One of the unwanted things these days is when someone grabs your phone to open the messaging apps you use and browses your call history, then this hateful question asks about those messages after your privacy has been hit by the wall. In such a situation, you can only look at it and get disgusted - how can people do such a thing? Well, you cannot change their minds, but you can at least lock your applications and protect them with a password, so that only you can access these applications after writing the correct password.
This is easy to do on Android phones with a lot of applications dedicated to that. But to this day, iOS on iPhone still lacks apps that allow locking and protecting installed applications. However, it turns out that there is a clever trick in the system that is reliable rather than external applications. It's not the best way, but it definitely works and protects important apps on your iPhone, so let's review it below.
Duration of use of the device or Screen Time is one of the main modern features of iOS. Its main function is to let you know how much time you spend on the iPhone within each application, but there are also other useful functions to help you better manage your time. As we walk through the properties of this feature, we noticed that it offers a basic solution to lock applications with a password, so that it can prevent you from accessing specific applications unless you enter the passcode.
However, there are two weaknesses in this method, which is why we mentioned a "preliminary solution" until effective applications are available on the App Store to do this. First: The passcode will not be valid unless you use the (protected) application for at least one minute every day. Second: The passcode opens the app for at least 15 minutes. If you open the app again within 15 minutes, there will be no passcode. If you use any application frequently enough, that point will not pose a major problem.
So, the first step you should take is to create a special passcode to lock the settings for Screen Time. To do this, go to the "Settings" application and then click "Device Duration" or "Screen Time". On the next page, click on the "Use screen time passcode" option to set up the code Four-digit password, which you'll use later to unlock protected apps. After that, the phone will prompt you to enter your Apple ID data to activate the retrieval option, so that if you forget the passcode at any time you can recover it using an Apple account.
Once you have set up the passcode, return to the "Screen Time" page again and press "App Limits" and then click on "Add limit" to display a list of all applications installed on the iPhone, divided Into different categories. You can now select which app you want to protect with the passcode, but except for the "Phone" app. After selecting all the applications, click on the "Next" button.
Now, set a time limit for these applications where you can access them without restrictions. Remember that you need to reduce this latency to the maximum extent possible, so it is recommended that you select one minute as shown in the picture. Also remember to activate the "Block at End of Limit" option. And that's all you have to do, press "Add" and your apps will now be secured with a passcode.
Now the icons of all passcode-protected apps will appear dim on the home screen. And when you try to open any of these applications, you will see the start screen as it appears in the image, which tells you "You have reached the maximum allowed" or "You’ve reached your limit." When you click on the “OK” button, the application will exited. But if you click on "Ask For More Time", you will be able to access the application for one minute, then click on "One more minute" and use the application for only 60 seconds.
After 60 seconds have passed from your use of the application, the previous "Time Limit" screen will appear again, but this time when you press the "Request more time" option, you will not be able to access the application until after clicking on the "Enter Screen Time Passcode" option and then Enter the passcode. Throughout the day, only you will be able to run this application, as there is no other way to open the application unless after checking the passcode.
We remind you once again that this trick has two weaknesses that must be taken into account. You will need to open protected apps every day for at least one minute in order to block access without a passcode. Mostly, the applications you use frequently like Instagram, Twitter, or Messenger should not be a one-minute barrier for them, as your use of them may reach several hours a day already.
The second weakness is that when you click on "Enter Screen Time Passcode" and enter a passcode to access the application, the application will open for a period of no less than 15 minutes and there is no way to reduce this time right now. So, you have to keep avoiding someone using your phone within 15 minutes until access to the app is blocked again.
Apple already offers the ability to protect your phone with a passcode or with Touch ID or Face ID technology from unauthorized users. While it's a fairly effective means, nothing will prevent others from snooping if you leave your phone in the unlocked position.
Fortunately, there are a few apps that support Face ID and Touch ID to protect it. For example, WhatsApp allows you to enable Face ID and Touch ID to protect conversations, so even if you leave your iPhone in unlock mode, no one will have access to your private messages. But if you find that most of your important apps don't have an option like this, you can count on this trick.
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