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Mckenzie Witting

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Aug 2, 2024, 4:52:30 AM8/2/24

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My son is autistic and blasts his IPAD full volume. In the past we were able to go to restrictions and set a volume limit that was password protected. This feature seems to have disappeared on the new operating system of his new IPAD???

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Password managers are a popular choice for users looking to store their credentials efficiently, without the pain of memorizing countless unique passwords. All major browsers currently include password management functions, including Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.

There are also many third-party password management solutions, like 1password and LastPass. They operate by storing a single master password, secured by strong encryption algorithms and methods, such as hashing.

Zero-day vulnerabilities emerge daily and developers work quickly on software patches before cybercriminals exploit them. These security updates are only effective if users are also quick to install them. While updates can be a slight inconvenience, allowing a cybercriminal to gain access to your personal information is much worse.

Accounts use no longer use are an easy target for cybercriminals as their security protection is more likely weaker than that of your frequently used services. Keeping track of all your accounts and deleting any inactive ones is a simple way to decrease your vulnerabilities and maintain visibility over your attack surface.

Harsher regulations for third-party data breaches means organizations (especially SaaS products and services) are focused on enhancing account security. Most reputable online services require or at least strongly recommend setting up 2FA or MFA to secure account access. These mechanisms provide additional protection against account compromise by prompting extra authentication, such as biometrics, security codes, or one-time passwords (OTPs).

Weak passwords leave your accounts vulnerable to brute force attacks, a popular credential-guessing method used by hackers to gain authorized access to sensitive data. If one password is exposed in a data leak, then all accounts that use the same password are now at risk too. Creating new passwords across all accounts costs time, but a hacker accessing your credit card details will cost you money.

You can lock practically any app on your iPhone or iPad behind biometric or passcode protection. And we're not talking about using any funky workarounds, either. There's now an official Apple way to protect sensitive apps and their data. It even safeguards your personal information, keeping it out of sight across the system. You can even hide apps, making it harder for others to know they're there.

On iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 and earlier, you can't really hide apps beyond making them disappear off your Home Screen, but you can lock apps behind your Lock Screen using a custom automation. You also have other options, such as locking specific content in the Photos and Notes apps and using the built-in biometric or password protection some apps like Messenger, Outlook, and WhatsApp offer.

But there's a better way now with iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, both currently in beta. Almost any iPhone or iPad app can be locked behind Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode, and some of these lockable apps can also be hidden.

Find the app you want to lock on your Home Screen, App Library, or Spotlight Search, then touch and hold its icon to bring up the quick actions menu. Select "Require Face ID," "Require Touch ID," or "Require Passcode," and then tap it again on the confirmation prompt.

If using Face ID, your iPhone or iPad will scan your face to confirm. If using Touch ID, touch the Touch ID sensor to confirm. If using a passcode, enter your passcode to confirm. Afterward, the app is now locked.

Some apps, such as Calendar, Music, and Photos, will open a sheet with further information. It explains that other apps with access to them may still show content from them without any authentication. If you disagree, tap the (X) to cancel. Otherwise, hit the "Done" button to proceed with locking the app.

Tap the locked app's icon on your Home Screen, App Library, or Spotlight Search, or ask Siri to open the app. Your device will then scan your face right away if using Face ID or require you to touch the Touch ID sensor or enter your passcode. If Face ID or Touch ID fails, you can try again. You can enter your passcode to open the app if it fails again.

You may also need to use biometrics or your passcode to unlock the app inside of other apps. For example, if you lock the Files app and want to attach a file to a note in the Notes app, you'll have to authenticate yourself before the file picker opens.

Find the app you want to hide on your Home Screen, App Library, or Spotlight Search, then touch and hold its icon to bring up the quick actions menu. Select "Require Face ID," "Require Touch ID," or "Require Passcode," just like when locking apps, but this time, tap "Hide and Require Face ID," "Hide and Require Touch ID," or "Hide and Require Passcode" on the confirmation prompt.

Apple says, "information from the app won't appear in other places across the system, including search and notifications, so others don't inadvertently see sensitive information." Hiding"apps also goes a step further by hiding the app icons from your Home Screen, App Library, Spotlight Search, and Siri.

To find and access your hidden apps, open App Library and scroll down to the "Hidden" category. Tap it, then authenticate yourself with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode, and all the apps in the collection will be visible. You can tap a big icon in the collection to authenticate yourself and open the app or the smaller icons to open the folder to see all hidden apps.

The process for unlocking and unhiding apps on your iPhone or iPad is the same. To unlock a locked-only app, touch and hold its icon from your Home Screen, App Library, or Spotlight Search. To unlock and reveal a hidden app, do it from the Hidden collection in the App Library. Then, select "Don't Require Face ID," "Don't Require Touch ID," or "Don't Require Passcode." Authenticate yourself, and the app is now unlocked and/or unhidden.

By default, you can both lock and hide apps installed from the App Store. This includes any third-party app, no matter the topic. For example, you can lock and hide Amazon, Facebook, LastPass, Netflix, Slack, Words with Friends, or any other app you installed.

For some reason, Apple has restricted most of its preinstalled apps from being hidden but still allows them to be locked. For example, Books, Camera, Files, Passwords, Photos, Reminders, and Wallet can all be locked but not hidden.

Just updated your iPhone? You'll find new features for Podcasts, News, Books, and TV, as well as important security improvements and fresh wallpapers. Find out what's new and changed on your iPhone with the iOS 17.5 update.

There is no default option on iOS 16 or iOS 17 to lock your apps behind Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode authentication. However, a clever, easy-to-implement workaround will protect your sensitive apps from nosy friends and family temporarily using or looking at something on your iPhone.

For example, you may not want someone with access to your iPhone to open Safari and browse through all your private tabs. Or you might want to prevent them from messing with your device settings. Or keep them from losing your place in that Netflix movie you still have to finish.

Whatever the case, locking the app will keep them out of where you don't want them to go. Before, you might find yourself using Guided Access to restrict people borrowing your iPhone to only one app, but it's not the most straightforward technique to use. But with the Shortcuts app, you can set an automation to automatically lock one or more apps when someone tries to open any of them.

You should only use this method on apps that don't already have self-locking options. For example, you can already lock a group or photos and videos in your Photos app natively. You can also lock notes in the Notes app.

And most financial apps, whether for banking, investing, crypto, or budgeting, will lock access to your accounts behind a password or biometrics. Other apps may let you safeguard them behind biometrics, such as Facebook Messenger, Microsoft Outlook, Signal, and WhatsApp.

Use the instructions below to protect all other apps from unwanted visitors. The second group of instructions below provides a way to make your house a safe zone, so apps remain unlocked when you're at home for convenience. However, if that's where people tend to borrow your iPhone, you'll want to skip that.

For this to work, your iPhone should be running iOS 16.4 or later since the main action used was only just released on iOS 16.4. If you're running an older iOS version, you can use the timer trick instead.

Now it's time to test it out. Leave Shortcuts and open one of the apps you chose above. You can exit to the Home Screen and select the app, tell Siri to open the app, or switch to the app via the app switcher.

To use the app yourself, simply unlock your iPhone using Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. Since the app opened for a moment before the Lock Screen kicked in, it'll still be open when you unlock your iPhone, and you can use it as usual until you leave the app. To use the app again, open it, then unlock your iPhone.

If you're worried about someone going into your automations and disabling this automation, consider locking the Shortcuts app itself behind Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. However, this could prevent some automations from running completely, so it's worth testing first.