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      Lorus last edited by

      One problem I have always had with smart phones (any smart phone) and tablets, is permitting others to use my device. It would be usefull if one could create a guest account on the device, and switch it off when it's not needed. That way I would feel more confident in allowing a friend to borrow my phone.
      I have a phone with Ubuntu Touch pre installed on it, and I love the look and feel of the operating system. But I tried to create a new user, using the terminal e.g. "useradd guest" and it didn't work. Maybe someone thought that command would be unnecessary on a phone. But I need something that would permit me to allow limmited access to my phone for another person.

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      • arubislander
        arubislander @Lorus last edited by arubislander

        @lorus At the current time Ubuntu Touch does not yet support multiple user accounts.

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        BQ Aquaris M10 FHD (16.04 RC)
        Google Pixel 3a (20.04 DEV)
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        Meizu Pro 5 (16.04 DEV)
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        • Moem
          Moem @Lorus last edited by

          @lorus said in Privacy - Phone sharing:

          It would be usefull if one could create a guest account on the device, and switch it off when it's not needed.

          I agree that this would be a useful feature.

          Is currently using an Op5t
          Also owns an Op1 and a BQ E4.5. And an Xperia X. Please, someone... make it stop.

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          • Bolly
            Bolly last edited by

            I asked for this feature when I was a BQ betatester, back in the days of Canonical. Especially on a tablet that is shared with other people, I think that's great.

            Let's see if one day we have more resources to implement something like this. πŸ™‚

            2015-Now (Daily use) : BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu edition
            2016-Now (Daily use) : BQ Aquaris M10 FHD Betatester

            2020-Now : PinePhone Braveheart & CE UBports
            2020-Now (Family/Daily use): Vollaphone
            2022-Now (Family): Vollaphone 22

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            • Keneda
              Keneda last edited by

              Would be a good basic feature of UT indeed.

              2015-Now : Meizu MX4 (Stable) for daily use
              Spare : Nexus 5 (Stable)

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                farkasdvd last edited by

                I was playing with UT on the Raspberry Pi 3 and there is Guest session option under the system indicator. Unfortunately, Lomiri crashes when you click it.

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