Short post, I've just had these ideas bouncing in my head for a while and it keeps annoying me phones have never implemented them.
First is a "guest lock"...
I’ve used Android since the dawn of time, and i never knew this feature existed! Thanks! I work in IT so this will be helpful if I need to use a work app and hand my phone to someone else. Idk how I missed this feature for so many years.
The way the article talks about it, it is literally just app pinning. They also suggest only allowing guests to see select photos in your gallery when handing your phone which seems like more effort than its worth. Maybe just show your photos to people you trust?
So…app pin?
Guided access on ios.
There’s also Repair mode if you want something more drastic
I’ve used Android since the dawn of time, and i never knew this feature existed! Thanks! I work in IT so this will be helpful if I need to use a work app and hand my phone to someone else. Idk how I missed this feature for so many years.
I believe it’s a relatively new feature, must have been added sometime after android 8
The way the article talks about it, it is literally just app pinning. They also suggest only allowing guests to see select photos in your gallery when handing your phone which seems like more effort than its worth. Maybe just show your photos to people you trust?
fossify gallery allows to, hide photos and albums and to put a password on hidden item visibility. (other apps probably allow for similar use cases)
together with the app pinning that would be enough no?
Yes, exactly. Several photo gallery apps do this.
Android has guest user/mode, even your screenshot talks about it.
Oh wow, that’s awesome! It’s on my phone and available. I have no use for it currently, but it’s good to know it exists…
Well that’s useful. Good thing to learn!
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