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iOS

Posted by Roland Cedo
Roland Cedo
21,261 Points

Possible to disable all features of an iOS app after a length of time?

Hi all!

Got a weird one for you guys. Thinking of creating an iOS app where you can only use it's features within an 8 hour time span. Afterwards, the app restricts use of all it's features and just displays a 'Thanks for using the app." kind of message.

Also, I've been toying with the idea to only be able to use the app if it's within a certain wireless network?

I know this all sounds weird and unconventional but any helpful responses would be greeted with many thanks, praises, and virtual high fives.

Steven Deutsch
Steven Deutsch
21,046 Points

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1 Answer

Steven Deutsch
Steven Deutsch
21,046 Points
Steven Deutsch
Steven Deutsch
21,046 Points

Hey Roland Cedo,

I don't know about the wifi networks part. However, if you want to disable user interaction events in your application you can use:

UIApplication.sharedApplication().beginIgnoringInteractionEvents()

// & to turn them back on after 8 hours

UIApplication.sharedApplication().endIgnoringInteractionEvents()

Good Luck

Roland Cedo
Roland Cedo
21,261 Points

Gotcha, I think that's one way of doing it. I was thinking of making a screen that thanks the user for using our app. I could use disabling interactions on top of that though. Thanks for the input! * air high five *