▲ 83 ▼ Phones should have a 'guest lock' feature (curvise.net) submitted 1 day ago* by inari@piefed.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] trigg@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago (8 children) So...app pin? permalink fedilink source hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] notthebees@reddthat.com 20 points 1 day ago Guided access on ios. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Janx@piefed.social 2 points 21 hours ago Oh wow, that's awesome! It's on my phone and available. I have no use for it currently, but it's good to know it exists... permalink fedilink source parent [–] mp3@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago* There's also Repair mode if younwant something more drastic permalink fedilink source parent [–] AverageEarthling@feddit.online 11 points 1 day ago (1 child) I've used Android since the dawn of time, and i never knew this feature existed! Thanks! I work in IT so this will be helpful if I need to use a work app and hand my phone to someone else. Idk how I missed this feature for so many years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago I believe it's a relatively new feature, must have been added sometime after android 8 permalink fedilink source parent [–] gl38@feddit.uk 8 points 1 day ago (1 child) The way the article talks about it, it is literally just app pinning. They also suggest only allowing guests to see select photos in your gallery when handing your phone which seems like more effort than its worth. Maybe just show your photos to people you trust? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Akip@piefed.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 child) fossify gallery allows to, hide photos and albums and to put a password on hidden item visibility. (other apps probably allow for similar use cases) together with the app pinning that would be enough no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Yes, exactly. Several photo gallery apps do this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mschae@discuss.mschae23.de 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) Yeah. I believe it has a different name on iOS, but they both have the feature. A really nice feature would be a hardware button triggering this mode! And I think iOS literally lets you configure the button on the side of the phone to enable this mode by quickly pressing it three times or something like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bananasuit@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago "Guided access" on iOS, triple click the power button to activate. You can even draw on the screen to select different screen areas where you want to restrict access. It's also possible choose if you want to restrict the volume buttons, keyboard and so on. permalink fedilink source parent [–] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Well that's useful. Good thing to learn! permalink fedilink source parent [+] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 20 points 1 day ago Guided access on ios. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Janx@piefed.social 2 points 21 hours ago Oh wow, that's awesome! It's on my phone and available. I have no use for it currently, but it's good to know it exists... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago* There's also Repair mode if younwant something more drastic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AverageEarthling@feddit.online 11 points 1 day ago (1 child) I've used Android since the dawn of time, and i never knew this feature existed! Thanks! I work in IT so this will be helpful if I need to use a work app and hand my phone to someone else. Idk how I missed this feature for so many years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago I believe it's a relatively new feature, must have been added sometime after android 8 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago I believe it's a relatively new feature, must have been added sometime after android 8 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gl38@feddit.uk 8 points 1 day ago (1 child) The way the article talks about it, it is literally just app pinning. They also suggest only allowing guests to see select photos in your gallery when handing your phone which seems like more effort than its worth. Maybe just show your photos to people you trust? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Akip@piefed.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 child) fossify gallery allows to, hide photos and albums and to put a password on hidden item visibility. (other apps probably allow for similar use cases) together with the app pinning that would be enough no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Yes, exactly. Several photo gallery apps do this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Akip@piefed.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 child) fossify gallery allows to, hide photos and albums and to put a password on hidden item visibility. (other apps probably allow for similar use cases) together with the app pinning that would be enough no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Yes, exactly. Several photo gallery apps do this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Yes, exactly. Several photo gallery apps do this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mschae@discuss.mschae23.de 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) Yeah. I believe it has a different name on iOS, but they both have the feature. A really nice feature would be a hardware button triggering this mode! And I think iOS literally lets you configure the button on the side of the phone to enable this mode by quickly pressing it three times or something like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bananasuit@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago "Guided access" on iOS, triple click the power button to activate. You can even draw on the screen to select different screen areas where you want to restrict access. It's also possible choose if you want to restrict the volume buttons, keyboard and so on. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bananasuit@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago "Guided access" on iOS, triple click the power button to activate. You can even draw on the screen to select different screen areas where you want to restrict access. It's also possible choose if you want to restrict the volume buttons, keyboard and so on. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Well that's useful. Good thing to learn! permalink fedilink source parent