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[Android Apps and Games] Psyloid:
Question : I don't really get how this app works internally, but if i install it and my custom rom cooker comes with an update for my rom, can i just go in recovery, wipe system/cache and dalvik and flash the new update and proceed as normal afterwards. Or would i need to wipe the whole thing (except for sdcard) and reconfigure the whole tab ???

Sent from Cuppertino HQ with my galaxy Tab 10.1v
[Android Apps and Games] jsgraphicart:
I have a technical question as well about how this works. I am planning on getting an HP Touchpad and using Android on it. I live with my girlfriend and she will most likely be using it as well so this is a good app for that.

My question is, how does this handle apps for each profile? I tried this out on my phone to get familiar with it. Works great. I see that if I install an app on one profile, it doesnt show its installed on the other. So say I have an app installed on my profile and my girlfriend downloads the same app on her profile. Its still the same device so is it doubling the app data for each user and taking up double the space?
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi,

All interesting questions! Let me add one:

- is it safe to encrypt the device (not sd)? AFAIK the data is written on the SD card right? i'm planning to encrypt only the internal memory, not the SD (what's in a name? i would rather call this "mass memory" since it's not a real SD.
[Android Apps and Games] IamSnah:
First of all I'd like to thank you for this great app!

It's perfect for my gt10.1, now my wife has her own google account on her profile.

And my two year old daughter can play her games, without me having to worry about her messing with my apps :)

+ 1 on the question asked, have been wondering this myself.

If possible, it would also have been nice with some info on how this app works with Titanium Backup and multiple users/accounts.

In fear of messing up my backup, I only have TB on my main account.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
This app is not a lockscreen replacement and never will be.

If its the same rom you can update like you normally would, the app will sync system apps from one profile to another when switching.

Each profile is a separate installation of your rom. Each has its own apps and data.

Encryption has nothing to do with anything. It will not affect the apps functionality in any way.

See above.
[Android Apps and Games] poetter747:
Hi,

would it be possible to sort the accounts in the lockscreen the other way around, or make it sortable. I have to move the slider all the way left to my main account mostly. Sometimes sliding interrupts and i load another account by accident.

One other thing I noticed is the following. I use Droidmote pretty often to view videos. Once I'm locked out Droidremote isn't working. I can't control the pointer. Is there a way you could handle this problem. One other thing would be a tasker integration to disable auto log out.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
The suggestion is a good one. I think we can make some sort of pick up and move around thing possibly at some point.

Explain in more detail what you mean about droidremote please...
[Android Apps and Games] jsgraphicart:
Ok, sorry if I'm making you repeat yourself but I'm just trying to understand this. Theoretically speaking, when I want to backup all apps and data from both profiles, I assume I will need to use titanium backup in both profiles. If this is two separate installations of the ROM, I assume I was right when I said its doubling all the information, including the ROM information. Where is all this data saved? If I go into a file explorer, where would I find all the profiles stored? I see a folder in my internal storage under data/.switchme/ that has some profile folders in there, but no files in them. I would think this would store stuff in the root directories though. I'm just trying to get an idea of how much space this takes up, where everything is stored and how it works if I install different ROMs on my phone.
[Android Apps and Games] GenghisKhan67:
I'm trying this app on my rooted Amazon Kindle Fire (with CM7) and it seems to work. Unfortunately, given that the Fire only has 8Gb of onboard storage, with no way to add to it via an SD card, I can't use the app's cloning feature to get a headstart copying stuff over to the other account.

One thing I haven't completely figured out is how to log on to an account through the lockscreen. I tried disabling Cm7's pattern lockscreen, but once I did that, the two icons that used to show up under the slider disappear. what am I doing wrong?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
You need to drag the lock onto an icon...
[Android Apps and Games] the_scotsman:
tried this on my Touchpad running CM9.

Setup up two profiles. second account was clone of the first. Logged out then tried to log into second account. System rebooted instantly.

After reboot, I logged out agan and tried logging into my main account. Again, it rebooted instantly.

In theory, this app could be outstandning for tablets...I would love it if it worked :)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
It does work :)

You cloned the account, meaning that you were switching into identical accounts!
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
hi,

well... i do have something but it doesnt happen everytime:

on an incoming call 1 of 3 profile icons disappear from the lockscreen AND the 'lock' icon to unlock current profile to accept the call. luckily the disappearing profile icon is never the one of the current profile so i drag the slider to that icon.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
That shouldnt be happening. Next time it happens please send a log via the app with a description.

Tell me, is it still possible to unlock by sliding to the area where the lock icon should be? Please try it...
[Android Apps and Games] poetter747:
Yes sure,

Droidmote is an App to remote control the tablet via a phone. There is a server started on the tablet and a client on the phone. With Droidmote client i can control the tablets mouse and keyboard. Mouse control within the lockscreen is working fine, but not the keyboard. So I'm not able to enter my password. As soon as I'm locked in its functioning again.

The other thing is, that it is annoying to enter the password while connected via droidmote. So a tasker integration to toggle auto logoff on and off would be great.
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi,

Will try and log but give it some time. As i dont have friends i dont get that much calls :-D
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
So the keyboard is supposed to be shown above the lockscreen? Thats not good...

Regarding tasker - never going to happen.

+1 to that my brother
[Android Apps and Games] GenghisKhan67:
Ok it works.

Another thing I noticed, changes to language settings are system wide, maybe this is by design but having the option to set an account with a different display language would be great.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
This is a known issue that can be solved by not using fast switch.
[Android Apps and Games] the_scotsman:
Ahhhhh :o

I have it working now :p
[Android Apps and Games] poetter747:
No the keyboard isn't shown on the tablet, just on the client. keystrokes are redirected to tablet
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Ill look into it...
[Android Apps and Games] dukhan:
i created 3 profiles (user name) and set different main google email for each. However, when i switch from one profile to the another an notification icon comes with "failed to log into gmail talk". Due to this, i can not use the market either the gtalk. So as solution, i have to delete the set google email address manually and re-add in order to use the market and the gtalk. The problem is whenever i log to different profile and whenever i need to use the market or the gtalk, i have to delete and re-add the email address.

How can i solve such problem?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Its a strange problem. If i understand you correctly, your new profiles all use different google accounts? Try not using fast switch.

In any case, can you please switch into one of the new accounts and send some logs through the app. Be sure to include a description!
[Android Apps and Games] technohowl:
wow.. thats a great tool..
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
hi,

log sent. lemme know.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Did you include a description? So i know where to look...
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi,

Indeed i did. i wrote something on "incoming call" and "xda"
[Android Apps and Games] umair11:
great software
[Android Apps and Games] dukhan:
yes. different google accounts. i sent a log.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Ill look into it, thanks. But its probably because theres some sort of symlink in your /data or /system folders.
[Android Apps and Games] jsgraphicart:
Is it normal for a newly created profile to have a high amount of dalvik?

And also, I dont know if its the same on tablets but on my phone when I have the switch screen enabled and I log in to the active profile, it always sends me into the switchme app. Is there a way to just unlock the phone to my home screen?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
The dalvik is always the same...

Re the unlocking sending to the app, im not sure. Does it happen only if you log out through the app, or in any scenario?
[Android Apps and Games] jsgraphicart:
The reason I ask about the dalvik is because my main profile shows it has 26% dalvik and the secind profile is showing 89% dalvik. Didn't seem right.

The lockscreen issue is happening simply when I turn on the switch screen in the settings, exit the app, turn the screen off then on again and slide the lock to login to the same profile I was in. It sends me back to the app every time.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
In the new profile, there are few apps and as a result no cache or data, making the dalvik take up most space (the percentage is proportional to the size of the profile, its the top blue bar that indicates a parentage of all available storage).

Regarding the unlock to sm - we are having trouble replicating the issue, but there may be a fix, ill try to work it into today's release!
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
hi,

any changelog for release dear developer?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
There will be...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
OK were almost done, a rough cl:

Reworked much of the UI

Added hint to switch screen

Fixed a number of bugs from user logs (thanks)

Added symlink detection on some devices

Increased fast switch stability (possibly fixed a few screen orientation bugs we cant reproduce as a side effect)
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
hi,

ouch, no "portrait mode only"?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Sorry i completely forgot about ss orientation locking... next release, i promise!
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
hi,

ok ok ok... but still i will write a complaint to google, the government, greenpeace etc etc ;-)))
[Android Apps and Games] dukhan:
is there any solution regarding my problem?

I have tried using the tab without the fast switch option and I am still receiving the error of loging to the gtalk and to the market
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
I've decided to hold of a day and give you kids everything :-)

A new release is imminent.
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
hi,

LOL!

Take your time my friend, waiting won't kill us!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Done - 1.5.3.3

Updated UI

Changed default settings for new users

Added switch screen orientation lock options

Added disable volume keys option

Fixed switch screen UI glitches on some devices

Keyboard now auto hides when cancelling password entry

Orientation lock has been tied to the plane on hc and ics - I actually came up with this independently, but then discovered some smart guy at the Google had thought of it already... if only they were all really smart like that all the time...

Also the hint on the switch screen will be shown twice per profile, you don't have to live with it forever :-)
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi,

Weird... i see an update in Play but i cannot install it. Better wait a bit i guess. BTW... what do you mean by "Orientation lock has been tied to the plane on hc and ics"?

EDIT: updated. still... i don't see any of the new features.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Reboot your device, dance a jig, sacrifice an animal, something will fix it.

Re plane - if you have enabled "landscape", it will still turn the screen by 180, but never 90 degrees, so you can hold it in landscape upside down...
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi ftgg99,

Well... i rebooted, logged in in my other profile and let my kiddie play her games, un/reinstalled it, went dancing naked in the local supermarket and i now i'm about to sacrifice my wife (no animals here) .... no new settings. Any idea please?

i do see the date on the lockscreen though!

Thanks for the explanation about landscape!
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi,

Ofcourse! Please see my earlier post. I tried EVERYTHING. I don't get any new options, only the date on the lockscreen is new.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
The new options are in the switch screen behavior settings...
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi,

I'm truly sorry but i have:

settings

-use fast switch

-switch screen settings

---use switch screen

----start at boot

----log out automatically

----theme

----dim status bar

----show before keyguard

----replace keyguard

----system keyguard settings

-persistent notification

-click action

-wipe profiles

-write to us

about says 1.5.3.3 rev 10053003

what can i say???
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
1.5.3.4

Fixed issue that hid some features in 1.5.3.3

1.5.3.3

Updated UI

Changed default settings for new users

Added switch screen orientation lock options

Added disable volume keys option

Fixed switch screen UI glitches on some devices

Keyboard now auto hides when cancelling password entry
[Android Apps and Games] dukhan:
ftg99, i am still waiting your response.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
My response is, I don't know, its probably symlinks in your from and isn't an issue.
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
hi,

Ok ftgg... installed the latest one and the setting are here now BUT:

i chose portrait as orientation. from that moment my launcher immediatelly crashes when lockscreen comes to front. had to use unswitch.zip (launcher keeps on crashing) (apex launcher)

if i leave it to auto it works fine. also the "disable volume buttons" works fine. any ideas please?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Yes - its a bug! Send some logs please!!!
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi

argggg, after playing for a while it suddenly doesn't crash anymore :(((((((((

i did sent logs. hopefully the info is still in there. description: launcher crash

please let me know
[Android Apps and Games] avgjoemomma:
Any way you can add an option to disable SU for profiles?
[Android Apps and Games] Mistar Muffin:
I get the same message:

OOPS! Your device is not compatible with this application.

Transformer Prime, latest ICS stock.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Yes, we have come up with a way. The next few days will see many improvements.

Please send logs via "write to us", we will work on this tomorrow.
[Android Apps and Games] unhappybirthday:
BootManager is what you are looking for, if your device is supported.
[Android Apps and Games] Mistar Muffin:
I emailed the logcat of my crash to your "Email Developer" on the Market.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
BootManager is good, but its a very different kind of app. This is going in a different direction, more mainstream, more useful ultimately.
[Android Apps and Games] putnum:
This is a awesome app!!! Just what I needed!!!
[Android Apps and Games] dannycalgary:
How long were people's first boots when switching profiles? Using SGT10.1 with Tasks 13.1 ROM and it seemed like it got to an infinite boot so I did my recovery. Waited around 10 mins I think.
[Android Apps and Games] unhappybirthday:
This is a cool concept. Does it store the profile data in /data or /sdcard ? Just want to know where I need extra space :)
[Android Apps and Games] .dredd.:
Hi,

This app looks working on my Defy under Wajkiui 2.1.6 MIUI rom.

The first boot time was not so long (dannycalgary: it was about 30-50% longer than a normal as I felt... I use a very light version of the rom so normal boot is about 40-50secs...)

As I modified the original MIUI statusbar I also experienced that after switch the statusbar was not present... will delete the profile, apply default theme and create new profile.

Anyway it could be a very useful app and the big benefit is the very easy use.

Thank you for the devs!!!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
We have tested on the last two versions of overcome and everything works perfectly. Task is not a good choice, but building dalvik can take a very long time in some cases.

Everything is stored on internal memory for now.

I think this should not be hard to fix, we will do it tomorrow.
[Android Apps and Games] dannycalgary:
Good to know. Any reason why Tasks is not a good idea? Or more so since it has not been tested?

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] avgjoemomma:
Just sent in a report. I created one profile with my existing set up and created a new profile but when I try to switch to it, the phone reboots but the existing profile comes up. I tried a few times. Is it because I am using S2E ( https://market.android.com/details?id=ru.krikun.s2e ) ? I have my dalvik-cache and /data/apps mounted to /sd-ext instead of their default locations.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
One good reason is that its not made by devs I've heard of :-)

Also, I generally test lots of roms on my devices and end up using ones that are good. We have 15 employees with tabs and none use task. I can't speak for them all of course, but I'd say its a question of statistics...

Also I notice that the frameworks in task are not native - bad sign. Also, there's no 3g support - sign of incompetence because its copy pasted from other peoples work.

Roms are not my thing I'm afraid, but these are classic signs that the creators don't really know what the are doing...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Yes... that is not an error. Data should not reside on linked storage.
[Android Apps and Games] avgjoemomma:
I know it's a kludge but some of us are stuck with really low internal memory and have to resort to S2E, A2SD, etc. Is there any way you might add support for it in the near future?:o
[Android Apps and Games] .dredd.:
OK, switched back to default MIUI theme, deleted the created profile, created new profile but the statusbar still not present in the new profile... so it is probably a bug.

One more thing... after first boot to new profile the switcher asks for superuser rights but despite it is granted by me the app says it has been not... another reboot is necessary to get switcher provided with su rights.

Anyway the app is very promising and works almost perfect in this very early stage!
[Android Apps and Games] albee320:
i used this app on a samsung infuse 4g running a custom uckl2 base

when i switched to my 2nd profile, superuser and my market app were both gone so i cant switch back using switchme and i cant download superuser or check if i still even retained root in my 2nd profile

so as of now i'm kinda stuck in my 2nd (less than base) profile

i've tried clearing cache and dalvik in cwm but the phone still boots into the 2nd profile...any suggestions before i wipe my phone and reinstall this rom?

edit: seems my market was installed to sdcard...icon is greyed out
[Android Apps and Games] Mr Woolf:
Can't you just download vending.apk?
[Android Apps and Games] albee320:
vending.apk is the market app
[Android Apps and Games] ptruman:
android system update...

Lo,

My Xoom is telling me there is an OS update to Android 4.0.4.

If this is installed whilst in a Switch me profile, what will happen?

Do I need to uninstall first?
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi ftgg,

had another round of crashes of my launcher. logs sent. please keep us updated
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Ill have a look monday.
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi,

ok, thanks!!! Im away for 2 weeks away starting from tuesday :)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
It may be something rom related...
[Android Apps and Games] Droidphilev:
Hi,

Wich is good? Or bad? I don't have any other apps with orientation settings that cause this problem though.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Bad...........
[Android Apps and Games] taulard:
Locked out after TF201 upgrade

Hello,

I am using switchme since day 2 of the app, without any issue, and I like it a lot!

However, yesterday I applied last update from Asus on my transformer prime, and now I am locked out of it!

In fact when booting, I get android lockscreen, go through it, enter android. Then switchme logscreen kick in, and I am locked.

switchme logscreen doesn't show existing profiles anymore, and if I try to login, nothing happens...

So basically, I cannot use the slate anymore...

Anyway of fixing it? I don't know how to send log, as I cannot enter the tab...

Thanks,
[Android Apps and Games] fafrehugen:
Great update... just go back from a trip and updated :-)
[Android Apps and Games] :
I screwed up with the firmware update too, lost root and Voodoo wouldn`t give it back.

I did find you can get past the SwitchMe lockscreen by unlocking to camera (swipe left on first unlock prompt).

Doesn't fix it just gets you into your tab on the current profile. Guessing I need root back before I can do anything else... uninstalling SwtichMe till then.

[edit] actually did get root back after firmware update using Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper, for some reason SuperUser initially denied it access, but now all good.

Root back, reinstalled SwitchMe, original profiles still there and functioning . Thanks Voodoo (and SwitchMe).
[Android Apps and Games] taulard:
Great info, Thanks, will try tonight.

didn't thought of the lost root issue, since OTA rootkeeper made this such a no-brainer :)

ftgg99, is there any way to prevent switchme to launch logscreen if root is not granted anymore, to avoid this issue to happen again?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Hi guys, sorry ive been on the move. There is no way. The best thing to do is just disable the switch screen in whatever profile youre updating from for the duration of the update.

But when you think about it - that just makes the system more secure.
[Android Apps and Games] ptruman:
So....is this safe to do? Or...?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
As i said one post above, just disable the switch screen and update - switchme will rebuild all the other profiles after you switch to them.
[Android Apps and Games] Micah_Droid:
Would it be possible to do this. I want a profile that is completely private including info stored on the sdcard. I was thinking that at boot I could mount an encrypted image that is stored either the internal memory or external sdard to /mnt/sdcard. Then when i switch profile to my default everyday user everything can mount normally.
[Android Apps and Games] SlyGuy77:
CM9 on Captivate

I was wondering if anyone out there is using SwitchMe with their Captivate on the Latest CM9 Nightly.. From what I gathered in these posts is that SwitchMe does work on CM7 and CM9 however I still get the Firmware not compatible Error.. Maybe something specific with the Captivate Rom?..
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Probably...
[Android Apps and Games] Lazmo88:
Hey is there chance you could add somekind of root check for the app? Because I got my self in a trouble when i updated my TF201 via OTA... I used Voodoo root keeper to backup my root just in case and then installed the update... Well everything went fine until the login screen of this app appeared... I couldnt login cos the TF201 didnt have root at that time :/ I had to be superfast to recover the root from voodoo ota keeper and it solved the problem... Just wondering if there would be chance you could add somekind of check if the root is missing it wouldnt start the app at all... ?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
That's not possible. You should simply disable the switch screen for the duration of the update.