{"id":117,"date":"2016-10-09T09:41:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-09T14:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techtender.com\/wordpress\/?p=117"},"modified":"2017-02-02T22:23:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T03:23:35","slug":"built-in-child-lock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techtender.com\/wordpress\/2016\/10\/09\/built-in-child-lock\/","title":{"rendered":"Built-in Child Lock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Occasionally I’ll highlight a program\/app\/feature design that I think is interesting or innovative in some way.
\nHere’s the first of those:<\/p>\n

Toca Boca<\/a>, if you haven’t heard of them, is a company that makes innovative digital playspaces\/toys for kids (particularly young ones), in the form of apps for mobile devices.<\/p>\n

On the\u00a0main screen of their apps, there is usually (I haven’t checked all of them) a tiny “For Parents” button in the upper left, and a tiny gear settings button in the upper right.<\/p>\n

[both screenshots are from Toca Kitchen<\/a><\/em>]<\/p>\n

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When you tap either of those, you get a pop-up like this:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The direction it asks you to swipe in is different each time (up, down, right, left).<\/p>\n

Tapping (instead of swiping) anywhere on the screen closes the pop-up, as does swiping with some number of fingers that is\u00a0not<\/em> two.<\/p>\n

Following the pop-up directions opens up, respectively, information for adults about the particular app, or the settings menu.<\/p>\n

This is a simple way to keep little kids from accidentally opening up a screen they can’t read or shouldn’t mess with, without adults\u00a0having to set up a specific lock.<\/p>\n

But it still keeps the information and settings handy for parents if they want it.<\/p>\n

It’s a great example of designing for two audiences at once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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