Guided access not working in iOS 8 on iPad Mini Retina

I am having the same issue and tried the same troubleshooting methods. Its not working on iPad 2, iPad Mini, and iPhone 5.

When triple pressing the home button, nothing happens at all in any app. I just used it several times before upgrading to iOS 8 and it was working fine.

Also having the same problem on my iPad 2 64GB Wifi and iPhone 5S 32 GB. Triple pressing not engaging Guided Access with iOS 8.

Having the same issue. Everything is on, but when I hit the button 3 times nothing happens. Worked before the update.

Having the same issue with my ipad 2. Triple click does nothing, even after verifying that guided access is enabled. This should be submitted to Apple as a bug.

Was able to get Guided Access working with iOS 8 devices. Just required restarting/rebooting both devices and it now works!

Mine was also not working on my iPod 5th generation after installing iOS 8 yesterday., but I just did a hard reset and it is working.

Not working for me either on iPad 3. I've tried reboot, then hard reset. No luck.

Very frustrating because it ruins my 20-month-old son's use of games. He quits the app or enters set up screens. Makes him feel grown up, but messes up his game play 😟

I can confirm that this works on 3rd Generation iPads. But not 2nd Generation iPads. I have found that if Guided access was enabled prior to the upgrade it might reset in this process.

1. Turn off Guided Access in Accessibility / Settings.
2. Hard reboot. (Hold Home and Lock buttons for 7 seconds)
3. Turn on Guided Access in Accessibility / Settings. Reset Passcode.

Anyone have luck with a newer model?

I followed your procedure, but it hasn't helped with my iPad 3.

hello, I have a problem ... install iOS iPad 8 and I started to run very slow in all applications. Anyone know how I can fix? Thank you!

I got an iPad Air 16 GB, just tried to turn off guided access and reboot the device. Then turn on guided access and see if it helped. I worked briefly in Safari, but not in the app DS Video where my sin is watching his cartoons. I tried to reboot again without luck.

I updated a few of our iPad 2's to iOS 8, and ran into the same problem with Guided Access. Since the iPads are kiosks, doing a hardware reset is tricky. I opted to go tto Settings>Reset>Reset All Settings. After the iPad finished rebooting, I went back to settings and turned Guided Acccess back on. It works now.

Resetting settings did it for me. Nice tip. Thanks!