iPhone and iPad have the ability to disable the touch screen so that the operating system cannot be navigated beyond the screen that is being displayed on the device. Without a doubt, this function can be very useful especially for Apple mobile device owners who have children with access to it.
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If you are a father or mother who usually uses your iPhone or iPad to play movies or videos to your children and you do not want them to be able to interrupt the playback and / or navigate through other spaces on the device. This function will precisely allow you to avoid this type of situation and that your child can do anything, beyond what he is currently visualizing.
Taking advantage of the Guided Access settings, it allows you to temporarily disable the entire touch screen on your iOS or iPadOS device. This will allow you to prevent your children from playing on the device, accidentally deleting applications, making purchases, changing their settings or any other unwanted action.
Guided Access is usually used to lock the iPhone or iPad screen in a single app, but you can also use it to disable the touch screen in general.
Therefore, if you want to configure your iPhone or iPad so that the touch screen cannot be used and you cannot navigate to other places on the device:
How to disable the touch screen of your iPhone or iPad.
1. Open the Settings app.
2. Go to the option: Accessibility
3. Line followed you have to select the option: Guided Access.
4. On the next screen you will have to activate this option.
5. Once the function is activated, close the configuration and go to the app in which you do not want to allow actions such as YouTube and proceed to the reproduction of said video.
6. The next thing will be to press the On / Off button 3 times .
7. A menu will appear in which you will have to select: Guided Access.
8. This exposes a black space in which you will have to select: Options
9. A new menu will appear in which you must activate the option switch: Touch.
10. Finally, you just have to click Start and enter the security code for your iPhone or iPad.
From this moment on, the touch screen will be deactivated so that in this case only the YouTube video is available and we cannot move to any other app or place in the operating system.
How to unlock the touch screen of your iPhone or iPad and make it work normally again.
1. Press 3 times on the button: On / off
2. You will be asked to enter the security code.
3. After entering the code, we will have to select the option: Finish.
4. This allows you to exit the touch lock mode, however, in the event that you wish to disable the function, you can do so by selecting Options and turning off the Touch option switch.
