Single App Mode features
When you lock a supervised device to an app, you can enable or disable device buttons and some other options. You can also enable or disable the shortcuts to these features.
Setting | Operating system | Description | |||||||||
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Touch | iOS iPadOS tvOS | When this option is on, it disables all touch input on the device. The default is on. | |||||||||
Motion | iOS iPadOS | When this option is on, it doesn’t allow automatic rotating of the screen when the device is rotated. The default is on. | |||||||||
Volume Buttons | iOS iPadOS | When this option is on, the volume buttons are disabled. The default is on. | |||||||||
Side Switch | iOS iPadOS | When this option is on, the ringer switch is disabled. The default is on. | |||||||||
Sleep/Wake Button | iOS iPadOS | When this option is on, the Sleep/Wake button is disabled so the device can’t be put to sleep or turned off. The default is on. | |||||||||
Auto-Lock | iOS iPadOS tvOS | When this option is on, Auto-Lock is disabled. The default is on. | |||||||||
VoiceOver | iOS iPadOS tvOS | When this option is on, VoiceOver is disabled. The default is off. | |||||||||
Zoom | iOS iPadOS tvOS | When this option is on, Zoom is disabled. The default is off. | |||||||||
Invert Colors | iOS iPadOS tvOS | When this option is on, inverting the colors on the screen is disabled. The default is off. | |||||||||
AssistiveTouch | iOS iPadOS | When this option is on, AssistiveTouch is disabled. The default is off. | |||||||||
Speak Selection | iOS iPadOS | When this option is on, the device won’t speak aloud whatever is selected on the screen. The default is off. | |||||||||
Mono Audio | iOS iPadOS | When this option is on, playing both right and left channels through a single channel is disabled. The default is off. | |||||||||
After an app is chosen, options are available to limit what can be done when a user triple-clicks the Home button. If more than one option is chosen, the user is presented with the list and permitted to choose which option they want to use. All the options below are off by default.
Setting | OS | Description | |||||||||
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VoiceOver | iOS iPadOS tvOS | Describes aloud what appears on the screen. | |||||||||
Zoom | iOS iPadOS tvOS | Zooms in on content on the screen to make it larger and easier to see. | |||||||||
Invert Colors | iOS iPadOS tvOS | Invert the colors onscreen. | |||||||||
AssistiveTouch | iOS iPadOS | Adapts the Multi-Touch screen of devices to a user’s unique physical needs. | |||||||||
Note: If your device is associated with a mobile device management (MDM) solution, you can clear the Guided Access passcode if it is unknown. Enable Lost Mode, then disable Lost Mode on the device.