changing ownership of apps

srinath

Hope I am not repeating a question already asked. Can I change the "ownership" of an app installed on another profile on the same device (running GrapheneOS)?
Example: an App such as WhatsApp or k9 Mail installed on profile B. can it be changed to "Owner"?

Johnnyloans

srinath

You can use an apk extractor app to get the .apk file (the install).
Use inter profile sharing to transfer the file to owner. Now install it.

userofgos

srinath Example: an App such as WhatsApp or k9 Mail installed on profile B. can it be changed to "Owner"?

Currently it is only natively possible to push an app from the owner profile into either Private Space or User Profiles.

It is not possible to natively push an app from a Private Space or User Profile to the Owner Profile

schweizer

srinath an App such as WhatsApp or k9 Mail installed on profile B. can it be changed to "Owner"?

Why not just install them on the owner priofile? This is the simplest way.

Johnnyloans You can use an apk extractor app to get the .apk file (the install).
Use inter profile sharing to transfer the file to owner. Now install it.

No. This does not work because most apps consist of several apks. You best use Amaze for extracting the apks (open source), then Apk explorer and editor to recombine them into a single apk. That only makes sense if for paid apps installed on a profile without playstore.

N1b

You can also push apps from the owner profile to any user profile in the profile settings. But either way, they will be treated as new installations with no user data. You'd have to export and import a backup (if possible), for example for message history in Signal or settings and subscriptions in Newpipe...

srinath

A million thanks to all of you. Apparently it is not easy. In fact, the owner (I) and the other profile user are the same person. I created a second profile to install whatsapp (which I, as a rule do not want to use). I installed it on a second profile because of two contacts that do not use any other apps :( the difficulties that I am facing are
1) I cannot transfer images to the second profile
2) I cannot transfer documents
Both can be done by creating an email. Hence, my question.
Apparently, if I understand all the suggestions correctly, I just need to leave the installation as it is

Johnnyloans

srinath

Private space is another profile and convenient to use if you want to go that route. It's inside the owner profile and doesnt take time to switch users.

For transferring files to another user:

app store > install accrescent
accrescent > install "inter profile sharing"
Put this app onto another profile `settings > system > user > [select your user] > list available apps > select " inter profile sharing"'
On the profile with the files/photos `inter profile sharing > share files > select the file(s) > tap select at the top'
Go to the other profile > open inter profile sharing > look at your notifications > push download files > theyre under the downloads folder now
On the original profile from step 4, stop sharing the files when you're ready. (the option is in your notifications)

For step 4:

if you don't like that file viewer/picker, you can alternatively open your preferred file viewer, select the files, push share, select inter profile sharing. Now do step 5
you can select multiple files by holding your finger down in the first file you want, now short tap on subsequent ones to select them

Ignorant_Cormorant

srinath 1) I cannot transfer images to the second profile
2) I cannot transfer documents

Install WhatsApp in a private space of the owner profile. You can transfer the images and documents.

Or, if you prefer to keep the secondary profile, do you use another app for your other contacts? Like Signal, for example? Install Molly on the secondary profile and link it to the Signal account on the main one, then transfer files using the Note-to-Self feature.

Or use distinct Simplex Chat identities for relay.

srinath

Johnnyloans Thank you very much. I shall try this and revert