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"Android and iOS should have a system-level ability to lock focus on the active application. This would mean you could open a concert ticket, a photo, or your d
by crisdias 2mo ago
"Android and iOS should have a system-level ability to lock focus on the active application. This would mean you could open a concert ticket, a photo, or your digital insurance record (which is a VERY BAD IDEA to hand to a cop without this feature), guest-lock your phone, and hand it over without any worry that someone could start opening other apps to look for things you didn't want to show them."
- nomilk 2mo agoyeah, handing your unlocked phone to a flight attendant during boarding or an immigration official while entering a country has become commonplace too.
- chrisjj 2mo agoIn the UK, presenting a ticket to a humam often leads to this for them to scroll it. First ensuring the QR code is visible does not always suffice.
- toilet 2mo agoI think this already exists in iOS and is called "Guided Access"? https://support.apple.com/en-us/111795 https://support.apple.com/en-us/111795
- Terr_ 2mo ago> or your digital insurance record (which is a VERY BAD IDEA to hand to a cop without this feature) Not just because of the privacy aspects, but what if you're already using your phone to record the interaction?
- V__ 2mo agoSamsung has had this for about ten years now. Switch to the app switch view, hold the icon at the top and pin the app. If I remember correctly, on some versions this had to be enabled once in settings.
- pernus-bernus 2mo agoThis is pretty much what app pinning already does on Android, though with caveats such as the pinned app being able to launch other apps.