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Guided Access in Ipad with Brightness Shortcut<br>July 16, 2026&nbsp 249 words<br>2 mins read&nbsp<br>Join the Discussion<br>iPad<br>Shortcuts<br>Notability<br>GoodNotes<br>Zotero

I use Guided Access on my iPad to lock the device into a single app, which is particularly useful while I&rsquo;m in focus in note-taking (or studying) or for presentations, or when lending the device to someone else. However, I often find myself needing to adjust the brightness without exiting Guided Access because control center is not accessible. I also turned on auto-brightness, but it sometimes doesn&rsquo;t adjust the brightness to my liking. So, I created a shortcut to quickly change the brightness while in Guided Access mode. Assistive touch is available even while Guided Access is activated and can be used for this purpose.<br>Here are the following steps to set it up:<br>Download the Shortcuts app from the App Store if you haven&rsquo;t already.<br>Download the &ldquo;Set Brightness&rdquo; shortcut from here.<br>Go to Settings > Accessibility > Guided Access and enable it, if you haven&rsquo;t already. Set a passcode for Guided Access.<br>Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch > Single-Tab: Set &ldquo;Lock Rotation&rdquo;, Double-Tab: Set &ldquo;Set Brightness&rdquo;. For the &ldquo;Long Press&rdquo;, I set it to “Camera,” but this cannot be used while Guided Access is active. It comes in handy when you are not in Guided Access mode.<br>Now, when you are in Guided Access mode, you can double-tap the AssistiveTouch button to quickly access the &ldquo;Set Brightness&rdquo; shortcut and adjust the brightness without exiting Guided Access. Hopefully, this will make your experience with Guided Access on the iPad more convenient and enjoyable 

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Written by Damodar Rajbhandari , who is working on a PhD in Mathematics at the School of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Melbourne, Australia.

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