How do i disable all apps except text and phone

I am wanting to lock my children's phone down to where they will only be able to use the phone and text apps. Is that possible?

iPhone 6

Posted on Oct 17, 2017 2:23 PM

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Posted on Oct 19, 2017 6:03 AM

While you can use restrictions to stop the installation of apps or deleting them and limiting what web sites they can get to, you cannot stop anyone from using any apps already installed or present on the device.


So delete as much as you can in terms if apps, then set a restriction passcode and stop them from installing anything. However note that they can restore the device as new in iTunes to undo all of that.


Literally speaking, you would need to ditch the whole idea of a smart phone to do what you want and buy a very basic cell phone which does little else but calls and SMS/MMS texts.

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Oct 19, 2017 6:03 AM in response to diehardpoke

While you can use restrictions to stop the installation of apps or deleting them and limiting what web sites they can get to, you cannot stop anyone from using any apps already installed or present on the device.


So delete as much as you can in terms if apps, then set a restriction passcode and stop them from installing anything. However note that they can restore the device as new in iTunes to undo all of that.


Literally speaking, you would need to ditch the whole idea of a smart phone to do what you want and buy a very basic cell phone which does little else but calls and SMS/MMS texts.

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