iPad make it suitable for children: How does it work? - Tablets Magazine

Previously we have extensively discussed how to make , a Android tablet child-friendly but how do you do this with an iPad? The iPad is still one of the most popular tablets and the iOS user the ideal device for children to go to work. However, it is prudent to optimize for use by children so that they can not reach, all apps can download all applications can use.

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Limitations

The first thing you should do if you want to make your iPad kid friendly enabling constraints. This can be done via Settings -> General -> limitations. Limitations is also parental control . Enabling certain restrictions certain features and apps can not be used.

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tap Enable Restrictions and enter a restriction code, which consists of four digits. Choose a good code that you can remember and your child can not guess, easy because with this code you can modify the restrictions on and off.

Apps Disable

Apps like Safari, Camera and FaceTime are standard on your iPad, it can not remove. Still, it would sometimes be useful and you can avoid getting thousands of photos that your child has made or that he has been trying to call via FaceTime your contacts. You can try to disable the restriction via menu as described above. Open the menu and limitations give your four-digit password, then you can uncheck the application’s. The switch then changed from green to white.

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If you go back to your home screen by pressing the home button you will see that the applications are gone, so your child can no longer use them.

Store Disable

via the same menu you can also turn off iTunes and iBookstore. This way you can prevent your child everything clicked and the icons disappear from your homepage. It is also possible to install, remove, and buy off. From apps So your child can not (accidentally) removing or installing apps. Also making costly in-app purchases are then prevented.

Siri and Airdrop

Then you can have Siri and Airdrop off. Namely Siri can do things you would rather not have. Keep as the home button for a few seconds and you can appointments in the calendar and also remove, not very handy so when your child to have access there. AirDrop is new in iOS 7, you can take pictures and videos more via Bluetooth to devices that support it. If you have something you send the recipient receives a message, and that can not always be fine. Therefore it is useful also to turn, again using the restriction menu.

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Age Restriction Setting

All content available through Apple’s store come with an age restriction. You can thus easily exclude certain apps to be downloaded may be. The constraints menu, under the heading music, podcasts and iTunes U you can specify whether songs, podcasts and textbooks characterized ‘Explicit’ can be downloaded. Explicit means that foul language or nudity in common. It is therefore advisable to turn when your child use your iPad and can download.

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cup Movies you can choose what ages are welcome. You have a choice of: No movies, AL, 6, 9, 12, 16, 18 and allow all movies far. This so you can turn on the basis of the age of your child. In TV Shows is a lot simpler because you only have a choice of ‘Do not allow TV programs to’ and ‘Allow all TV programs’ box.

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Books have the option to show or hide Explicit content. With hiding you hide the view, print, download and read books with explicit sexual content.

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Apps , if you had to install a whole not been banned, you can also choose from several age categories. Here is the categories: Do not allow apps, 4 +, 9 +, 12 +, 17 + and allow all apps

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Under the heading Websites can put your websites on a kind of white or blacklist. You can choose to make everything, a few Internet sites available. Or you can choose to ban except set by you sites.

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If you scroll further down in the limit menu, you will see the heading “Allow modifications’ directory. Below, you can disable that certain changes may be made. Through Accounts you can set that no accounts in “Mail, Contacts and Calendars can be added, deleted or modified. For the other parts, you can also indicate whether each of these settings can be changed. Whether or not

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Your iPad is suitable for children

If you followed the steps above and your iPad so largely optimized for use by children, they can get to work without having to worry about ‘dangerous’ content, high costs for downloads and changed settings. worry Do you have a suggestion to make your iPad kid friendly Let us know in a comment below this article.

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