iPad My dilemma: aged parents who can’t stop fiddling with settings etc

[George Dawes]

Are there any settings or options apart from hiding apps and settings in the App Library ?

My dad who’s 85 is driving us all nuts by fiddling with the settings app etc despite me deleting them from the Home Screen and then hiding in the app library ?

If there’s nothing in the apple ecosystem , could anyone recommend an alternative ?

 

[ericwn]

iOS parental controls maybe?

 

[mikedude86]

iOS parental controls maybe?

Brings a whole new meaning to the term ?

 

[Saturn007]

George, what does he say when you bring it up?

How did he find the Settings if you hid them?

Which settings is he changing that are a problem?

Perhaps, he's clever and there are things he wants to tweak! Or, likes the attention or the rise he gets out of doing it!

 

[ericwn]

Brings a whole new meaning to the term

Well I guess when they build it into iOS the marketing person strongly recommended to not call it the “lock out senior “ functionality.

 

[Jonas Silver]

I want to buy an Ipad for my dad, but he's not fiddling with the settings, but I am afraid the con artists might get to him.

 

[Wackery]

Well I guess when they build it into iOS the marketing person strongly recommended to not call it the “lock out senior “ functionality.

Grampa mode.

Alternatively, I think this is his way of saying he wants his own ipad.

 

[Zazoh]

Easy enough to reset back default. Just make sure backing up to cloud. Can also restrict various settings with password under parent control.

 

[Imac Sam]

I had this issue with my mother. So what I did was set her up in our family sharing, and gave her the age of 11. Based on that I was able to use screen time to limit her website and settings access. I then can use a password to bypass those settings when she needs a legitimate setting change and then lock her back down. It also keeps her from enrolling in an app that requires a subscription payment method.

 

[Six0Four]

Sorry I had to come in to laugh. My mother does the same thing, I gave her an iPhone and she screwed up all the settings.

 

[mikedude86]

I just realized this is why the app layout on my Apple TV keeps changing, mom “learned” Apple TV last week. Great, this is what I get for making jokes….