Turn mobile data on/off in secondary user

4ch1ll

AcclaimSublevel19 Thank you, that's already way better. Although I dont understand why you can switch mobile data on and off in thos specific settings but not in the pull down tiles or whatever they are called.

AcclaimSublevel19

4ch1ll Yeah, me neither. My worst annoyance is the fact that I can't create a hotspot or choose another WiFi network (except what's saved). Let's hope the profiles get a toggle to allow managing network settings.

Novaliss

AcclaimSublevel19 you could try

https://github.com/sdex/ActivityManager/releases

Launch this app from within profile of choice, scroll to entry 'Settings', and search for these;

NetworkDashboardActivity
MobileNetworkListActivity

If they do what you want, then make them into shortcuts to homescreen.

graphny

AcclaimSublevel19
Thank you so much! I did not know this shortcut. In my opinion, this is the single most useful widget ever created.

Bimmy

AcclaimSublevel19
Thank you very much!

duckyfuzz

It might sound a bit complicated but another option could be to set up an always-on VPN with killswitch for each profile. This way if one simply disconnects the profile's VPN to stop mobile data / Wi-Fi usage, the general call and SMS functions will be preserved.
So it seems there are a few solutions to the secondary user mobile data control, but no direct one as in the owner profile.

AcclaimSublevel19

Novaliss I just tried, but that doesn't solve my problem. I can already access the NetworkDashboardActivity via the Settings app and the MobileNetworkListActivity does practically the same as the method I mentioned with the difference that the former cannot be accessed without this app.

Novaliss

AcclaimSublevel19 understood. I did this from Private Space, which have no homescreen for shortcuts. But I forgot that second users have it. 😔🫢

AcclaimSublevel19

Novaliss Ah makes sense then. I built a custom lawnchair build to get my shortcuts on the homescreen, so that's not a problem for me anymore 😄

4ch1ll

AcclaimSublevel19 I've been using this workaround for the last six months and I was quite happy with it, but after the latest update, the data usage settings shortcut was removed and now I'm stuck with the same problem again, it's still very unconvenient to always switch to the owner profile. Is there another simple workaround?
Additionally, it's no longer possible to switch users without ending the ongoing hotspot connection. This wouldn't be a problem if every user would be able to set up a hotspot, but right now it's only possible with the owner profile. So if I want to use my phone as a hotspot, I'm stuck in my empty owner profile.

Novaliss

4ch1ll PS and secondary users can at least enable hotspot now. Haven't tried setting one up though

AcclaimSublevel19

4ch1ll yeah I'm in the same situation.

@Novaliss didn't know about the hotspot, this is awesome! I wish we had a quick tile for it though!

AcclaimSublevel19

4ch1ll I've been using this workaround for the last six months and I was quite happy with it, but after the latest update, the data usage settings shortcut was removed and now I'm stuck with the same problem again, it's still very unconvenient to always switch to the owner profile. Is there another simple workaround?

Just found it and realized @Novaliss was correct all along, not sure what I did wrong back then.

Install ActivityManager. Launch it and search for "Settings" in the app. Tap the result showing com.android.settings and then search for "mobilenetworklist". It should return one activity. If you tap it to launch it, you'll get a page normally only visible in the owner profile settings under "Network & Internet > SIMs". At the bottom is a mobile data toggle. Back in ActivityManager, hold the activity and select "Create shortcut". You can add that to your homescreen for quick access.

Novaliss

AcclaimSublevel19 Just re-tried it, and stopped the mobile connection from within Private Space. 😊

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