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How do I lock an app on my iPad so my students can't close it with the home button

How do I lock an app on my iPad so my students can't close the app by pressing the home button?

iPad 2, iOS 6

Posted on Oct 14, 2012 10:04 PM

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Posted on Oct 14, 2012 10:18 PM

Settings > General > Acessibility > Guided Access. Enter the app, and triple click the home button. Just tap Guided Access and it's locked in the app. You can even draw on areas of the screen that you don't want them to tap. It's amazing, isn't it 😉?

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How do I lock an app on my iPad so my students can't close it with the home button

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