How to lock apps on iPhone with password, Face ID

There are many ways to lock apps on iPhone when you can lock the application area so you can't tap on content, or lock with Face ID, but not all applications have it. If so, you can take advantage of the Shortcuts app to lock any app you want with a password or FaceID, depending on which iPhone lock method you're using. Here are instructions for locking apps on iPhone.

Instructions to lock iPhone applications with a password

Step 1:

At the Shortcuts application, click on the Automation item below. Then click on Create personal automation item to do it.

Step 2:

Now the user clicks on the Application to set up the application lock. Next in the new interface, in the Applications section, click Select to select the application to lock.

Step 3:

Here users will see a list of applications installed on the phone. We click on the applications we want to lock with a password or FaceID . We can select multiple applications and then click Done in the right corner.

Step 4:

Check if Opened is checked and then click Next in the top right corner. Tap Add action to add an action to the app.

Now display a list of tasks, enter Lock and then click Lock screen below.

Step 5:

You click Next to switch to the new interface. Then we turn off the Ask before running mode , then click Don't ask to confirm.

Step 6:

Finally, we click Done to save the task for the application. So when you open the application in the set list, the screen immediately locks and you have to enter the unlock code or FaceID.

Micah Soto

Update 24 July 2023