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It needs to be simple. It has to happen right from the home screen either with a triple tap of the button or switch or something simple, lock or unlock.
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...
Any update on your app?
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.
If they could put the MacBook Air functionality in the tablet format, then yes!
Older vulerable OS? This functionality has been a foundation for a long time in Mac OS. It's the opposite of vulerable. It's open - there's nothing hidden to be vulerable. I always saw this as why Apple was the professional product vs. the restricted functionality of the Windows camp. Restricted = vulerable, not the other way around.
Anyway like I said, I'd even be happy with G4 performance in tablet format. I'm happy with this tablet. It lets me do something that was not possible before. I bought it a month after it first came out when the lightbulb first lit up over my head. But I'm still surprised that there have been no real upgrades since as I said. I hope they don't abandon this device because it fits my workflow very well at the moment. The size is key. Another laptop would not work for this application.
But after 3 years, you're still hoping that Apple will turn the iPad into a touch screen MacBook Air. It doesn't seem likely. And I'm not sure why you think the iPad is in any danger of being abandoned. Just because the upgrades aren't what you want doesn't mean that they aren't upgrades or that they are indications that Apple isn't serious about the platform.
Best of luck.
I would have to agree with Meg, especially in that the iPad is not in danger of being left out of the lineup and will continue on its own. The MBA and iPad are two very different devices designed for very different purposes. And the operating systems are actually quite closely related. The iOS, however, is a much restricted form of Mac OS X designed to conserve the resources available on the tablet format. The original iPad, which I also use, has a very limited processor and very limited amount of memory (not to be confused with the storage capacity). Thus, the latest innovations in the iOS will make performance so degraded as to be unacceptable to users.
The MBA does have a model close to the form factor of the iPad, with the capabilities of a full computer. But that does not have a touch screen. There just is not a solution at this point that provides the entire range of capabilities of the tablet and the laptop. Again, those devices fill two different needs so the consumer has to make a decision as to which is the best fit.
oops my bad, found out how to do it
How do you lock the touch screen with an app still runing?
