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iOS should have user accounts. The Apple ID situation is fine for the smaller devices (iPod touch and iPhone), as they are usually only used by a single person
by luchs 14y ago
iOS should have user accounts. The Apple ID situation is fine for the smaller devices (iPod touch and iPhone), as they are usually only used by a single person and Apps can be shared anyways by temporarily logging into another account.
The iPad, however, is probably more commonly shared among family members. I'd love to read my mail on our iPad, but I certainly don't want my brother to read them. And always typing in my password is definitely less convenient than just waiting for my desktop computer to boot or using my iPhone.
- alanh 14y agoAgreed so hard. (Edit to add: By this I mean I agree strongly. I find this an amusing phrase, but imagine it might be confusing in writing.) It’s difficult not to be cynical about this. Yes, there are challenges that would need solved to add user accounts: • Basic UI: how to add switching conveniently and yet unobtrusively? • Relatively limited storage: What happens when you want to tote 5GB of music and your family member has 2GB of photos and a 1.1GB game on your 8GB shared iPad? And yet, it’s certainly possible. The easy answer is they want everyone to have their own device because it means more profit for Apple. I hope it’s on the iOS 6 shortlist.