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 | OS | Description | |||||||||
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Touch | iOS tvOS | When this option is on, it disables all touch input on the device. The default is on. | |||||||||
Motion | iOS | 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 | When this option is on, the volume buttons are disabled. The default is on. | |||||||||
Side Switch | iOS | When this option is on, the ringer switch is disabled. The default is on. | |||||||||
Sleep/Wake Button | iOS | 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 tvOS | When this option is on, Auto-Lock is disabled. The default is on. | |||||||||
VoiceOver | iOS tvOS | When this option is on, VoiceOver is disabled. The default is off. | |||||||||
Zoom | iOS tvOS | When this option is on, Zoom is disabled. The default is off. | |||||||||
Invert Colors | iOS tvOS | When this option is on, inverting the colors on the screen is disabled. The default is off. | |||||||||
Assistive Touch | iOS | When this option is on, Assistive Touch is disabled. The default is off. | |||||||||
Speak Selection | iOS | When this option is on, iOS won’t speak aloud whatever is selected on the screen. The default is off. | |||||||||
Mono Audio | iOS | 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 he or she wants to use. All the options below are off by default.
Setting | OS | Description | |||||||||
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VoiceOver | iOS tvOS | Describes aloud what appears on the screen. | |||||||||
Zoom | iOS tvOS | Zooms in on content on the screen to make it larger and easier to see. | |||||||||
Invert Colors | iOS tvOS | Invert the colors onscreen. | |||||||||
Assistive Touch | iOS | Adapts the Multi-Touch screen of iOS 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.