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[Android Apps and Games] fjelsten:
Well, it also says it will only happen the first time. And I only get it switching to a non-password profile, whether you say it has no effect or not.

I like your customer centric attitude. Did you ever just for a second entertain the idea that maybe those instructions are not as crystal clear to everyone as they are to you?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
No. And frankly I really don't care for customers who are too lazy to pay attention to a very simple UI.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Oh also, it doesnt have to be crystal clear to everyone - the vast majority will do just fine.
[Android Apps and Games] RemZie_NL:
Hi,

I have a problem with my tablet. I posted a thread in the tablet's forum, could you please take a look a this and tell me if there might be a related issue to SwitchMe?

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27390354&posted=1#post27390354
[Android Apps and Games] RemZie_NL:
Problem solved! I deleted SwitchMe with ADB. Finally, I could use my tablet again. Now I'll start te puzzle to install SwitchMe back again... can't live without it!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Yep. You should disable the switch screen before flashing roms or mods of any kind just in case.
[Android Apps and Games] togapilot:
ftgg99:

Link to an earlier post (693) in this thread related to my problems using SwitchMe on my Droid Incredible running CM7. The problem persists and thought I would bring this back to the top since you will be spending some time on the app this week. Thanks for your help!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26177732&postcount=693
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Can you link to the post with the actual problem?
[Android Apps and Games] togapilot:
As requested; The first link is actually a post from another Droid Incredible user who was having the same problem. The second post is mine with a brief description of the issue.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26157072&postcount=686

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26168909&postcount=690

Thank you for looking into this!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
And its pure cm7?
[Android Apps and Games] orb3000:
.

@OP Please add proper tags to your thread title
[Android Apps and Games] togapilot:
Yes sir, pure CM7. I'll be glad to help troubleshoot if there is anything that you would like fire me to try.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
I doubt you will be able to help. Honestly, id just get a newer rom. And i just saw this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1137793

Its not exactly pure cm...
[Android Apps and Games] togapilot:
Thanks for looking into this. I didn't realize that my previous log file was generated while using a Condemned build of CM7. I've actually tried using SwitchMe with clean installs (Stable, RC, and nightly) downloaded directly from the CM website with the same result. Found here:

http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=inc

Do you think a log file from my current ROM (CM nightly from June 10th, downloaded from the link above) might be of benefit in resolving the problem?

Did you mean to suggest a new ROM of a new phone? If ROM, which one would you suggest that would be more compatible than CM7?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Update has been rolled out.
[Android Apps and Games] eddyther:
How do you do that?

I am flashing nighties all the time and i don't want to be stuck with this problems.

Do you mean erasing the profiles?

Thanks in advance.

Edited: ok, i found the option in the general settings.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Generally the nightlies shouldnt be a problem.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Anything to report regarding the new log off delay feature?
[Android Apps and Games] infurnus:
profile size archos 101 g9

I have the archos 101 g9 250gb turbo, I notice on both profiles it capped at 1.56gb. Will this auto expand or is there anyway I can manually expand this? I have Prem version but couldn't find any options or restrictions on this.

Screenshots of both profiles

imgur.com/a/h9CEl

Sorry for broken link, under post cap.

Thanks,

G

Edit: I'm also receiving "insufficient space" errors when downloading from the market. Its all apps and if I retry multiple times usually the app will dl and install.

Edit#2 the insufficient space error seems to be unrelated with a different app.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
The are no caps of any kind...
[Android Apps and Games] inflamess:
Switching users

I have 2 profiles.

Seems like the main profile can still see all the DATA that i have on my 2nd profile.

like

Pictures/videos and any other stuffs.

thought suppose to keep all privacy? hm
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Actually the data is private (app data that is). If youre looking to hide porn from your mom this is not for you.
[Android Apps and Games] inflamess:
Hiding pr0n

Exactly what i wanted to do :)
[Android Apps and Games] mpenland:
Keeps crashing. Used app for several months with 3 profiles. Started crashing....uninstalled.. reinstalled same thing. So, while trying to figure out what was going on I bricked my LG revo...yes I'm a noob.

So went back to my Eris..uhhhhh....rooted it....downloaded app and key...still crashes want even let me create a profile....

Any thoughts?????
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
You probably denied it root access...
[Android Apps and Games] stian230:
WTF! @#.!

So I created 2 profiles and I switch the screen off to log back in and my phone does a full factory reset..! Yes ..

no problem I always like a fresh new start. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] BonzenPaule:
Gonna try this immediately! Thanks

Send from my A700
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
You probably switched to the new profile! Just switch back...

OK let me know how it goes!
[Android Apps and Games] kulen:
great app.

very useful if sharing tablet.

app/data sharing option would be nice to have. it would be a great memory saver.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
This is never going to happen for two reasons:

This is a login manager, not a data manager. Need to share? Use titanium. Also, the vast majority of people do not create profiles very often - they just make them once and leave them.
[Android Apps and Games] bibi_50:
strange behaviour now

Hello.

I have now a "strange" behaviour:

After applying the last update to the FLEXREAPER rom

(UPDATER-FOR RF1 _UPDATE TO RF1_REV5.1)

(I was on the V4 before, and didn't installed the V5.0)

NOW , each time I swap profile, Android says during the reboot:

"Mise à jour d'Android.." (Android Update)

and "Lancement des Applications " ( Application starting ??)

And then sometimes stays there ( one on 2 or 3 times I try to swap) in a loop or blocked??

Then, if I do a power off and a restart, all goes well.....

I never had this before....

Do you have an Idea?

Note: I tried to clear Cache and Dalvik cache without any change....
[Android Apps and Games] kulen:
Thank you for quick answer.

I saw this in could use section in 2nd post, so I thought it's planned for some future release.

I use Titanium backup for backup/restore on my phone when I flash ROMs, but I don't know how I could use it for this.

And I don't know any other app that could do it.

I was thinking something like in Windows where you chose if the app will be used by "this user only" or "anyone that uses this computer"

So basically, my girlfriend and me share a tablet because it's like a part of home multimedia. we got it to get rid of a few other devices we had lying around our living room.

We created two profiles so each of us can use it the way we want.

and now we need to install each app twice, which takes twice as much memory and the same things often needs to be set up twice.

and the only apps that we actually need separated are the ones that need login (google apps in first place) and desktop appearance.

It is a great app and this is not a problem at all for now, because it's a new tablet and it has a lot of free memory.

I was just thinking in advance, cause one day this could be a problem.

Since I saw it in 2nd post I just thought to mention what would I like to see in future, but if it's not in plan it's ok.

Great app an keep a good work.
[Android Apps and Games] stian230:
Nop or If switching profile includs a full factory reset then it's just the new profile.

I'm running Charmeleon Rom v5.0.0 on htc one x (terga. 3)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
It does if you make a clean profile...
[Android Apps and Games] stian230:
Okay :-) I guess I should have been reading the insurance better. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] bibi_50:
OK, removed SwitchMe and all is OK now, but no more swapping profiles :(

2,39 € lost in space...
[Android Apps and Games] audibalso:
I'm using this on my transformer prime TF201. I currently use AOKP 40. I like to do wipe data/factory reset when I install a new version of the rom but am having some issues with switchme. Before I wipe data I copied /data/.profiles over to my sd card. After I installed my rom, I used Titanium Backup to restore my apps and settings, then I copied over the .profiles from the sd card back to /data/. I then restarted the tablet and switchme would recognize my other profile. However, when I choose to switch over to my other profile, the tablet would reboot then would be stuck in a bootloop.

Perhaps I'm doing it wrong... Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Avilove.Cullen:
Link for dwnload ?

Real Contributors Dont BeG for Thanks ;)

Cheers :)
[Android Apps and Games] poetter747:
I just managed to log me out of my tablet. SwitchMe was updated automaticaly. When this happens it is stopped by the update process. The bad thing with this was, that i didn't recognize it and the tablet ran out of battery. When I recharged it it bootet up and the new version was not approved to get root access, with the keyguard turned on. All i could do was swiping the lock icon but nothing happend then. I had to wipe and reflash the whole ROM.

I know there are a lot of bad circumstances that led to this situation, but would it be possible to disable keyguard if SwitchMe can't get root access? That would have saved my ass.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
It does say "read the help carefully before using".
[Android Apps and Games] megamind29:
SwitchMe - Inner Workings

I am trying to work out the footprint left by SwitchMe. In the /data/.profiles it create a series of directories for each profiles. But I assumed the directories would be mountpoints such that I could mount them from the adb/busybox interface. If anyone could help it would be very appreciated ....
[Android Apps and Games] GameChanger:
Installed with no problems for over a day now. I wish I would have found this app earlier! Keep up the good work.
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
Is there any reason why the main switchme app settings aren't shared amongst all the profiles?

How can you make a change that affects all the profiles i those settings without rebooting into each profile and changing them manually.

Surely it should be simple to make global changes that apply to all profiles without that much hassle.

Edit: Also, great job on the app. I love it on my TF300. Keep up the good work.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Its a matter of logic my man...
[Android Apps and Games] forcemaker:
SwitchMe on HTC Desire with /data being mounted on SD

Hi there,

I understand that the HTC Desire with a total of 512 MB internal storage (that is all storage including /system and so on) is considered more or less unsupported.

Also I understand that any ROM/setup with links (symlinks?) is not supported, too.

1)

In my case I am using CyanogenMod 7.2.x.x with this script to extend my internal memory. What the script does (I tried "A2SD+" and "INT2EXT") is to mount the SD-card's ext2/3/4 partition to /data.

So actually I was expecting (hoping, at least!!!) that SwitchMe would work with this setting, as the whole /data is directly mounted on the SD card...!

The problems I - always - had with SwitchMe is, that after switching to a newly created profile, the system shows first the CyanogenMod boot animation and then brings me to the (default) lock screen. When I then reopen SwitchMe, it shows me that I am still in the first (default) profile.

Important: I do not get ANY error messages.

Is this not-functioning because even this method of extending the "/data" partition size is incompatible? Or am I doing something else "very wrong"?

2)

I don't have the technical expertise to answer this, so I am asking:

Wouldn't your app SwitchMe be the solution to many people's problem of too small internal memory available to app and data storage?

As far as I understand you do "replicate"/"move"/"???" within a profile the data stored in /data to some subpath (e.g. /data/.profiles/...) - If you could make this replication on the SD card (ext-partition, image file being loop-mounted, ...) the people wouldn't need ROMs which do crazy symlinks and stuff.

I know this might sound crazy in your ears as u are the expert, but I need to ask to be able to sleep again (can't afford a new phone with Gigabytes of storage...)

Greetings,

- forcemaker

PS:

If neccessary you could get my "df" or "mount" output from console.
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
Logic? I know that the app settings are separate for each profile, but as you can clone a profile (and any apps and i assume data for those apps), it isn't any different to have a global settings checkbox where it loops through the profiles and overwrites the settings for the switchme app to apply it to all profiles, or a new option to copy these settings to all or some of the profiles.

Just a suggestion really. It's a hassle to go through when you first set up profiles to go and set all the same settings up and also if i changed a setting and wanted it global thats a lot of time to go and reset each one.
[Android Apps and Games] pu3cyg:
is this app working with JB roms?

I am using it on my XOOM (ICS) but not sure if I want to flash a JB rom yet

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1764751
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Yes.
[Android Apps and Games] Socke-2001:
Hi there!

I own a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet and installed the "SwitchMe"-App.

A big thank you for developing such a great App.

Do all devices reboot after switching the user?

Is there any possibility to switch the account without a reboot?
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
There probably is, but it would no doubt have stability issues. The way it works currently is a fair tradeoff. Trying to replicate desktop os user switching in Android when it wasn't really designed to do it while nice is probably a pipe dream
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Indeed, using fast switch there will only be a pseudo-reboot. Look in settings carefully for the option.
[Android Apps and Games] eddyther:
Working well with Jelly Bean on my Motorola Xoom
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Yes im aware of that :)

In fact we have made a few tweaks that should make it work even better. Be sure to update to yesterdays release!
[Android Apps and Games] thestrangebrew:
I've got a question on how this app handles storage when installing apps on different profiles. Say I have an admin acct, and I created a new profile for my family. This would include a whole new google acct for the family. Because I created a whole new account (Family) through google, I have no apps installed yet. now, say I want an app that I have purchased and installed on my admin account that I'd like to have on this brand new profile, ie Plex. I go to the store, and purchase it because this is a different, new google account. How does the installation handle this? Do I essentially have 2 Plex apps now on the same tablet, taking up 2x storage space of however big the Plex app is, or does the installation know that Plex is already installed and so it will launch Plex regardless of what profile is logged in? I'm asking because I have SwitchMe installed on an 8gb Nexus 7 and space is a concern and I'm trying to fig. out the best way to manage mult. users on the tablet. I'm thinking of maybe having the original profile (admin) be just used for tablet maintenance/tools etc and the family profile being the everyday use for everyone, but I've got apps that I'm hesitant to remove until I find out if they will be duplicated and taking up more space.
[Android Apps and Games] ChrisAttebery:
Hello,

First time android user. I work for NV and have been waiting for the T3 tablets to come down to my price range.

I loaded Switchme on the Nexus 7 tablet I will be sharing with my family. Awesome solution. I have been trying to buy the key and the sale will not go through. I keep getting a message "Your order could not be processed. Please try again." I am trying to use the $25 credit that came with the tablet. Is this the problem?

I also added the widget to my home screen. Since the widget takes up 2x2 panels could you please make the user's name MUCH larger? I want the wife and kiddos to instantly recognize whose login they are using.

Thanks!

Chris
[Android Apps and Games] thestrangebrew:
I get this same error also when trying to purchase the key. I have yet to try buying the key outside GP and I'll prob. try via the internet when I get home. Not sure how that works though.
[Android Apps and Games] ChrisAttebery:
I tried using my credit card as the source of fund and it went through. I guess Google decided that the key was a subscription.
[Android Apps and Games] thestrangebrew:
Thanks I'll try that.
[Android Apps and Games] mierkat09:
I downloaded this, but i got a problem. When i switched to a new profile, the phone froze. When i rebooted,i went through the Android setup, and there were no apps. The play store wasn't there, and neither was switchme, so i couldn't switch to my normal profile.
[Android Apps and Games] Flow_:
Feature Request: Auto-Logoff

I am not sure if this isn't already implemented, but I couldn't find any setting related to auto-logoff.

It would be nice if switch-me would present the user login screen instead of the default unlock screen if the device wasn't used for X minutes/hours.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Sounds like your apps were installed on the sd in some incorrect way.

Already there look harder.
[Android Apps and Games] mierkat09:
I got it to work. But if there a way to keep some files only on one profile, or at least keep it visible only on one?
[Android Apps and Games] mierkat09:
Can you tell me please?
[Android Apps and Games] CrazyPeter:
Just discovered this, trying it out in the Nexus7 (which has no external storage, everything is internal).

Does it duplicate everything? if I want to copy loads of music that can be shared by all profiles, do I need to copy it for each profile? Are there ways to mark shared folders?

I want app data to be private, but media to be common.
[Android Apps and Games] thestrangebrew:
I couldn't fig. out how to do this. From my understanding, you can't share anything between users profiles. Whatever you have installed in say your profile, you'll have to install it on the other one as well. I'm not sure of your use for the tablet, but for me, it's a family device, so I just created a family account with Google and logged in with that acct. I lose the $25 credit on the device, but I can still use it towards apps on my phone. But at least I get much needed storage space and no duplicate installs because I only have the 8gb N7.
[Android Apps and Games] zulusik:
It should work just as you want it to - at least this is how it works on my GTab 8.9 which has no external storage as well. All media - the partition that is accessible through USB - is shared, data partition is private for each profile.
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
All photos, music should be shared between profiles. The only things that are not are the user settings and apps+data. At least that's my experience.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
That is how its supposed to work. You can use something like this to actually manage the files.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Do you understand?
[Android Apps and Games] NDeaz:
Can I do to make profiles varied depending on the time? Support tasker long as there is.

Sorry for my bad English.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
So - you want to automatically switch profiles using tasker? Maybe... that would require data sharing across profiles, something we do not want to do. Please, explain your reasoning.
[Android Apps and Games] crandy2:
I purchased this app a few weeks ago for my Acer A500 tablet, it has worked great until this morning.

I tried to switch to my main profile from the one I use for my kids, and it says "this copy of SwitchME has expired, please upgrade to the newer version", so I follow it to the Market, and there is no Update!

Now, I am basically stuck in my kids profile.

How can I rescue this? I have deleted cache, reinstalled the key, still no change.
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
You probably have, but have you turned it off and on again?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Hmmm - this is the first ive heard of it. Version?
[Android Apps and Games] crandy2:
I got it working again by uninstalling and reinstalling the app. The version I had was included with the Flexreaper rom and wasn't the latest, guess the market didn't like that. At least I didn't lose any profiles.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Hi, please contact the guy who makes your rom and let him know!
[Android Apps and Games] Schrotty35:
Working fine on my Transformer Infinity but i must use the Lockscreen 2x. First for Unlock and second to use the profile.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Look in settings, you can change this behavior.
[Android Apps and Games] Heart1010:
Yes same here.... (HP TouchPad) but only after a reboot when unlocking the first time. Then it works perfect!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Guys look carefully at the "Switch screen settings" item in Settings. All of this behavior is logical and you can set it up to work as you need.
[Android Apps and Games] Schrotty35:
I dont see a option for Lockscreen in the settings?
[Android Apps and Games] sgsI9003:
New to this app I have been looking for this kind of app since long.

Haven't read all pages so please excuse if this has been answered elsewhere.

When we switch the user account can I run the background task in 1 account & continue using the other user account? Though this will be limited to the memory availability.
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
No, the app performs a reboot when you switch profiles. This is not a desktop os. This sort of functionality would require a rewrite of the Android os to support it.
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
Going from memory here as my tablet is at home, but you need to enter the lock screen settings in your Android settings and turn off the lock screen. There is an option in the switch screen settings of the app that takes you directly to it.
[Android Apps and Games] sgsI9003:
Oh so this is android limitation but I read elsewhere on xda that on android "jellybeans" you can create 2 accounts with terminal emulator & switch too, I don't have the tablet as of now with jellybean but planning to buy one.
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
Yes JB does have multiple user abilities, but it isn't a complete feature and so isn't really stable enough to use everyday.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Our way (erm google) is the only way.
[Android Apps and Games] xd4d3v:
yup. I'm running JB and i haven't seen any multi user features.

I guess you could do what this app is doing via command line in JB, but you could also do it in ICS, etc. who'd wanna do that anyway
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
err no you couldnt
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
Yes you can do it in JB manually through the command line, with root. But it isn't finished which is why it doesn't appear in the gui. As for ICS, the required packages and code are missing.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Its not the same thing... their system is different, wont be ready for a good long time.
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
I never said it was the same. It's just being developed. I was only confirming that it is there. This app is still the best way of supporting multi users. I love it.
[Android Apps and Games] Sensenmann69:
Bought this app for the Acer Iconia 510 today and it works as expected (=great) so far. I'm pretty much interested in the hot switch feature. Are there any improvements in conjunction with Jelly Bean?