New Apple patent hints at a "parental control" and other data protection features in iOS
News Makradar / / December 19, 2019
Apple repeatedly asked her to put into iOS feature parental controls to adults than children, it had better access to the functions and applications of the device. Something similar has already been implemented in Android 4.3, where you can create multiple user profiles with different levels of access to device capabilities. New Apple patent that was seen a few days ago, describes a data access system and functions on the iOS-devices.
Apple patented a system in which access to files and features of the device depends on how it is a gesture it was unlocked. Thus, unlocking a gesture (e.g., it may be a specific shape pattern) will only allow access to games, and other kind of release - to enterprise applications.
Such protection also allows you to unlock iPhone in a particular application to access it. For example, you can allow access to a certain program, but limit the ability to use all of its features.. This patent also describes setting up access to various phone functions: camera, microphone, in-app purchase, and so on. Plus, the patent describes a so-called "guest mode."
This patent allows Apple to create a number of ways to unlock your device: not only with gestures, but also with voice commands, keyboard. Potentially, such a development can be useful not only for parents, but also, for example, sellers stores that use the same iPad as interactive catalogs of their products, or corporate users.
Would you use parental control or restrict access to applications and features on iOS?