3 ms·
sounds about as practical as dualbooting, or is switching user profiles on android considerable more seamless than i care to imagine?
by geraldhh 3y ago
sounds about as practical as dualbooting, or is switching user profiles on android considerable more seamless than i care to imagine?
- _rdvw 3y agoYou can use a work profile via Shelter/Insular instead which makes this entirely seamless, simply swipe right on your launcher to launch work apps. They even get their own VPN slot too!
- sureglymop 3y agoIt's way more seamless, especially if keeping the google apps in a work profile. Every UI component on android where an app or activity can be chosen (e.g. the share menu) already has a small toggle to toggle between these profiles. The work profile filesystem can also be mounted and is then visible in the file explorer. The only issue is that it's only possible to have one additional work profile. Otherwise full user profiles must be used which are less convenient.
- DirkH 3y agoI use user profiles since I figured I wanted more than just 2 profiles. Am thinking the increased privacy is not worth the decreased convenience and I'd advise others to start using work profiles and only start using user profiles once you have a third use case you're sure you need
- DirkH 3y agoIt is certainly not perfect but it certainly way faster and seamless than rebooting into another OS. If you don't mind the battery drain and having both profiles running it is just a menu drop down + single button and ~1 second wait and you have your other profile. Personally I hate the battery drain so the process for me is a menu drop + single button and ~3 second wait and then unlock pin and I am in my other profile (not ideal, but far better than anything else if you want degoogled). You can even get notifications from other user profile(s). This is absolutely impossible with dual boot.