Is it possible to create a shortcut for turning on Lockdown Mode, and then adding it to Control Center? It just seems counterintuitive to have to go through 5 or more steps to quickly turn it on in an emergency.
The purpose of Lockdown Mode is to further protect your device during normal operation, not really in an emergency: About Lockdown Mode - Apple Support. But I can understand why one would want to turn it on in some circumstances.
If you want to prevent someone to unlock your iPhone with your face, press the volume up and side button for 5 seconds until you see the “Slide to power off” screen. At this point, you can cancel (or not) the shutdown. Either way, your iPhone will then require the passcode.
Otherwise, you cannot create a shortcut that actually turns on the Lockdown Mode but you can create one that brings you directly to its settings. In Shortcuts, add the “Open URLs” action and paste the following in the URL variable:
prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCKDOWN_MODE
The shortcut will look like this (I edited the shortcut title and its icon):
Then add the shortcut to the Control Center: Use Control Center to run shortcuts - Apple Support.
Here is the complete shortcut if you want to download it: Open Lockdown Mode Setting.
The purpose of Lockdown Mode is to further protect your device during normal operation, not really in an emergency: About Lockdown Mode - Apple Support. But I can understand why one would want to turn it on in some circumstances.
If you want to prevent someone to unlock your iPhone with your face, press the volume up and side button for 5 seconds until you see the “Slide to power off” screen. At this point, you can cancel (or not) the shutdown. Either way, your iPhone will then require the passcode.
Otherwise, you cannot create a shortcut that actually turns on the Lockdown Mode but you can create one that brings you directly to its settings. In Shortcuts, add the “Open URLs” action and paste the following in the URL variable:
prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCKDOWN_MODE
The shortcut will look like this (I edited the shortcut title and its icon):
Then add the shortcut to the Control Center: Use Control Center to run shortcuts - Apple Support.
Here is the complete shortcut if you want to download it: Open Lockdown Mode Setting.
I don't expect to ever need Lockdown Mode in my life, and you really should not need a short cut to it.
It is NOT "to further protect your device during normal operation" and it darn well IS an emergency action. It is easily activated if ever needed.
It's a once, or hopefully or zero times, in a lifetime action.
Lockdown Mode shortcut for Control Center
