Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Tap Enable Restrictions, set or enter your passcode — you have to enter it twice if
you are setting up the passcode — and tap the button next to each item in the Allow or Al-
lowed Content lists that you plan to restrict. Their corresponding settings should be off (gray
is showing rather than green).
You can also restrict the use of explicit language when you dictate text. An asterisk (*) replaces a
naughty word.
Moreover, parents have more controls to work with. For instance, you can allow Junior to watch a
movie on the iPad but prevent him from watching a flick that carries an R or NC-17 rating. You can
also restrict access to certain TV shows, explicit songs and podcasts, and apps based on age-appro-
priate ratings. In Game Center, you can decide whether your kid can play a multiplayer game or add
friends. Apple lets you choose whether to let the kids read books with explicit sexual content. You
can also restrict access to websites that have adult content.
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If guilt gets the better of you, you can turn off Restrictions. Open the Restrictions setting by again
typing your passcode. Then switch the setting on for each item you are freeing up. Tap Disable
Restrictions. You have to enter your passcode one more time before your kids and office underlings
return you to their good graces.
Under Restrictions settings, you'll find privacy controls as well. And in this area, you can allow or
restrict changes made to your accounts, Find My Friends, cellular use, background app refreshes,
even volume limits.
There's a lot here and even if you're rather liberal about policing your kids' activities, we recom-
mend you poke around and consider all your options.
Cover Lock/Unlock
You have the choice to automatically lock and unlock your iPad when you close and open the clever
iPad mini Smart Cover, Apple's Smart Case, or some other covers. If you set a passcode, you still
have to enter it to wake the iPad from siesta-land.
Side Switch
You can use the side switch for one of two purposes: You can lock the rotation so that the screen ori-
entation doesn't change when you turn the iPad to the side, or you can mute certain sounds. Here's
where you get to make that choice.
