Guided access bug in ios7

hi, me and my brother have had the same problem with guided access in ios 7 on our iPads..
when you try and leave the guided access option you press home 3 times.. it just comes up with the ask options.. if I un-tick the guided access option it says it's left but you can't use anything open the ipad.. it constantly says I need to press home 3 times to close it but it says it's already closed when I do?
I forced a reboot to get it out, but I really like this feature and would like to know if there's a fix for the bug
thanks
sam

I had the same problem, and I solved doing this:
1 - put the iPad in lost mode with the Find My iPhone App
2 - Reboot it ( hold home and sleep untill it reboots)
3 - Unlock it with the passcode you created in the lost mode, and disable Guided Access in the Settings app
If not working yet, repet the process a few times.
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