Anyone tinkered with the restricted user profiles yet on 4.3? I'd like to set some restrictions on the profiles I'd set-up for my kids, but I can't see any way to set them on existing users. It looks like it can only be done when creating new users. Is this accurate?
I would like to know the same thing because I'd like to set up some restrictions for my little brother and sisters account (they share one) but I don't want to have to delete it and reset it up for them. They'd probably get mad if all their games were deleted too lol
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The restricted profiles are different from users. They take an existing user and give them access to a limited subset of that users apps. Limited profiles don't have their own Google account associated with them. If you already had logins for your kids set up before upgrading to 4.3, then they are not profiles, they are users.
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The restricted profiles are different from users. They take an existing user and give them access to a limited subset of that users apps. Limited profiles don't have their own Google account associated with them. If you already had logins for your kids set up before upgrading to 4.3, then they are not profiles, they are users.
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OK thanks that makes sense
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pfmiller said:
The restricted profiles are different from users. They take an existing user and give them access to a limited subset of that users apps. Limited profiles don't have their own Google account associated with them. If you already had logins for your kids set up before upgrading to 4.3, then they are not profiles, they are users.
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Is it possible to convert an existing user into a profile, so I can add restrictions on those accounts?
DLAddict said:
Is it possible to convert an existing user into a profile, so I can add restrictions on those accounts?
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No, what I think you could do is create a profile based on an existing user and add restrictions to it. The problem is you would still have the original user account on your tablet.
Also, the profile I created didn't have a way to enable the Gmail app. That could be a big problem for some users. It works great for my guest account, but not sure how it would work as someones main account.
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With 4.2 it will be possible to add account on tablets, ok but someone know if It will be possible to set an account as "administrator" and other ones as "users" to avoid unwantend installation or modification? I'm not speaking about real admin (like the one that you can have with root), only admin as capable to install or unistall app from market.
Thankyou
rodem77 said:
With 4.2 it will be possible to add account on tablets, ok but someone know if It will be possible to set an account as "administrator" and other ones as "users" to avoid unwantend installation or modification? I'm not speaking about real admin (like the one that you can have with root), only admin as capable to install or unistall app from market.
Thankyou
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I have used jellybean roms with multiuser support, so I'm assuming this will be close to the same. The way it works is, the person initially signed into the tablet is the 'admin' in which can create accounts - no one else. The user also gets to choose which apps are available to any user that the 'admin' creates. Then, you can add a password to the main account, so any other user would have to know it in order to get into your 'account'. If settings is an app that you allow others to use, it will lack functionality for them so they cannot alter the tablet in a way that would effect other users. Hope that helps.
Recently updated to 4.2 (yay!), and like it so far. I'd like to set up an account for my granddaughter (yup, I'm old). I've got the account set up (no Google Play account made), but when I went to add applications (that I've paid for under my account) the apps aren't on the device.
Any clue how I can use my account (and apps) on her login? As always, all help is greatly appreciated.
I guess we can can it work in progress Multi-User. There is no way to share paid apps between accounts for piracy reasons. Until they find a walk-around and possibly limit number of users who can be assigned or some sort of "special" offer for multiple-users you will have to re-buy apps.
One way to do it is to login with your account on the guest user, download the apps you want and then remove your account. The apps should still be available to the guest user, unless an app does a market check to see if it's bought by the guest.
This is in theory, I haven't tried it yet.
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Is it possible to share apps / games from one account to another.
I created a guest account thinking that they'd be able to play all the games I have installed on my main account.
Perhaps it can and I just can't find the setting?
FunkyELF said:
Is it possible to share apps / games from one account to another.
I created a guest account thinking that they'd be able to play all the games I have installed on my main account.
Perhaps it can and I just can't find the setting?
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Go to Play Store, select app and "install" it. Then it appears in guest account
Of course you need to have on both user accounts same google account.
kkubinho said:
Go to Play Store, select app and "install" it. Then it appears in guest account
Of course you need to have on both user accounts same google account.
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I do not understand your last sentence. My guest account does not have a Google account. I'd like for the guest account to have games though. Can I do this?
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FunkyELF said:
I do not understand your last sentence. My guest account does not have a Google account. I'd like for the guest account to have games though. Can I do this?
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You have to actually have a google account on your guest account to have anything from the market in it.
Topic is getting muddied here.
When you add a second user to your Nexus 7, that user has to have a Google account. Can be empty - just make a Google ID.
On the second user, open Google Play. It will show all the apps that user has (none).
In Google Play, click Options, then Add Account.
Add your master Google account - the one that owns your apps. Don't synch anything.
Now your second user can see all of your apps in Google Play.
"Install" all the ones you want your guest to have access to. They don't really download - only a pointer is set up to them.
Now you can delete your account from the second user play store if you like.
As far as your guest user is concerned, it looks like they have their own copy of your apps. They have all their own customization,
high scores, etc. And they can't touch yours.
This is a really good multi-user implementation, regardless of what else you might read on XDA.
Thanks a lot rm200.
Since i upgraded to 4.2 I searched for a way to share my apps with my other account without installing twice and could not find. Even on xda there is a topic where guys comment about having to pay twice for each account. I just wish google would explain better its newest features.
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i just start a web server,and download my apks using a browser in guest user.
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You will have two copies of the apk that way. Not good.
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This is possible if you are rooted. The steps are as follows:
1. Using a root explorer (in your main profile), navigate to /data/system/users/##/. ## is probably 10. 0 is your main profile. You may have 20 or even 30 if you have more than two profiles.
2. In the ~/##/ folder there is a file called package-restrictions.xml open this in a text editor.
3. With the file open you will see app package names ex. <pkg name="com.quoord.tapatalkpro.activity" inst="false"/>. <- this is obviously tapatalk. If you want this app to display in your second profile simply delete the line in this file.
4. Save, exit, restart, done.
*NOTE if you restored all of your apps via titanium backup (and i suspect any other back up app) when you modify the package-restrictions.xml and restart you will have to sign in again and ALL apps from your main profile will be available to the second user.
Hi all
After updated to 4.2 I created new user for my wife.
"Installed" same games but they are 'new' for new user.
I want to copy data games files from my user to her user.
Anyone knows how to do it?
Need to be root?
Thanks
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Assuming they are free games, as paid ones will need to be purchased twice. You can use titanium backup to back them up on your account and then restore them into her account. You do need to be root for titanium though.
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dr.m0x said:
Assuming they are free games, as paid ones will need to be purchased twice. You can use titanium backup to back them up on your account and then restore them into her account. You do need to be root for titanium though.
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Sorry - misinformation.
Paid apps do not need to be purchased twice, or restored into her user ID. That would be a really bad idea anyway - you would have two copies of the app.
With root use file explorer to find your save file under /sdcard/o/...something. Copy that file to an identical file structure under /sdcard/1, or whatever number your second user uses.
Apps done the correct way for multi-user never download a second copy. The Play store just sets a link to them in the main user.
Assuming app is available to both:
adb backup/restore might work for unrooted. Me, I'd Titanium Backup if it was important.
On a slight tangent, is there a shared data area that I could put shared files and videos that each user account would be able to view? If so do I need root access? Thanks.
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On a slight tangent, is there a shared data area that I could put shared files and videos that each user account would be able to view? If so do I need root access? Thanks.
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Don't forget a shared data area would mean the contents, like high scores, are shared between the users.
Most of the time, different users will want their own customizable data.
Technically, you need to purchase the app twice for two different account under playstore, that's the whole purpose of multiuser right?
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Leechoonhwee said:
Technically, you need to purchase the app twice for two different account under playstore, that's the whole purpose of multiuser right?
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Multi-user is not a developer enrichment scheme.
Your tablet has one owner, and apps are sold to that owner on an account basis - not by user or device ID.
The owner is able to make them available to any other users of that tablet without repurchase.
I suppose you would want an eye sensor, to make sure the person using the app is the one that paid for it?
No need to pay twice.just install twice.
Seems I need root.
I used some file explorer, find this:
/storage/emulated
/storage/sdcard0
/sdcard
All seems point to the same folders.
No sdcard1.
More than this, can't find data game. I have to explain that I have free games (from play store) and paid games (humble pack). If I search imaginarium game with Astro, no resulta found -.-'
Pd: No root at this moment, original 4.2 room
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Sorry - misinformation.
Paid apps do not need to be purchased twice, or restored into her user ID. That would be a really bad idea anyway - you would have two copies of the app.
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Can you clarify this, apps are linked to the gmail account they were purchased with no? I haven't tried multiuser yet but I thought I read from others you have to add the primary gmail account to any secondary account to access the bought apps. Is this not correct? And if it is correct, can one add it only to google play and not have a secondary account access the associated email?
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Can you clarify this, apps are linked to the gmail account they were purchased with no? I haven't tried multiuser yet but I thought I read from others you have to add the primary gmail account to any secondary account to access the bought apps. Is this not correct? And if it is correct, can one add it only to google play and not have a secondary account access the associated email?
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Set up a secondary user. Secondary user needs a Google account. Create a new one if appropriate.
Open Google Play on the secondary user. Click Options, then Add Account. Add your primary account (the one that owns your apps).
You will be given a choice of items to synch - uncheck them all. All you want is app access.
Display your apps (they are now visible to you). Install the ones you want the secondary user to have. They will NOT download - this user just gets a link.
When done, you can delete the main account from this user - or just leave it
I am going to start cutting and pasting this description - I keep having to retype it...
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Don't forget a shared data area would mean the contents, like high scores, are shared between the users.
Most of the time, different users will want their own customizable data.
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I appreciate that, I was just wondering whether there was a shared folder everyone could access as well as completely private areas for each user. Sounds as though there is absolutely no difference between multi user and having two completely separate tablets.
Well... Biggest difference is that only one copy of the app is shared by all the users.
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When done, you can delete the main account from this user - or just leave it
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Thanks, but one more thing. If I leave it in google play do they have access to the associated gmail? I would prefer to just leave it for future apps and add a password for google wallet so they can't purchase things. Hmm, I guess though they can uninstall things that I wouldn't want uninstalled. I"m thinking of a kid mucking about where he shouldn't.
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Thanks, but one more thing. If I leave it in google play do they have access to the associated gmail? I would prefer to just leave it for future apps and add a password for google wallet so they can't purchase things. Hmm, I guess though they can uninstall things that I wouldn't want uninstalled. I"m thinking of a kid mucking about where he shouldn't.
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You could try an 'app lock' app. i've tried 'app lock' on the play store which allows you to pin protect stuff like settings and install/uninstall and other apps - although couldn't lock gmail or certain system apps. But it should work for the play store. Maybe there are similar apps that allow you protect gmail.
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They will NOT download - this user just gets a link.
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Is it possible to move apps and its data from one user to another? To to so can I just uninstall app from first user? After that will this app and its data still be available for new user?
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Set up a secondary user. Secondary user needs a Google account. Create a new one if appropriate.
Open Google Play on the secondary user. Click Options, then Add Account. Add your primary account (the one that owns your apps).
You will be given a choice of items to synch - uncheck them all. All you want is app access.
Display your apps (they are now visible to you). Install the ones you want the secondary user to have. They will NOT download - this user just gets a link.
When done, you can delete the main account from this user - or just leave it
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I tried to follow these instructions but a) I didn't get the sync message b) Play store doesn't display my bought apps in one place so it's not easy to find them and c) I have the feeling that it really double installs (I was hoping for a link).
I got my son another nexus.
I want to download my apps for him to use but I want to keep him on his own user account.
I read that multi users have separate apps, but is there any way to share the apps on one device across users similar to windows?
Drop box?
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A.VOID said:
I got my son another nexus.
I want to download my apps for him to use but I want to keep him on his own user account.
I read that multi users have separate apps, but is there any way to share the apps on one device across users similar to windows?
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That is the way multiuser on 4.2 works, as long as you are talking about two users on the same device.
If you each have your own Nexus - that is a place I do not want to go.
We each have a device, but I loaded some of my apps on his device. I want him to sign in to his own user acct on the Nexus and have access to all the apps I installed on that device under my user acct. Is that not possible?
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We each have a device, but I loaded some of my apps on his device. I want him to sign in to his own user acct on the Nexus and have access to all the apps I installed on that device under my user acct. Is that not possible?
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The play store app has an Options button.
Click it and select Add Account, and give yours.
Important: Uncheck all the Synch options you are presented with.
Now he can see and install all the apps from your account.
Remove your account from that user when done.
Only guaranteed to work if both users are on same device. Never tried it any other way.
I'm quite sure this violates TOS.
You can have 2 user accounts on one login on one nexus. Meaning one user can have apps from multiple accounts.
But on 2 nexus you can't just 'send' him the app. That's called piracy.
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Kearkan said:
I'm quite sure this violates TOS.
You can have 2 user accounts on one login on one nexus. Meaning one user can have apps from multiple accounts.
But on 2 nexus you can't just 'send' him the app. That's called piracy.
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No it's not. I can install on multiple devices. I own these devices. I just want my other user on my device access to the apps I installed. I'm not sending any apps. I install them on the device through the play store