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iPad with kids / parental controls / reading at night

I have two children that I would like for them to be able to use their iPads to read books on at night at bedtime. The problem is that they are using them to play games, watch videos, surf the internet and so on. Is there any way to lock down the iPad at bedtime so the only app that would work is Kindle or iBooks? It can either be done manually or on a schedule.

iPad, iPhone OS 3.1.2

Posted on Sep 16, 2010 10:32 PM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2017 3:39 AM

You could use Guided Access

Use Guided Access with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

A daily activating and deactivating would be neccesary though.

You can assign this feature to a tripple click of the home button.


No day time but the next n minutes can be configured.

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