[masklinn]

> I'm more bewildered to why no tablets seem to have multi-user functionality.

That's the first thing I wondered about when Apple released the ipad: from the start, this looked like a family/eminently shareable device (and within a month you had reports of it being used as a shared family device, picked and left on the living room table for quick sessions of browsing or game), it felt weird that all the tablets were single-user, and the more time passes the weirder it is.

[ams6110]

But if the whole family could share it, they might only buy one instead of four.

[cheald]

Speaking as a father of a 3-year-old, a separate profile for him would save me an immeasurable amount of frustration. "Figure out which folder the program I want is in" becomes really tiring after about the 600th time.

[ZeroGravitas]

If you're on Android then Famigo Sandbox sort-of solves this.

It only lists a subset of apps (automatically adding child-friendly ones it finds, but then editable) and prevents access to the phone functionality, redirects ad links etc.

[cheald]

My Android phone and I thank you!

[lparry]

Spotlight could save you that frustration already.

[untog]

Not really. Having to start typing the name of an app that's already somewhere on your homescreen feels incredibly inefficient.

[cheald]

If that were the right solution, why does iOS have homescreen icons at all?