The Parental Controls feature (also known as Restrictions) lets you manage which features, apps, and content your kids can and can't access on your iPhone or iPad. That includes not only blocking apps from accessing your location, contacts, calendars, reminders, photos, Bluetooth sharing, microphone, Twitter and Facebook accounts, and advertising settings, but also preventing your child from accidentally or intentionally changing those privacy settings. Not only can that keep your data safe, but keep your kids safer as well.
- How to stop new apps from having access to data on iPhone and iPad
- How to stop specific apps from having access to data on iPhone and iPad
How to stop new apps from having access to data on iPhone and iPad
Note: Before you start you will need to have restrictions enabled.
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on General.
Tap on Restrictions.
Tap on the type of data you want to restrict. You're options are:
- Location services
- Contacts
- Calendars
- Reminders
- Photos
- Share My Location
- Bluetooth Sharing
- Microphone
- Speech Recognition
- Advertising
- Media Library
Tap Don't Allow Changes
If you want to be able to have new apps access your data, follow these steps again, but tap on Allow Changes.
How to stop specific apps from having access to data on iPhone and iPad
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on General.
Tap on Restrictions.
Tap on the type of data you want to restrict. You're options are:
- Location services
- Contacts
- Calendars
- Reminders
- Photos
- Share My Location
- Bluetooth Sharing
- Microphone
- Speech Recognition
- Advertising
- Media Library
Tap on the On/Off switch beside the app you want to restrict. When the switch is gray, that means the app won't be able to access the data anymore.
Questions?
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How to restrict privacy settings with parental controls for iPhone or iPad