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?
Yeah. I believe it has a different name on iOS, but they both have the feature.
A really nice feature would be a hardware button triggering this mode!
And I think iOS literally lets you configure the button on the side of the phone to enable this mode by quickly pressing it three times or something like that.
"Guided access" on iOS, triple click the power button to activate. You can even draw on the screen to select different screen areas where you want to restrict access. It's also possible choose if you want to restrict the volume buttons, keyboard and so on.
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.
The article gives the example, though, of giving your phone to someone you specifically dont trust. The most dramatic example is an insurance card or ID to the police when you get pulled over. The best answer there is just dont ever do it.
This pin setting says the security on it is pretty weak and to not give it to people you dont trust.
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trigg@lemmy.world · 74 pts · 22d
So...app pin?
notthebees@reddthat.com · 24 pts · 21d
Guided access on ios.
mp3@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 22d
There's also Repair mode if you want something more drastic
AverageEarthling@feddit.online · 15 pts · 22d
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 · 5 pts · 21d
I believe it's a relatively new feature, must have been added sometime after android 8
gl38@feddit.uk · 14 pts · 22d
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?
Akip@piefed.world · 14 pts · 22d
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?
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 22d
Yes, exactly. Several photo gallery apps do this.
mschae@discuss.mschae23.de · 8 pts · 22d
Yeah. I believe it has a different name on iOS, but they both have the feature.
And I think iOS literally lets you configure the button on the side of the phone to enable this mode by quickly pressing it three times or something like that.
bananasuit@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 22d
"Guided access" on iOS, triple click the power button to activate. You can even draw on the screen to select different screen areas where you want to restrict access. It's also possible choose if you want to restrict the volume buttons, keyboard and so on.
Cossty@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 20d
Android has guest user/mode, even your screenshot talks about it.
Janx@piefed.social · 5 pts · 21d
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...
it_depends_man@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 22d
Well that's useful. Good thing to learn!
lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 22d
MurrayL@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 22d
Literally both of these things already exist.
Android example already posted, but for iOS:
HailSeitan@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 22d
MurrayL@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 22d
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.
HailSeitan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 20d
You’re right, my bad
napkin2020@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 21d
for fellow Samsung users...
Railcar8095@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 21d
Isn't this AOSP? Have it on pixel
KryptonNerd@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 21d
Yeah, I've got it on my fairphone
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 21d
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.
megaman@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 20d
This is neat, i didn't know about it.
The article gives the example, though, of giving your phone to someone you specifically dont trust. The most dramatic example is an insurance card or ID to the police when you get pulled over. The best answer there is just dont ever do it.
This pin setting says the security on it is pretty weak and to not give it to people you dont trust.
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 21d
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
stepan@lemmy.cafe · 5 pts · 21d
it always takes me so long to write a blog post, and this person does it instead of doing one google search...