Android 15’s Private Space feature gives you a separate app vault.

  • hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org
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    23 hours ago

    how does this differ from profiles in grapheneos? i’ve not used stock android so i don’t know if it also has profiles but i used to use them for work related things.

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    1 day ago

    Anyone know if this works fine alongside work profiles (seems like it doesnt conflict) and if apps like insular/shelter are going to be able to configure the private space?

    Edit: partially answered my question. Set up a private space just fine (though I can’t access it since I’m not using the OS launcher) and it doesnt conflict with the work profile.

    You also don’t need to create another google account for it.

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    2 days ago

    It’s not private if it requires a Google account to use the feature. Edit: apparently you do not need a google account to use the feature, if so then I just hope it makes it into AOSP so we can use it on custom roms.

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      You need the G account to be able to install apps from Play Store, I don’t believe the private space itself requires it.

      Not sure if there’s some Play “integrity check” on stock ROMs, but on GOS I was able to create the private space and download&install F-droid or other APKs just fine, without a Google account.

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      2 days ago

      You don’t need a Google account to use either Private or Work space, and Google recommends using an alternative account to your main one.

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      2 days ago

      Oh for fucks sake - Google!

      Seriously??

      Hypocrisy at its finest.

      But then again, after the 2 seconds of rant, that was expected.

      Android is getting more and more “private” while all data is tunneled to Google itself. They are just liquidating the competition.