Apple has repeatedly been asked to introduce a parental control function in iOS so that adults, compared to children, have wider access to the device's functions and applications. Something similar has already been implemented in Android 4.3, where you can create multiple user profiles with different levels of access to the device's capabilities. A new Apple patent, which was noticed a few days ago, describes a system for accessing data and functions on iOS devices.
Apple has patented a system in which access to files and functions on the device depends on which gesture it was unlocked. So, unlocking with one gesture (for example, it can be a drawing of a certain shape) will give access only to games, and another type of unlocking to corporate applications.
Such a protection system also allows you to unlock the iPhone in a specific application to access it. So, you can open access to a certain program, but limit the ability to use all its functions..This patent also describes the settings for accessing various phone functions: camera, microphone, in-app purchase, and so on. Plus, the patent describes the so-called guest mode.
This patent will allow Apple to create several ways to unlock devices: not only using gestures, but also using voice commands, keyboards. Potentially, such a development can be useful not only to parents, but also, for example, to sellers in stores who use the same iPads as interactive catalogs of their products, or to corporate users.
Would you use parental controls or restrict access to apps and features on iOS?
