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This is nice and all, but I really wish that Apple would allow some real multi-account functionality. Especially for iPads, but also for iPhones. When I hand m

This is nice and all, but I really wish that Apple would allow some real multi-account functionality. Especially for iPads, but also for iPhones. When I hand my phone to my kids to play a game, I don't want them to have access to my email / text messages / contacts etc. It's ridiculous that a 1000€ device is restricted to single user mode. It's even worse for iPads -- they are perfect devices for sharing in the family, but only a single person can use them for Email / iMessage / Whatsapp / Facetime / ... But I don't have any hopes that Apple will fix this. They want everyone in the family to own their own set of iDevices.

dragonwriter 7y ago
You don't need multiaccount functionality for the use case you describe, just app pinning. Of course, Android has both.
- jakobegger 7y ago
  "App Pinning" sounds like it's similar to "Guided Access" which has been available on the iPhone forever. That is not what I want. My kids are old enough to navigate the phone on their own, and they use multiple apps. I just want Face ID to recognize that it's my kid, and not show them notifications for my work related stuff, and just let them play Minecraft and Monument Valley or whatever they want.
  - epanchin 7y ago
    But Apple wants you to buy your kids their own devices.
    - Wowfunhappy 7y ago
      True, but it's also a pretty obnoxious form of nickle and diming for a company selling $1,000+ iPhones, and well worth complaining about. It’s also yet another way that locked-down devices allow manufacturers to advance their interests at the expense of consumers. There’s a Jailbreak tweak that enables multiple profiles...
      - MBCook 7y ago
        They also sell $200 iPod touches.
MartyMartyn 7y ago
The function is there, just not enabled for end users. Enterprise and Education can use multi user switching on iPads, plus a whole lot more.
- ihuman 7y ago
  Doesn't that work by deleting your profile and downloading the new one? It doesn't save the profiles on-device like desktop computers.

dragonwriter 7y ago

You don't need multiaccount functionality for the use case you describe, just app pinning. Of course, Android has both.

jakobegger 7y ago
"App Pinning" sounds like it's similar to "Guided Access" which has been available on the iPhone forever. That is not what I want. My kids are old enough to navigate the phone on their own, and they use multiple apps. I just want Face ID to recognize that it's my kid, and not show them notifications for my work related stuff, and just let them play Minecraft and Monument Valley or whatever they want.
- epanchin 7y ago
  But Apple wants you to buy your kids their own devices.
  - Wowfunhappy 7y ago
    True, but it's also a pretty obnoxious form of nickle and diming for a company selling $1,000+ iPhones, and well worth complaining about. It’s also yet another way that locked-down devices allow manufacturers to advance their interests at the expense of consumers. There’s a Jailbreak tweak that enables multiple profiles...
    - MBCook 7y ago
      They also sell $200 iPod touches.

MartyMartyn 7y ago

The function is there, just not enabled for end users. Enterprise and Education can use multi user switching on iPads, plus a whole lot more.

ihuman 7y ago
Doesn't that work by deleting your profile and downloading the new one? It doesn't save the profiles on-device like desktop computers.