bobperry
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Q: Browse mode in iOS Photos?

My three-year-old kid loves browsing through the pictures in my iPhone. But now and then, he accidentally taps the trashcan and deletes a photo. (Yes I know that I can retrieve them. And Yes, I am aware that I can turn on Guided Access.)

Does anyone know a way so put Photos into "Browse Mode", so that the user can only look at photos, but not edit or delete them?

If not, consider this a feature request.

iPhone 5s, iOS 8.3, Photos for iOS Feature Request

Posted on May 5, 2015 1:29 PM

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Q: Browse mode in iOS Photos?

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 5, 2015 3:56 PM in response to bobperry
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    May 5, 2015 3:56 PM in response to bobperry

    Do you use iCloud Photo Library and have Optimize Storage enabled?  If not, try that.

     

    Then you can only edit the Photos, that have been downloaded to your phone and if the iPhone is connected to the Internet. You could put the iPhone in flight mode before giving it to your son. This way,  he can browse the photos and delete them, but not edit them.

     

    To send a feature request to Apple, use the feedback form:  https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

    Then the developers will see the request.

  • by bobperry,

    bobperry bobperry May 6, 2015 12:31 PM in response to léonie
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    May 6, 2015 12:31 PM in response to léonie

    Thank you for your reply, Léonie.

     

    I am not concerned about getting my photos edited, an edit can always be reverted.

    My concern is about getting photos deleted.

     

    I will use the feedback form to post the feature request.

     

    / Bob

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 6, 2015 1:40 PM in response to bobperry
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    May 6, 2015 1:40 PM in response to bobperry

    I am not concerned about getting my photos edited, an edit can always be reverted.

    My concern is about getting photos deleted.

    Then always make a backup before before letting your kid handle the phone; better safe than sorry:

    See this guide to device backups:

     

    About backups in iCloud and iTunes

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204136

  • by bobperry,

    bobperry bobperry May 6, 2015 1:53 PM in response to léonie
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    May 6, 2015 1:53 PM in response to léonie

    Thank you for your concern, Léonie.

     

    As I wrote in my original post: I know that I can retrieve deleted photos.

    But to be able to retrieve a deleted photo from the Recently Deleted album or from a backup, you have to be aware that the photo has been deleted. This is very often not the case when somebody else is deleting a photo from a large album. So, using the Recently Deleted album or a device backup is not a solution to the problem. Having a Viewing Only mode would be.