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inari@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Phones should have a 'guest lock' feature

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Phones should have a 'guest lock' feature

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inari@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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The Phone Features I Can't Believe We Don't Have
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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"...
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  • Trigg@lemmy.world
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    So…app pin?

    • notthebees@reddthat.com
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      Guided access on ios.

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
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      There’s also Repair mode if you want something more drastic

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      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.

      • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
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        I believe it’s a relatively new feature, must have been added sometime after android 8

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      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?

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        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?

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          Yes, exactly. Several photo gallery apps do this.

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      Android has guest user/mode, even your screenshot talks about it.

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      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…

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      Well that’s useful. Good thing to learn!

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    Literally both of these things already exist.

    Android example already posted, but for iOS:

    • Lock device to one app
    • Hidden album in Photos
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      • MurrayL@lemmy.world
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        The first link I posted is for Guided Access.

        I also mentioned hidden albums because that was the second thing the author requested in the blog post.

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          You’re right, my bad

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    for fellow Samsung users…

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      Isn’t this AOSP? Have it on pixel

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        Yeah, I’ve got it on my fairphone

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          I had this enabled, but i never figured out you have to tap the app icon to bring up a menu… Nothing else that i can think of works like that in Android.

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    I have a couple extra users on grapheneOS, so I can allow students to take pictures, listen to music, etc.

    Looking now, app pinning is also available here too, so I will set that up aswell

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    it always takes me so long to write a blog post, and this person does it instead of doing one google search…

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