Setup with cloned apps

Fancy

Hello, everyone.
I’m currently figuring out how to organize my apps and profiles. In a YouTube tutorial, I came across the following approach: ALL apps, whether Play Services-dependent or open source, are installed on the main profile (owner). Before opening the apps, all permissions are revoked.
Then you create profiles/users and select the apps you want to use there via “Available Apps.” The advantage is said to be very high security and the fact that the apps are only cloned and not installed multiple times, which simplifies updates. The disadvantage is said to be low user-friendliness. Nothing else was explained.

Does anyone know this type of setup? What has been your experience with it? What makes this setup so secure, and what accounts for the low user-friendliness?

nologo

Fancy Nothing else was explained.

Then you wasted your time watching a bad video. A specific multiple profile set-up only makes sense in terms of the user's threat model and the goals they're trying to achieve. The security you need or want may be different from theirs, so a general statement about 'very high security' does not mean much. I also don't think 'cloning' is the right word here.

Personally, I don't think set-ups with 'empty' or 'app pusher' owner profiles are very useful for most users. But again, this depends on one's goals and preferences. Here's some good information on possible uses of profiles on GOS: https://seprand.github.io/articles/best-user-profile-setup/

Novaliss

Fancy cloned and not installed multiple times, which simplifies updates.

No matter if the apps got to a user profile or private space by pushing them using 'install available apps', or installed from within the place, they will get updated system-wide regardless from where the update is initialised. This is an Android rule.

Fancy

Thanks for your feedback and the link! It's very helpful :)