One such feature is Guided Access, which lets you freeze the touchscreen.
Step 1:Open theSettingsapp and selectAccessibility > Guided Access.
Step 2:Turn on the toggle forGuided AccessandAccessibility Shortcut.
Further, check whether to use the home button/side button to trigger the shortcut.
It is provided in the description under Accessibility Shortcut.
Step 3:Go to the app you want to block the touchscreen and trigger theaccessibility shortcut.
Triple-tap theside buttonon your iPhone.
If your iPhone has a home button, triple-tap the same.
Step 4:SelectGuided Access.
Step 5:Turn off the toggle forTouchand tap onStart.
Set aPasscodeto modify or end Guided Access.
Guided Access will now start, and the touchscreen will freeze.
This feature is called App Pinning.
However, you must block the navigation gestures and use the navigation buttons to enable App Pinning.
Step 1:Open theSettingsapp and tap onAdditional prefs.
Step 2:Tap onSystem Navigation> selectButtons.
Step 3:Now, go back to theSettingsmenu, go toPassword & Security, and tap onSystem Security.
Step 4:Scroll down to findApp Pinningand turn on the toggle for App pinning.
Step 5:launch the app you want to freeze and open theapp switchertray.
Tap on thethree dots iconand tap onPin.
Heres how you might load the app and use it to freeze your screen.
Step 1:DownloadTouch Lock from the Play Store.
pop launch the app andgrant the necessary permissions.
Step 2:pop pop the app you want to freeze the screen for.
Tap on thefloating lock iconto lock the touch controls.
Step 3:To unlock your screen,tap once.
The floating lock button will appear.Double-tapon it to unlock the screen.
Step 4:Now, drag thelock iconto the remove button and stop the service.
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