#appdataseparation

2024-06-02

Idea - Google apps with sandboxed login on Android (for example, sign into Gmail, but check a box preventing the system from logging in to all the other apps like Google photos, for example).

abstract / draft / concept - Another Google app that could benefit from a "sandboxed login, separated / segregated from other Google apps" on android might be Gemini.

fictional observer: why?

Me: why? Well, because multiple user profiles

fo: multiple user profiles?

Me: yeah. Like on my android phone, I have a "main profile" and then I log out of that some times and login to a profile that's more designed for like, it's like an "alt user account" where things like ...

Fo: what

Me: I don't really want to say exactly

Fo: why

Me: because I don't want the narrative to sound dumb

Fo: is there a way you can explain why you want to discuss multiple user profiles and sound more legit ?

Me: sure. Ok. I'll give an example. Let's say a person has their work user account as a separate / segregated user account separated from their more personal user account etc...

Fo: ok that's reasonable right?

Me: yeah. Ok. So let's say that's the case, which is similar to my case, just not exactly.

Fo : ok

Me: so, yeah, one might want to be able to login to a *few* Google services from their "work" profile and vice versa, while not having android/ChromeOS auto login to all the other Google apps. So far, the three top apps that I'd want an ability to login "without signing in to other Google apps" would be:

1. Google chat
2. Gmail
3. Gemini

Google chat I used to communicate with family. That is the most important to me. It's like a web based sms replacement that's better than sms and email in multiple ways. It's got an edit button that works forever so users can completely control their digital footprint. Unlike emails and SMS which set everything in stone. Even then 15 minutes RCS gives is the same as no edit button. Any edit button that doesn't work forever is not worth it.

Fo: ok. But nobody uses multiple profiles except you.

Me: is that true?

Fo: I don't know.

Me: well, can you be more on my side and help me to make it so that I'm not the only one?

Fo: well you might not be the only one. But you may be, I'd assume, for lack of public data on this situation, let's say like 10 percent of people use multiple user profiles on phones.

Me: 10 percent is good. That's enough to be like “a thing”.

Fo: a thing?

Me: yeah like, growing up, I think i read that 10 percent of the population was xyz

Fo: xyz?

Me: I'm not gonna get into it, if that's ok

Fo: um…ok?

Me: let's just say, the xyz people, 10 percent is a pretty big number when you think what is 10 percent of 8 billion people. 800 million. So I'm gonna say 800 million people use multiple user profiles. And even if it *was* “only” half of that, that's still 400 million. That's bigger than the population of some of the top ten countries on earth. So, multiple user profiles, and safeguards for properly segregating/separating data between those profiles and allowing people to sign in to Google apps in a sandboxed manner that doesn't automatically log them into Google photos, for example, which could potentially be more…

Fo: what

Me: potentially like, …

Fo: what

Me: just like, I want the ability for certain Google apps to not automatically login across the system. This could be like and android15 feature. I guess they themselves (Google) don't have to market it, but, once it's live, once the feature/function is live, I think it would speak for itself and people would use it and show it off on social media/Twitter/ etc like how apple didn't advertise the Apple pencil shadow effect, but they made it anyway, and then social media channels highlighted the coolness of the function. Just like this security function could be a pretty cool solution to an ongoing issue with Android and Google apps.

Fo: ok.

Me: I mean, I think it kinda deserves more than just an “ok”.

Fo: well, what do you want me to say

Me: just, I don't know right now. I'm going to post this on mastodon, maybe blogger etc… hopefully enough folks will see it and agree with it and hopefully it will happen. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

#android
#googleapps
#multipleuserprofiles
#dataseparation
#datasegregation
#googleappsandboxedlogin
#googlechat
#digitalfootprint
#gmail
#gemini
#multiuser
#onepersontwoprofiles
#guestmode
#onepersonthreeprofiles
#1person2profiles
#1perspn3profiles
#appdatasegregation
#pixel
#pixel8
#pixel9
#pixel8a
#chat
#communication
#keepingintouch
#family
#friends
#business
#google
#googleworkspace
#microsoftteams
#slack
#appdataseparation
#android15
#android16
#sso
#singlesignon
#googlephotosdatasegregation
#oneusermultipleprofiles

2024-05-16

"iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing deleted nudes / iOS beta testers have also complained that old pictures returned."

theverge.com/2024/5/15/2415728

draft - Would it be ok if I type something to the effect of:

This is just one reason that iPhone / iOS needs or could at least "utilize" multiple user profiles. I chose pixel because yeah, I'm not married, and although chat / dating isn't a crime, I do appreciate the *complete* app / data separation that multiple user profiles allows me. And I'm sure apple could do a much better job with multiple user profiles. And to those who complain "iM nOt gOnNa LeT sOmEoNe eLsE uSe mY pHoNe" ... Take a f**kin chill pill: by multiple user profiles, I don't mean multiple users for one phone. I mean multiple profiles for *one* user. That's it. That way, it'd be impossible for weird/cringe/embarrassing stuff like this to occur, when people go to a designated*area* /user account of their phone to do their chat/dating/NSFW stuff. Is this kinda embarrassing for me to type about? Yeah, it f**kin is. But, if I don't type about it, who will? Nobody seems to care enough to type about it, but I'm sure people want this feature. It doesn't even have to be for chat/dating/NSFW etc...theres tons of other uses. One example is having a "no tracking mode" when you want to take a break from your insurance company's driver tracking app. Another example is parental controls / family mode so if you do have share it for a bit, then it can be in its own profile for that. Wanting the security, privacy and peace of mind that multiple user profiles offers should not be shamed. /Rant.

#multipleuserprofiles
#iphonemultiuser
#iosmultiuser
#multiuser
#android
#pixel
#pixel8
#pixel9
#iphone15
#iphone16
#embarrasing
#embarrased
#appdataseparation
#datasegregation
#security
#privacy
#peaceofmind
#mentalhealth
#digitalwellbeing

theverge.com/2024/5/15/2415728

2024-03-30

"‘App Lock’ lets you protect and hide any app from the iPhone Home Screen"

Ok but when do we get proper multiple user profiles with complete app / data separation

#iphone
#datasecurity
#security
#privacy
#peaceofmind
#pixel
#completeappdataseparation
#appdataseparation
#multipleuserprofiles
#fastprofileswitching
#guestmode
#datasegregation
#dataseparation

9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/app-loc

2024-03-28

"Apple says these public revelations impeded its ability to "surprise and delight" with its latest products."

Innovate the ability to do multiple user profiles on iPhone and you'll "surprise and delight" many users, fans, customers, supporters, etc...

macrumors.com/2024/03/28/apple

#apple
#iphone
#multipleuserprofiles
#multiuserprofiles
#multiuser
#pixel
#stockandroid
#security
#privacy
#peaceofmind
#dataseparation
#datasegregation
#appdataseparation
#innovation

2024-02-29

Post in thread 'Apple ID Could Be Rebranded to 'Apple Account' Later This Year'

"I have three Microsoft accounts (personal, work, and uni) it would be nice to have one identity with multiple accounts"

I have a similar setup. Google One allows me to share storage across my multiple accounts.

forums.macrumors.com/threads/a

related -

#multipleuserprofiles
#multiuser
#appdataseparation
#parentalcontrols
#useraccounts
#android
#ios
#iphone
#pixel

2024-02-23

draft - i like multiple user profiles on pixel for app/data separation...however, there is an issue where you're in one profile sending out sms and you may not get replies to those until you log back into the "default" user account. and even then, your "sent" sms messages from the alt account don't "sync" over to the "default" or "other" accounts/profiles.

so...apple/samsung...give us multiple user profiles on your phones, and fix the issue.

believe me, i'd prefer if everyone used a web based platform like microsoft teams for trading messages and chat. it does a lot more. i like the ability to edit messages any time, adding images into previously sent messages, having it be web based, even google chat is almost as good, but they still need voice messages and also the ability to not be tied to a google account like ms teams isn't tied to a google account. anyway. blah. brb

#multipleuserprofiles
#useraccounts
#pixel
#android
#androidmultiuser
#appdataseparation

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