how do you lock the ipad so only one app can be used

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TrishP1961 Author

Level 1

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how do you lock the ipad so only one app can be used

I want to force a student to communicate using an ipad communication app. I want the only thing on the screen to be that one app. How do I lock the app so it is the only one that can be used on the ipad? Is there a way to lock a page? ie when he has navigated to the correct page to prevent the child from exiting and make him make a choice from that page?

Thanks!

iPad 2, using Proloquo2Go app

Posted on Nov 20, 2013 8:26 AM

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varjak paw

Level 10

182,656 points

Nov 20, 2013 8:47 AM in response to TrishP1961

You can lock an iPad to a given app via Guided Access:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5509

To try and lock a web browser to a single page you'll need to investigate third-party browsers such as MobiCIP or the McGruff browser and see if they allow you to lock to a single page. Safari in iOS 6 or earlier has no controls and in iOS 7 allows you to restrict to a given site or set of sites but not to a single web page.

Regards.

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