Email password

[Meowzart]

Is there a way to require a password to open the email app? I want to be able to let my students play games on it, but don,t really want them snooping in my email.
Thanks
Susan

 

[Tim SPRACKLEN]

Is there a way to require a password to open the email app? I want to be able to let my students play games on it, but don,t really want them snooping in my email.
Thanks
Susan

No - I'm afraid there is no way of requiring a password for access to the email on an iPad. I have not even seen a workaround suggested.

Tim

 

[DontUnderstandMyIpad]

Locking the email app is only possible through jail breaking and than using an app such as LockdownPro, or Loktopus.

On un jailbroken iPad, the only option is to use a different mail app, which apps for a password on start, there is one, but it only works with gmail.
Or temporarily disable emails via Settings->Mail->Turn of email from your account and don't forget to set restrictions under Settings->General->Restrictions->Allow Changes:Accounts->Don't allow changes.

Not a neat solution, but the only one you have, if you don't want to fall back to webmail.

 

[Tim SPRACKLEN]

If you disable an account, do all the previous messages that were visible in the Mail app 'disappear'? i.e. does disabling a mail account remove the messages from within Mail. For sure, you couldn't download new messages but I wonder if the existing messages that had previously been downloaded would still be visible? I guess I could try it and see but it's too sunny......

Tim

 

[DontUnderstandMyIpad]

If you disable an account, do all the previous messages that were visible in the Mail app 'disappear'? i.e. does disabling a mail account remove the messages from within Mail. For sure, you couldn't download new messages but I wonder if the existing messages that had previously been downloaded would still be visible? I guess I could try it and see but it's too sunny......

Tim

Disabling a mail account removes the email account including all emails from the mail app. Of course the emails come back after enabling the email account again.

 

[Tim SPRACKLEN]

If you disable an account, do all the previous messages that were visible in the Mail app 'disappear'? i.e. does disabling a mail account remove the messages from within Mail. For sure, you couldn't download new messages but I wonder if the existing messages that had previously been downloaded would still be visible? I guess I could try it and see but it's too sunny......

Tim

Disabling a mail account removes the email account including all emails from the mail app. Of course the emails come back after enabling the email account again.

Thanks - I wasn't sure - it's good to know.

Tim

 

[Meowzart]

THANKS so much for your input. I can do the disabling thing when I need to. Just a little more cumbersome. It's not that often they will use it so it'll be ok. I appreciate your help