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STUCK IN GUIDED ACCESS ON IPAD. TRIPLE-CLICKING AND FORCER REBOOTS DON'T WORK, THE IPAD JUST UNLOCKS ITSELF AND GOES BACK TO THE APP I WAS IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stuck in Guided Access on iPad. iOS 7!

- Triple-clicking won't work, the Accessibility Options pop-up and I tap Guided Access, it unticks, but no passcode input screen comes up, and the iPad stays in guided access.

- Forced reboots don't work, the iPad just unlocks it self (no lock code) and goes back to the app that I am stuck in, which is Google Chrome.

- Lost Mode is not an option, location services are off.

- When I plug it into my computer, iTunes says that it is locked with a passcode, so I can't back it up.

There seems like no possible way to get out.

Help!?

iPad 2, iOS 7

Posted on Jan 4, 2014 8:14 AM

17 replies

Jul 15, 2016 7:05 AM in response to Diavonex

Guys This Has to Work. Follow The Steps.

1. Hold The Home And Power Button For 15 Seconds.

2. The Screen Should Restart The iPhone.

This Should Work. TRY IT! 🙂

Oct 13, 2016 5:32 AM in response to smackdd37

Thank you so much for this tip. It was the only solution that helped me, after trying many suggestions and becoming frustrated because nothing seemed to work. Letting the battery run down stopped the guided access problem.

STUCK IN GUIDED ACCESS ON IPAD. TRIPLE-CLICKING AND FORCER REBOOTS DON'T WORK, THE IPAD JUST UNLOCKS ITSELF AND GOES BACK TO THE APP I WAS IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!