How can i lock an app on my phone

You can lock apps on your iPhone from the Settings app with Screen Time.
Locking apps prevents you from overusing them by implementing a passcode-protected time limit.
Apple's Screen Time feature lets you set a time limit on any app or website.

Whether you want to limit the time you spend on social media or you just need some quiet from work emails while on vacation, your iPhone's Screen Time feature lets you set daily hour limits on any app.

Table of Contents Show

How to access locked apps on your iPhone
How do you put a lock on your phone apps?
How do I put a password on my iPhone apps?
Can we lock apps in Android?

Here's how to lock apps on your iPhone once you've reached the daily time limit.

1. Open the Settings app and select Screen Time.

From the main Settings page, go to "Screen Time." Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

2. If the only thing you see on the next page is a button to Turn On Screen Time, tap it and hit Continue in the pop-up, then select either This is My iPhone or This is My Child's iPhone.

If Screen Time is off, tap "Turn On Screen Time." Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

3. In the Screen Time menu, select App Limits. If you have a Screen Time passcode set, you'll need to enter it to access the App Limits page.

Tap "App Limits" to set limits for certain apps. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

4. On the App Limits page, select Add Limit.

Select "Add Limit." Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

5. Here you can choose which apps you wish to limit by various groupings like Games or Social. Once you tap a category, all apps within that category will appear beneath it — tap the circle next to individual apps or tap the circle next to the category name to limit all apps within that category. If you want to limit all apps on your device, select All Apps & Categories at the top of the page.

Choose which apps you'd like to limit. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

6. After you've selected which apps you'd like to limit, select Next in the top-right corner of the page. Under Time, choose a daily hour limit, or select Customize Days to choose which days to limit app time and customize the hourly limit by day.

Choose how many minutes or hours you want to limit your time to, and select "Customize Days" if you want each day to have different limits. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

7. When finished, tap Add in the upper-right corner.

How to access locked apps on your iPhone

1. If you've hit the time limit you've placed on an app but wish to continue to use the app, tap Ask For More Time under the icon of an hourglass pictured.

Tap "Ask For More Time" to continue on the locked app or website. Meira Gebel/Insider

2. Tap Enter Screen Time Passcode. If you haven't created a Screen Time passcode, this will just be your lock screen passcode you use to unlock your iPhone. If you don't have a passcode on your device, you won't be required to enter anything.

3. Once you've entered your passcode, you can choose how much longer to allow use of the app — either 15 minutes, an hour, or all day.

Meira Gebel is a freelance reporter based in Portland, Oregon. She writes about business, culture, and technology for Insider. Her work has been featured in Digital Trends, Willamette Week, USA Today, and more. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and San Francisco State University. Feel free to reach out to her on Twitter, where she can be found most of the time, @MeiraGebel.

Read more Read less

AppLock can lock apps, photos, videos and other private data with password lock or pattern lock. IVY AppLock is a free app lock and privacy guard to prevent intruders & snoopers from peeping at your private data, hide sensitive photos and videos by encrypting your Gallery, keep children or snoopers away from messing up your settings, deleting important things or making in-app purchase. Customize app lock settings as you want, more secure and smart to lock all privacy in one small AppLock.

AppLock can lock all android apps, including:
- Social apps: AppLock can lock Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger, Vine, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, WeChat and so on. No one can peep at your private chat any more.
- System apps: AppLock can lock Contacts, SMS, Gallery, Videos, Email and so on. No one can mess up your settings for system apps.
- Android pay apps: AppLock can lock Android Pay, Samsung Pay, Paypal and so on. No one can use your wallet to purchase any item.
- Other apps: AppLock can lock any third-party apps, including Gmail, Youtube, games and so on. Completely protect your privacy.
AppLock can lock photos and videos.
After locking gallery and video apps, no intruder can peep at your private photos and videos. No worry about privacy leakage.
AppLock provides invisible pattern lock and random keyboard. No one can peep at your password or pattern. Completely safe!

-------FAQ------
1. How to set my password at the first time?
Open AppLock -> Draw a pattern -> Confirm pattern; or
Open AppLock -> Enter PIN code -> Confirm PIN code
Note: For android 5.0+, allow Applock to use usage access permission -> Find AppLock -> Allow usage access
2. How to change my password?
Open AppLock -> Settings
Reset password -> Enter new password -> Reenter password
3. What should I do if I forget the AppLock password?
At present, you can reinstall AppLock if you forget the password.

Highlights of AppLock:
DIY Themes:
-Choose favorite themes from AppLock Theme Store, or customize themes or wallpapers with your picture, lovers photo, enjoy fun DIY.

Intruder Selfie:
-Take photo of intruders who trying to break in your phone
-Record the time and data in AppLock for check

Replace AppLock Icon:
-Replace AppLock icon with Alarm Clock, Weather, Calculator, Calendar and Notepad on home screen, easy to confuse snoopers and keep privacy safe.

Lock Frequency:
-You can set AppLock to run in Always Lock/5 minutes/Until screen off mode. Customize lock frequency, more user friendly.

Power Saving:
-Save phone power by 50% after enable power saving mode in AppLock.

One-Tap to Enable/Disable AppLock:
-Tap the lock icon at the upper right corner on Lock App page, to enable or disable AppLock.

More features will come soon, please stay tuned, including:
-Screen Lock: Use the same AppLock password to lock phone screen, more powerful.
-Photo Vault: All locked private photos will be moved from Gallery to photo vault.
-Video Vault: All locked private videos will be moved from Gallery to video vault.
- App Disguise: Use fingerprint lock or force close to confuse intruders, more secure.
Force Stop shows a fake crash screen to those who want to access your phone
Fingerprint Lock stop unauthorized access
- Cleaner & speed boost: Clean junk files and boost phone speed, easily to get it done in AppLock.

AppLock uses Accessibility Service to save battery.

Website: http://www.ivymobile.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IvyAppLock
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivymobile
Google+: https://plus.google.com/communities/113134139742239607331

Join our Google+ Community, to be a volunteer tester, enjoy the latest version of AppLock in advance, and help us improve AppLock to provide much better user experience.

If you have better localization translation for AppLock and its description, or any questions and suggestions, please feel free to contact us via: .

How do you put a lock on your phone apps?

How to Add a Password to an App on an Android.

Open Settings and tap on Security..

Tap on Advanced and then select Screen Pinning or Pin windows..

Toggle the button into the ON position..

Toggle the Lock device when unpinning or Ask for PIN before unpinning button. ... .

Tap the Overview button..

How do I put a password on my iPhone apps?

To turn it on, follow these steps:.

Go to Settings..

Tap Accessibility..

Toggle on Guided Access..

Tap Passcode Settings..

Choose Set Guided Access Passcode..

Enter a passcode..

Reenter your passcode..

Open the app you want unlocked..

Can we lock apps in Android?

For Android 10 and Android 9.0 Pie (using built-in device feature) Apply lock on the app screen to keep it un-access until you unlock. Launch the Settings app and Security or Biometrics (Fingerprint, face, or password). Scroll down to the bottom of the Settings screen, look for the App lock, and tap on it.