Android release "L" - Multi user support for phones/tablets
Post by: max
Talks going on for Android release "L" to have multi user accounts on phones, similar to computer Operating System. For example, some families are sharing their phones with their kids for gaming. On a tablet, you can set up an account for your kids and restrict the access on your own apps. My idea is to enable the multi-user feature on phone type devices, with adding an extra restricted account type for kids.
Parents can select wether they enable Play Store access or not. Also, it should be selectable if the child user is allowed to have a Google account or not. A childs Google account should have a age restriction for Google apps and the Play Store (optional). Parents can select what types of apps their child can install, and the Child's Google account should be unable to create a G+ profile until it is old enough (optional).
A developer at Google opted that next release will have the similar features and though that Googles is almost definitely referring to the "L" release of Android scheduled to land some time later this year.Multiuser support on smartphones is something Google had indicated an interest in previously, but it limited the feature to tablets as part of Android 4.2. At the time, multiuser mode wasn't very configurable and tended to impact device performance somewhat severely, though it was significantly improved in Android 4.3.
