So this post is as a result of a phone call I got from an uncle who lent his Apple iPad to a neighbor only to realize a bit later that all of his personal data on the Tablet was basically accessible to his neighbor as a result.
He wanted to know if there is any way he can lock his data while still retaining the ability to lend it to friends and family in case of emergencies or whatever.
I had never thought about this so decided to check my own phone.
Now Android does have multi-user account support these days. At least on Lollipop. But the device does not ask for your Google password to login if you switch between guest account and primary account.
So I setup a lock screen to see how that changes the behavior. And it worked out well. Guest can still access his account without the lock screen. If he tries to switch to primary account, he needs to enter the pin.
I have not tried it with multiple user logged into Google accounts as different profiles but I assume that it works similarly.
So, here are my queries…
Does this work on Android 4.x? I do not remember if KitKat had multi-user account support. Uncle also has a the first generation Sony Xperia Z Tablet so wondering if I can set this up on that device.
What about Apple iPad? Does Apple iOS has multi-user account support? If yes, can I set it up in such a way that multiple users need to enter a passcode or anything else to access the individual accounts?
He wanted to know if there is any way he can lock his data while still retaining the ability to lend it to friends and family in case of emergencies or whatever.
I had never thought about this so decided to check my own phone.
Now Android does have multi-user account support these days. At least on Lollipop. But the device does not ask for your Google password to login if you switch between guest account and primary account.
So I setup a lock screen to see how that changes the behavior. And it worked out well. Guest can still access his account without the lock screen. If he tries to switch to primary account, he needs to enter the pin.
I have not tried it with multiple user logged into Google accounts as different profiles but I assume that it works similarly.
So, here are my queries…
Does this work on Android 4.x? I do not remember if KitKat had multi-user account support. Uncle also has a the first generation Sony Xperia Z Tablet so wondering if I can set this up on that device.
What about Apple iPad? Does Apple iOS has multi-user account support? If yes, can I set it up in such a way that multiple users need to enter a passcode or anything else to access the individual accounts?
