How to block and unblock other apps using swift.

[DashKat]

How do I programatically restrict and unrestrict access to certain apps on iOS with swift? I have seen other apps like freedom and ourpact do this by using a profile, but I'm not sure how they do it, and there are no tutorials online.

[Eigenvektor]

30 minutes ago, DashKat said:

How do I programatically restrict and unrestrict access to certain apps on iOS with swift? I have seen other apps like freedom and ourpact do this by using a profile, but I'm not sure how they do it, and there are no tutorials online.

An app can't do it directly (the programming language has zero influence on this). You need access to Apple's management API. You can then use your app to talk to the API, which in turn controlls the MDM functionality integrated into the OS.

 

Here's a starting point:

https://developerinsider.co/how-to-create-a-verified-ios-mobile-device-management-mdm-profile/

 

Here's the protocol reference:

https://developer.apple.com/business/documentation/MDM-Protocol-Reference.pdf