How To Lock Apps In iphone – Step By Step
Android OS
allows users to lock apps using third-party apps or the in-built app locker on
some selected Smartphones. But iOS does not allow its users to lock apps
directly from App Locker.
However,
with the introduction of the Screen Time feature in iOS 12, the task of locking
apps has become easier. There is a way to lock individual apps on the iPhone.
This is how you can lock individual apps on iPhone using Screen Time.
How To Lock Apps In iphone With Screen Time Passcode
To do this,
first open Settings on your iPhone. Then in the list of tabs, look for Screen
Time and tap on it. Now click on App Limits. Next, enable App Limits. Tap on
Add Limit. Now, you will see a list of categories. If you want to lock the
social media app, you can tap on 'Social'. Now, out of all the apps on the
list, find and tap on the one you want to lock, and hit the Next button at the
top right corner.
Now you have
to set a timer, however there is no direct way to lock the app and hence, you
have to set a time limit. From the slider, select 1 minute as this is the
minimum time. After the set time has elapsed, the app will be locked
automatically. Make sure you have enabled the 'Block at the end of Limit' option.
Click on the 'Add' button in the upper right corner.
Now, the app
you just added will have a limit of 1 minute. This means that when the 1 minute
elapses after opening the app, the app will be automatically locked with a
passcode. If you want to lock the app, you have to first open the app for 1
minute and after that, it will be locked.
If you want
to unlock it, you can tap on the 'Ask For More Time' option and click on 'Enter
Screen Time Passcode'. After entering the passcode, you can unlock the app. The
limitation here is that once the app is unlocked, it will remain open for at
least 15 minutes. So, if someone tries to open the app within that 15 minutes,
they can access it.
How to Lock Apps on iPhone Using Third-Party Apps?
If you have
a jailbroken iOS device then you can easily use third-party applications to
lock apps. There is no official application present on the App Store to lock
apps on iOS devices. Therefore, you can only use third-party apps such as
BioProtect, Locktopus, and AppLocker on jailbroken devices.
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How To Lock Apps In iphone - Conclusion
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