App Download Methods

terrorwave

Good afternoon,

I am at a crossroads at the moment. I factory reset my P8P because my set up was insane. I mean, just a mess so I'm attempting to clean up. I've hit a slump in how I should download apps. Should I download apps in the main owner profile and push them to secondary profiles? Which is what I was doing, however I would sometimes get annoyed when I'd be out and have to download an app for something. I would have to switch users, download it, disable it, and then push it. I found it quiet tedious, but if anyone can tell me why that's their preferred method, I'm all ears. OR should I download the apps in their respective profiles, which would be quicker than having to jump back and forth? I understand that they won't get updated regularly if they aren't installed on the Owner profile, however I think I can keep up with them.

Thanks in advance!

other8026

terrorwave The easiest would be to install and update apps in each profile. If you install the apps using the same app store across profiles, for example Google Play, then you're not likely to run into issues. Installing apps in the owner profile and pushing them works for some people, but not everyone. I'm personally not one of those people.

Also, if your first setup was "insane," then maybe try to break things up into far fewer profiles. Some people go from their own insane setups to using just 1-3 profiles. Keep in mind that you can set up Private Space in all of them, so if you utilize that, it may make things more manageable.

terrorwave

other8026 so I'm using Obtanium for FOSS apps and Aurora for non in each profile. If its an app I use across multiple profiles, I download in owner and push it so I don't have to download it twice.

And by insane I meant I had too many apps that all did the same thing. Because it was my first initial set up, I had multiple note taking apps, SMS, contacts, etc in my attempt at trying different FOSS apps. I'm just cutting it down to what apps I preferred now.