“Hi, I got my son an iPhone for his birthday and now he’s spending way to much time on it. I was thinking if there is a way to block his access to the Internet so that he’ll spending less time on it?

Apple does have this feature called “Restrictions” which is also referred to as Parental Control. If you want to block his access to the internet, one way is to disable Safari on his iPhone so that he won’t be able to browse the internet. And Restrictions is not the only way to limit what one can do on iPhone, check out the content below to see how to disable Safari on iPhone and programs of parental control.

How to disable Safari on iPhone by using the Restrictions feature on iPhone

The Restriction feature on iPhone is actually more widely known as Parental Controls, a name that speaks for itself.

To enable Restriction, go to Settings > General > Restrictions. Tap on Enable Restrictions, and set up a four-digit passcode, which can be different from your iPhone’s lock passcode. You need your Restrictions passcode to change your settings or to turn off Restrictions.

Enable Restrictions

Then you can see a list of switches with app / features’ name. You can turn off the switch of Safari to disable it. After disabling Safari in Restrictios, you will find the shortcut of Safari missing on the desktop of your iPhone.

How to disable Safari on iPhone by using Guided Access on iPhone

Another method to limit children from using certain features on the iPhone is using the Guided Access feature. This feature will limit the device to a single app within a certain time, with hardware buttons disabled as options. It's useful when you don't want your kids to tamper with your iPhone.

Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access to turn on/off the feature, set up a passcode for it, and / or set whether the device can go to sleep during a session.

Disable Safari on iPhone

To start a Guided Access session:

  • 1. Open the app you want to use.
  • 2. Triple-click the Home button.
  • 3. Adjust settings for the session, and then tap Start.

Disable Safari on iPhone

To end the Guided Access session, just tap the home button with Touch ID or enter the passcode. In the settings menu for the session, you can also turn on / off hardware buttons, motion detection, keyboards, and even screen touch response during the set time. Also, before you start a Guide access session, you can circle an area to disable screen interaction. For example, you can disable the bottom right corner of Safari to stop your children from messing up your Bookmarks.

Other ways to disable Safari on iPhone and Limit things one can do on iPhone

There are also other 3rd-party apps that limit iPhone usage, which provide much more sophisticated control schemes.

Spyzie

The most well known of this kind is Spyzie. As its name suggests, Spyzie is basically a spy on the iPhone. It goes with iCloud ID and doesn’t need any app to be installed on the monitored phone to monitor all messages, call logs, GPS location, etc. It also provides a dashboard on desktop device to monitor all information.

Disable Safari on iPhone

OurPact

OurPact is specifically made for Parental Control. It is a simple family locator and parental control app that allows parents to locate family members and limit screen time by blocking internet and app access.

It can block internet access and apps during a certain time or on demand. It also features a screen time allowance scheme, which set daily screen time limits children to budget throughout the day.

Disable Safari on iPhone

However, these features don’t come without a price. To use advanced features like texting blocking, app individual control, screen time allowance, and family locator, a subscription at 4.99$ / month is required.

How to recover accidentally deleted data on iPhone

If you kid accidentally deletes important data like messages or your Safari bookmarks, here's a program you can use to get your lost data back. Leawo iOS Data Recovery is a practical data recovery program that is equipped with the capability of recovery 14 types of data from iOS devices, iTunes and iCloud backups. With this iOS data retrieval program, you wouldn't have to worry about data loss on your iPhone.

   

1. Download and install the said program on your computer, open it and choose Recover from iOS Device.

Recover data from iPhone

2. Plug your iPhone to your computer, wait for 1-2 seconds for the program to detect your device. When the program recognizes your device, click Start button from below the icon of your iPhone and the program will start to scan it.

Recover data from iPhone

3. Wait until the scanning process is done and your data will be shown on the interface, click on the type of data you want to recover to check out the data. You can enable Display the deleted items only to see the deleted items only. Choose those files you want to recover and then click the Recover button in the bottom right-hand corner of the interface.

Recover data from iPhone

4. The following window will provide you with the option to set the directory for the recovery. Select a folder to store the files you are recovering and when you are done with that, click Go to start the recovery.

Recover data from iPhone

This data recovery program can be used to recover 14 different types of data and it's the perfect program to protect your phone and prevent data loss from happening.

After reading this article, you should have a general idea about how to disable safari on iPhone and how to limit the things your kids can do with their iPhones.