Apple Shortcuts
Using Apple Shortcuts and Automations for Bypass Prevention
Recommended Apple Automations to use when trying to prevent a blocking system from being intentionally or accidentally bypassed on an iPhone or iPad.
Apple provides an app called Shortcuts which allows you to set automations on an iPhone or iPad. These automations are useful if you are trying to prevent intentional or accidental bypass of content blocking or device restrictions. The Shortcuts app is pre-installed on all iOS devices.
This guide will cover the most useful Apple Shortcut Automations for these use-cases:
Lock an App to Prevent it from Being Opened
If you want to install an app on your iPhone, but do not want the app to be opened and customized, this automation can provide you with the ability to lock the app by closing it when it is opened.
How to automatically close an app when it is opened:
Ensure a Content Filtering VPN is Always Enabled
Another common use-case it to protect a content filtering VPN on iOS so that it is not intentionally or accidentally turned off. It's possible that the related VPN app crashes or a user intentionally turns it off somehow, so this automation can help you ensure that it's automatically re-enabled.