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You don't need multiaccount functionality for the use case you describe, just app pinning.

Of course, Android has both.



"App Pinning" sounds like it's similar to "Guided Access" which has been available on the iPhone forever. That is not what I want. My kids are old enough to navigate the phone on their own, and they use multiple apps.

I just want Face ID to recognize that it's my kid, and not show them notifications for my work related stuff, and just let them play Minecraft and Monument Valley or whatever they want.


But Apple wants you to buy your kids their own devices.


True, but it's also a pretty obnoxious form of nickle and diming for a company selling $1,000+ iPhones, and well worth complaining about.

It’s also yet another way that locked-down devices allow manufacturers to advance their interests at the expense of consumers. There’s a Jailbreak tweak that enables multiple profiles...


They also sell $200 iPod touches.




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