How to Add Restrictions to an iPhone

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open your iPhone's settings.

   It's an app showing gray cogs that can usually be found on one of your home screens.
   
   If you can’t find the app on one of your home screens, it may be in a folder labeled Utilities.
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   Step 2: Tap General.

   It's in the third set of options. , It's in the fifth set of options.
   
   If you already have Restrictions turned on on your phone, you'll need to enter your Restrictions passcode here. , If you already have restrictions enabled, this button will say Disable Restrictions instead; ignore it. , You will need this passcode to make any later changes to your restrictions. , This will disable access to this app as long as the restriction is enabled. , This list allows you to choose which country’s age ratings you wish to use.
   
   Tap the Back button (located in the top left of the screen) when you’re finished making your selection. , The slider in this menu allows you to enable or disable explicit content from these apps.
   
   Tap the Back button (located in the top left of the screen) when you’re finished making your selection. , These menu options allow you to choose which age ratings you allow to be accessed on the device.
   
   Tap the Back button (located in the top left of the screen) when you’re finished making your selection. , The slider in this menu allows you to enable or disable explicit content of books and audiobooks.
   
   Tap the Back button (located in the top left of the screen) when you’re finished making your selection. , The options in this menu allow you to choose which age ratings of apps are allowed on the device.
   
   Tap the Back button (located in the top left of the screen) when you’re finished making your selection. , The two sliders in this menu allow you to control whether Siri can access explicit language, and whether Siri can access search content from several search engines.
   
   Tap the Back button (located in the top left of the screen) when you’re finished making your selection. , The three options in this menu allow either all websites to be accessed, only websites without adult content, or you can only allow specific websites.
   
   Tap the Back button (located in the top left of the screen) when you’re finished making your selection. , The option in this menu can require a password to be entered every time a download is attempted on your device.
   
   Tap the Back button (located in the top left of the screen) when you’re finished making your selection. , Within each of these options, you can choose to allow or not allow apps on your device to use this information.
   
   For example, the Contacts option can restrict other apps on your device from accessing your Contacts.
   
   You can tap Location Services from this menu to edit the permissions of apps that request to use your GPS location.
   
   Tap the Back button (located in the top left of the screen) when you’re finished making your selection. , The menus in this section allow you to disable changes to certain settings on your device, such as use of cellular data.
   
   Tap the Back button (located in the top left of the screen) when you’re finished making your selection.
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   Step 3: Tap Restrictions.

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   Step 4: Tap Enable Restrictions.

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   Step 5: Enter your passcode.

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   Step 6: Slide the button of an app to the off position.

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   Step 7: Scroll down and tap Ratings For.

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   Step 8: Tap Music

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   Step 9: Podcasts

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    Step 10: News & iTunes U.

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    Step 11: Tap Movies or TV Shows.

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    Step 12: Tap Books.

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    Step 13: Tap Apps.

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    Step 14: Tap Siri.

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    Step 15: Tap Websites.

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    Step 16: Tap Password Settings.

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    Step 17: Tap a menu option in the Privacy section.

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    Step 18: Tap a menu option in the Allow Changes section.

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