Anyone who has ever have the special kind of repugnance of take your mom , mate , or coworker ( God , it could be anyone ) swipe through your photos and slip up upon a   exposure theydefinitelyshould not see will 100 % agree with this argument : the next iPhone needs to have a client - modal value lineament .

Even if this has n’t happened to you , God willing , we ’re all backpack classified data of some variety on our phones . There ’s a sure   anxiety that engulfs you whenever you pass on your phone off to someone else , whether it ’s to give them a closer flavour at a photo or show them a hilarious text exchange . Are theythe type of snoopwho will take the liberty of scrolling past say photograph ? Will they accidentally get a peep at the steamy sext you ’ve been exchange with your boss ?

Conversely , you’re able to always tell when someone is really , really reluctant to relinquish control of their telephone set . They hold it out across the table for you to see something , and you hit to take it – then there ’s that ill at ease moment when you see they do n’t trust you enough to let go .

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What if there were a exceptional scope you could enable on the fly to keep your secret stuff from prying middle ? Of all the things we ’d care to see in Apple ’s next big iOS rollout , a " client mode " seems like a no - brainer .

Every time Apple drops a shiny new phone or operating system , they brilliantly solve some piffling queerness or problem . Most of late , it wasNight Shift , a fresh lighting setting that adjust the color temperature of your screen to minimize centre strain when you ’re staring at your phone at night . It ’s super easy to turn on and off – just a agile upswipe of the fingerbreadth and gravy , it ’s right there between the calculator and timekeeper . But who needs a timer any longer , am I good ? That seems like prime real estate better attend to by a fancy new guest manner .

You ’re already intimate with the concept of guest mode . Any machine you ’ve ever used in a library or computer lab is , by default , in guest mode . It grants you   access to basic use like the cyberspace or Word , but restricts you from make   any major change to the machine or connection . It would be the same precept for an iOS version – in configurations , you would customize a list of which features and apps are off - limits in client musical mode ( for example , Facebook , your Photo Albums , the swiping function ) then you ’d quickly enable it whenever you need to so a Quaker / parent / honcho / jealous lover does n’t unintentionally see something they should n’t .

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But hold back , has n’t Apple already addressed this issue withthe Guided Access feature ? Also known as " kid modality , " thereisa feature that lets you lock your phone in to a individual app , which can only be manually disabled with a preset passcode . It ’s super - helpful for parents who care to babysit their children with iPhone games , but it ’s almosttoorestrictive in this case – you do n’t want to arouse suspicion from a close champion or mate when they realize you ’ve lock them into one app .

Kid mode also take right smart too long to sprain on ( you have to go deep into your phone ’s configurations to enable it ) . It ’s all important that invitee mode be a quick draw , as easy as turn on Airplane Mode so as not to offend the other person or interrupt the natural menses of your conversation .

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