Single App Mode allows you to lock a mobile device into running only one application even if the device is rebooted. Single App Mode locks the device from any unauthorized access, and the device will remain locked until Single App Mode is explicitly disabled.
You can control how users interact with the locked device by enabling or disabling any of the following features:
You'll need a Macintosh computer running 10.14 Mojave or later to set up Single App Mode.
Warning: Putting an iOS device in Supervised Mode wipes all the information on the device and resets it.
To put an iOS device into Single App Mode, the device must first be put into Supervised Mode. To do this, do the following:
Go to Settings > (User) > iCloud > Find My iPad/iPhone. Disable the Find My iPad/iPhone switch by entering the password.
On your Mac, launch the App Store application and search for Apple Configurator 2. Download and install this application on the computer.
Plug in your iOS device to your Mac.
Launch Apple Configurator 2. You should see something that looks like the image below.
Double-click the device.
On the Details screen about the device, click the Prepare button.
From the Configuration menu, select Manual.
From the Server menu, select Do Not Enroll in MDM unless you have an MDM server you want to use and enroll your device to.
If you selected Do Not Enroll, you must now plug the mobile device into your Mac to configure it.
Click the Supervise Devices check box. If you want the device to be configured on multiple computers leave the default Allow Device to Pair with Other Computers selected.
Enter your organization information.
If you've previously generated a supervision identity at some point, select Choose an Existing Supervision Identity. Otherwise, you'll need to generate one by selecting Generate a New Supervision Identity.
Select the options you want the device to run after it is reset. The default options are generally sufficient.
Click Prepare. A status bar will be displayed as ithe iOS device is configured in supervised mode. WARNING: Clicking the Prepare button wipes all information on the device and resets it.
After the device is wiped and rebooted it will be running in supervised mode.
Note: To continue from this point, the iOS device should be in supervised mode. If the iOS device is not in supervised mode, repeat the instructions from the prior section first to put it in supervised mode.
To enable or disable Single App Mode, do the following:
On your Mac running 10.14 or greater Mojave, launch the App Store application and search for Apple Configurator 2.
Download and install Apple Configurator 2 to your Mac.
Plug in your iOS device to your Mac computer.
Launch Apple Configurator 2. You should see something that looks like the image below. Double-click the device.
On the Device Details screen, from the Actions menu, click Advanced > Start Single App Mode.
Select SAFR from the list of applications.
Click the Select App button when you're ready to launch SAFR. The iOS device is now locked in Single App Mode.
OPTIONAL: If you want to configure advanced options, click Options. From the dialog, select the options you want enabled, and click Apply. However, usually the defaults are sufficient.
When you return to the applications screen, click the SAFR application and click Select App.
To disable Single App Mode, plug the iOS device into the computer. In the Actions menu, click Advanced > Stop Single App Mode.