disabling, different turn off time etc. When I exit guided access mode the display is turning off (thank god) but within guided access not (tried in Home App & Safari). Its good that I'm not the only one with this problem, just want to perform a full reset but now I better wait for a solution

Same problem here. My son uses the Lamp Words For Life AAC app to communicate, and as soon as we updated to 15.1, Guided Access (which is required to keep him from accidentally exiting the app) the iPad (5th gen) stopped responding to the time-out "auto lock" option.

I went through the troubleshooting process with Apple Accessibility Support today and they submitted this issue as a new bug in iPad OS 15.1. Hopefully there will be an incremental update that fixes this.

@bailier Is anyone from Apple taking care about this bug? For me, my Ipad as Home Central Device ist not usable with this bug at the moment. Can we have a fix and when? I'm not able to move back to the stable 15.0.1

We need help here

I have the same problem on 15.1, iPad Air 2 16 GB cellular. I have tried all the methods described here:

iPad Screen Won’t Turn Off Automatically? 9 Fixes to Try (switchingtomac.com)

without success. The only one left for me is to drain the battery completly. I'm hoping to avoid this as it is not good for the battery condition.

When could we ALL expect a fix for this bug, please?

It's December and I still get this problem with iPadOS 15.1. My device is iPad Pro 9.7 (2016) 128GB. Guided Access will not allow the device to go to sleep no matter which app it's in. Please fix this important accessibility feature.

Just did the new update the other day and here we go again. Guided access will not go to sleep even though I changed the setting from default to 2 minutes. Like everyone else in this thread. My 8 yr old depends on his ipad to be his voice and its dead by 2pm which is useless.

iPadOS 15.2 will fix this and should be out next week.

I have the same issues since iOS15.1. Please fix it!

Same here on iPad mini 4 HomeKit wall display….. apple please fix.

Having the exact same issue on my iPad mini 6th gen 👎

Having the same issue since update to 15.1. Wall Mount iPad for smart home is constantly on despite settings but only when guided access is enabled. Please fix in next update as soon as possible

Same issue here. Super frustrating to have the iPad run out of juice before the school day ends due to this bug. My daughter uses this as a talker to communicate with her schoolmates.