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Child Proof Your iPhone👶📲

How to Child Proof Your iPhone👶📲

This quick guide will show you how to prevent your munchkins from buying apps, deleting apps, completing in-app purchases and more! 😉

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My kids love my iPhone, but apps mysteriously disappear and they get so whiny when they click on ads while playing games. This is your worry-free solution to stop that!

My kids love my iPhone, but apps mysteriously disappear and they get so whiny when they click on ads while playing games. This is your worry-free solution to stop that!

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Launch the Settings app and tap General.

Launch the Settings app and tap General.

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Tap Restrictions.

Tap Restrictions.

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Tap Enable Restrictions.

Tap Enable Restrictions.

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Create a 4-digit passcode. Enter it twice to continue.

Create a 4-digit passcode. Enter it twice to continue.

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Slide the Deleting Apps toggle switch to off.

Slide the Deleting Apps toggle switch to off.

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Slide the In-App Purchases toggle switch to off.

Slide the In-App Purchases toggle switch to off.

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And there are tons of other settings here to keep your little (and not so little) kids from finding and being exposed to explicit content.

And there are tons of other settings here to keep your little (and not so little) kids from finding and being exposed to explicit content.

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That's it! I hope this guide was helpful! Check out my other iOS & Mac guides here on Snapguide or on my website www.gksargent.com/blog. Connect with me on Facebook & Twitter! -Greg 😏

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Helen Mataki

Thanks

Helen Mataki 9 months ago

Gregory Sargent

Haha Melanie, I'll have to make a "How to tween proof your iPhone" guide it sounds like! 😜

(author) 10 months ago

Melanie 

I'm a child and I parent proof my iPod touch 

Melanie  10 months ago

Gregory Sargent

Thank you Karen, I'm glad the guide helped!☺

(author) 10 months ago

Karen Schmidt

Fantastic guide! My 2 yr old loves playing with my iPad and he's always deleting apps! This is really gonna come in handy!!!

Karen Schmidt 10 months ago

Gregory Sargent

Haha you are all very welcome. The only way I know to protect against drops is an otter box! ☺

(author) 11 months ago

Terri Dahlgren

Wow, now that's a helpful guide. Now can u tell me how to keep them from dropping it :) just me t

Terri Dahlgren 11 months ago

Erica Kefah Legaux Abdullah

Great! Thanks

Erica Kefah Legaux Abdullah 11 months ago

Joanne Rosa

Thanks

Joanne Rosa 11 months ago

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