Graphite unwat
Very thankful for the research shared above.
For now would it make sense to chip away at this incrementally from another angle, perhaps using widgets?
I have noticed that it's possible to create the following widget:
swipe up for apps list ->
long press "Settings" app ->
select "Widgets" ->
touch, hold, and drag "Settings shortcut 1 x 1" ->
drop on homescreen ->
select the "System" widget (located at the bottom of the list)
Then you can access the user profiles from the homescreen using tapping only, no swipes:
select the "System" widget on homescreen (created via instructions above) ->
select "Multiple users" ->
select "[profile]" of choice ->
select "Switch to [profile]"
[at lockscreen of new profile]
^ That's 4x taps total
Compare to the swiping method:
2x swipe down ->
select current profile's icon ->
select target profile's icon
[at lockscreen of new profile]
^ That's [2x swipes + 2x taps]
For some reason, I find [4x taps] to be just a tiny bit more fluid than [2x swipes + 2x taps]. Not much, but a little.
Could it be taken further though, to 3x taps via the widget on the homescreen??
How hard would it be to create a widget that shortcuts you one menu deeper into the Settings menu?
Essentially, allow the widget to jump to Settings -> System -> Multiple users instead of just Settings -> System?
That would shave down the workflow to just 3x taps to get the target profile's lock screen. That's a fair bit better than the [4x taps] or [2x swipes + 2x taps] options above.
Of course [2x taps] or [1x tap] from the homescreen is ideal, but that sounds like a ways off from official release.
IMO whittling it down to just 1x tap would be a great improvement for newbie retention & promote better profile hygiene habits for almost any user. The less friction there is to switch profiles, the more profiles one can easily manage. More compartmentalization -> the whole boat can get just a little less leaky.
Still much to be thankful for though. It's a blessing to have the profiles feature at all.
Thanks again ~
