Setting a Guest Device to Limited Access Mode

Limited Access Mode is a great way to share your Mylio Photos Library with others – like family, friends, or teammates – while keeping your most important content and settings safe. It’s perfect when you want someone to view or lightly interact with specific photos, but not make major changes.

When a device is in Limited Access Mode:

• It’s locked into its assigned Space—so the person only sees what you’ve shared with them.
• Private content stays hidden, even if it’s part of the Space.
• Tools like editing, deleting, and account settings are turned off or simplified, so nothing can be changed by accident.

This makes Limited Access Mode ideal for:

• Kids browsing family memories
• Relatives helping with a family history project
• Team members reviewing or tagging content

It’s a simple way to give others access without giving them complete control, so you can collaborate with confidence.

To Enable or Disable Limited Access Mode

1. Go to the Dashboard and select the Devices section.
2. Click on the device you want to manage .
3. Under Device Details, toggle the switch for Limited Access Mode.

Once enabled, a Locked icon will appear on that device’s card in the Dashboard.

User Experience in Limited Access Mode

When a device is placed in Limited Access Mode:

• A yellow banner appears at the top of the screen indicating that the device has been restricted.
• Clicking Learn More opens a notification explaining that Limited Access Mode was enabled by an administrator.
• The account owner’s email address will be shown so the user can request additional access if needed.
• If the user clicks the Account icon , they’ll be routed to the same notification dialog.

What Limited Access Mode Does

When active, Limited Access Mode overrides the assigned Space and enforces additional restrictions:

Content Restrictions

• Private media is hidden
  • Automatically excludes any media tagged with the Private category.
  • Adds “Not Private” as a filter to the device’s Space.
• Prevents actions related to Private media
  • Removes the ability to mark media as Private:
    • Removes Hide Photo from the Actions menu
    • Removes Private from Tap to Categorize
    • Hides the Categories section in the Info Panel
• Blocks switching to Private or Public Spaces
  • Hides the Spaces menu in the app and in the View menu

Interface & Feature Restrictions

• Hides account and support settings
  • Locks the Account icon
  • Hides the Account section in Settings
  • Removes from Help menu:
    • Show Support Options on Startup
    • Console access
• Disables advanced management tools
  • Hides the Dashboard
  • Hides the Spaces Switcher, Sync Panel, Storage Panel, and Settings
• External Changes Policy is enforced
  • Locked to Remove original copy on this device only to prevent accidental data loss
• Prevents file system-level actions
  • Disables Show in Finder/Explorer to avoid folder structure changes
  • Users can instead copy media using Copy/Paste or Share to System Clipboard

Deletion Behavior

• Hides the Delete button
• Remaps the Delete and Shift+Delete keys to Reject in all views (except Albums)
• Allows the use of Show Rejected Photos
• Ensures Cleanup Rejected Photos command is updated accordingly
• Photo DeDupe and Photo DeClutter tools are hidden