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We're looking at http://preyproject.com/ and https://www.lookout.com/. - Ed -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joe Hourcle Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 3:31 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] locking app for iPads On Jul 25, 2013, at 3:52 PM, Cheryl Kohen wrote: > Dear Fellow Techs, > > We're looking to create a circulation policy for iPads (gen 4) in the > Learning Commons, and were wondering about an app that will lock the > device after a specific amount of time (3-4 hours). The idea is if a > student does, in fact, steal the device, they will be locked out of > actually utilizing it. Has anyone heard of something like this? I don't know of a time-sensitive one, but Apple's "Find My iPad" (or iPhone), has an option to remotely lock a device: https://www.apple.com/icloud/features/find-my-iphone.html I suspect it needs a network connection to send the signal to lock. I don't know if it'll stop anyone who can jailbreak the device, but it would hopefully stop the person attempting to 'borrow' it long-term. (and you can track where it is, if it's a device with GPS) -Joe