dual 2.7 G5 (8G RAM); 2.8GHz MBP (6G RAM, 48G SSD 500G HD); iPad, Mac OS X (10.6.5), Water cooled G5's still rule!
Guided access looks like it will work great for movies but what about for playing games? It seems to look out all touching but games require touching. Will look into littlefingers to see if that helps but wanted to throw the question out to other while I investigate.
I've tried the guided access with my 1 1/2 year old (in times of dire need), but she still has a tendency to click the home button hundreds of times exiting the app!
Is there a way to remap the Silence Mode Button on the side of the iphone to just lock everything! Her fingers are so pudgy she'll never be able to flick that switch.
I'm desperate for the same thing. Always wished that the switch on the side could be set to disable/enable the touch screen. I'm going to check out this Little Fingers thing you guys have talked about.
For your home button problem there are things called Bubcaps. They're rigid stickers that make the button harder to press for the little ones and I think they come in different levels of rigidity for when they get stronger.
Here's a link for you:
I'm sure you'll find other brands around too if you google around a bit.
Good luck.
Yes please do this! I am doing GCSE art and I use the flashlight app as a way to do tracings of pictures. It's very useful but when I lean on the iPad it flicks to other pages etc... Please do this! I'm sure it would also help with young children :)
This still hasn't been added yet?!
Come on Apple! The iPad isn't the only tablet on the market anymore. This watered down OSX really needs to get up to speed. Real basic stuff like being able to lock the screen, access to the root file system with a simple Finder window and driver compatibility with the USB port (via the breakout cable) really need to come up to speed. Don't even get me started on the kludgy connection protocal that actually requires iTunes to connect to the thing.
Honestly, this device should at least have some of the performance of an older G4 laptop. It's starting to feel like an abandoned product at this point.
There is a way!! I was looking for the same solution and ran across this page after your thread:
http://igamemom.com/2013/02/20/how-to-lock-ipad-iphone-screen-so-kids-stay-withi n-the-app/
Seeing everyone's frustration in this thread I had to come back and let you guys know the fix! I hope this helps!
I've said it before...that is not what I'm looking for. That "solution" is ridiculous. First of all, too many steps. Second, it requires a password to enable or disable. I'm not sure what happens if you forget it. Worst of all, it "grays" out the screen. Stupid.
What I'm looking for is not for Mom's or children who accidentally touch the screen during a game. I want to be able to "quickly" lock the screen of a web page or anything I may be looking at such as photos. Maybe I want to pass around the iPad to show photos, or a web search but every time I do, someone touches the screen and either hits an add on the page, or the photo.
Forget it...
I'm sorry this may not be the solution you're looking for but for those of us looking for a solution as a parent wanting to turn off the touch screen for our kids, this is the perfect solution.
As far as your comments, number one, once you go through the initial steps, it's easy to to enable or disable the settings with a simple triple click. Secondly, it only grays out the screen if you choose to disable only a portion of the touch screen. If you turn off the entire touch screen, it does not gray out the screen. Lastly, the password can be set individually on each application so like I said if you're using it to let your child watch a video, you should be able to remember the four digit password for the length of a video.
My apologies to everyone. I went back to try it again and seems I misunderstood how it works. Alfred22, you are correct. However, I can't figure out how to reset the password. You said it can be reset on each app but that was not my experience. I will try it again.
I must add one thing. It would be better if there were fewer steps. I think the password should be an option so that if you choose to disable the password, three clicks on the homer button would turn it on or off. If I'm using an e-reader or reading a document or PDF, every time I want to go to the next page, (while it is locked) there are two many steps to enable-disable. Does that make sense?
Looked into this a little further...
1st, I don't think this app would work practically for me. The password thing would be a show stopper. Can it be setup to unlock with either a triple-click of the home button or the click the power button and slide on the screen thing?
2nd, this app appears to only be available for iOS v6 and it initially appears that this is restricted now on the 1st gen iPad. 5 minutes with google only gives "No. You really can't do it" results along with the obligatory malware and virus exe files aimed at windows users.
I use my 1st gen iPad for a remote control for my computers. Specifically for running a DAW app and remotely controlling the computer with the ability to roam wirelessly about the area.
I have a Mac Pro and a MacBook Pro. The MBP is my 'personal' machine for day to day internet and so on. So I'll never use the iPad for internat browsing, games, taking pictures (I see the newer ones have cameras) or any of that.
My current apps are iTeleport remote desktop, a sound level meter, and a spectrum analyzer meter.
I don't always run sound from the middle of the audience but sometimes I do. So it would be a nice safety feature to be able to lock the screen but still see it. Obviously I can click the power button to quickly remove the bright shiney thing from a child-like persons view. But type in a password? Nope! And if any of the prep setup needs to be repeated every time, that's a garanteed no.
Back to my 2nd point above (the iOS v6 thing). If this is truly too heavy of code for an iPad 1 to run...
I might be interested in a newer iPad if it had:
-A stronger wi-fi radio.
-Access to the root file system with a simple Finder window (giving you the ability to simply clone the internal SSD volume for example)
-Better compatability with the USB port via the breakout cable. At least working driver support for external USB hard drives. It would be nicely 21st century to be able to plug in an audio interface to use the I/O so you could actually use the iPad to serve a stereo or home theater system (ie. with full quality audio, not this reduced quality CD or mp3 garbage) or even for some light-duty DAW work on the go.
Any of the new iPads do at least one of those 3 things? If they do all 3 now, I'll say D'oh! for not paying attention and head off to the Apple store.
Jim Newhouser1 wrote:
Any of the new iPads do at least one of those 3 things? If they do all 3 now, I'll say D'oh! for not paying attention and head off to the Apple store.
No current iPad will give you acces to the file system or provide the kind of USB capability you want. There are no indications that Apple would completely reverse course and provide those features.
That's what I thought.
So unfortunately there's no way for me to justify upgrading hardware right now (certainly not just for access to iOS v6).
Curious that you would use the words "reverse course". I would think this would be a forward innovation, not a backwards move. I see the newer model iPads as just cosmetic upgrades so far (new look for next years model but no actual upgrades). I really do need to see all 3 of those features working before I'll upgrade.
By 'reverse course' you mean back to wires vs. wireless right? I get that philosophy. But were not there yet. Audio/musical work with an interface and HD digital audio still needs wires. A connection to a home theater system to serve 24 bit 96KHz 5.1 sound along with HD video for example still needs wires (usually thunderbolt/HDMI to a surround receiver).
So that's what I would need my next iPad to do. Unless Apple moves on and a competitor gets there first.
I am a little surprised that in 2013 there isn't a current iPad with 100% the functionality of, say an old G4 Titanium.
Jim Newhouser1 wrote:
Curious that you would use the words "reverse course". I would think this would be a forward innovation, not a backwards move. I see the newer model iPads as just cosmetic upgrades so far (new look for next years model but no actual upgrades). I really do need to see all 3 of those features working before I'll upgrade.
By reverse course I mean return to an older type of OS which would be more open but also more vulerable. You want a different device that then one Apple seems intent on building. Comparing an iPad to a desktop computer shows that pretty clearly. That you see the upgrades as "cosmetic" is another indication to me that you want something other than one the iPad is or is likely to be in the near term. I'm sure it's been said before in this thread but it sounds as if what you want/need is a MacBook Air. I'm not judging your needs. They are, afterall, yours. But I certainly don't share them.
I hope you find the device that meets your needs.
Best of luck.
How do you lock the touch screen with an app still runing?
