When Giving Your Phone to Someone, Don't Give the Whole Phone: Fix the Screen on Android

You gave the phone to your child.

You opened YouTube.

Then somehow the child said:

Entered messages.

He looked at the photos.

He tampered with the settings.

Moved to other applications.

Here's Android Screen Pinning / App Pinning feature may come in handy in this case.

According to Google's Android help documentation, you can restrict the device to a specific app by pinning an app to the screen.

What does screen stabilization do?

For example:

Open YouTube → pin YouTube → give the phone to the child

The phone only stays on the app you pinned.

Docking mode must be exited to switch to other applications.

Enable the feature first

Open the Settings application on your Android phone and enter the search section:

Screen stabilization

or

App pinning

.

The location and name of the menu may vary depending on the manufacturer.

This feature in Google's Android help App pinning.

How to pin an app?

After the feature is turned on:

1. Open the app you want to pin.

2. Recently used apps screen.

3. Tap the app icon at the top of the app.

4. Pin.

The screen will then be locked to that application.

How to unpin?

Exit movement may vary depending on the navigation method used in Android.

On some devices:

Back + Recent Applications

are required.

Some manufacturers may have different motion-based methods.

Therefore, it is necessary to follow the on-screen instructions on your device.

Why is it useful for children?

If you are giving the phone to your child for a short time:

• Watching video

• Educational application

• Game

• Drawing application

• Map

.

Also useful when giving a phone call to a guest

To a friend:

“Can you open this photo and look at it?”

you said.

You can only pin the Photos app before handing over the phone.

So that one cannot switch to other applications accidentally or out of curiosity.

But it is not a complete security system

Screen stabilization:

does not encrypt the entire phone.

Before giving your phone to someone else, it is important to have a strong screen lock.

If pinning is not working

Check:

1. Is the feature enabled in Settings?

2. Is the correct application pinned?

3. Are you opening the recently used apps screen correctly?

4. Could your phone manufacturer have changed the name of the feature?

Menu design may be different on Samsung, Xiaomi, Google Pixel and other manufacturers.