Neamar
Access to private apps
Good morning,
First of all, thank you for this amazing launcher that I always end up going back to. For a couple of hours I tried to use another one, but it was impossible and I went back to this one :)
The question I have is that in previous versions of Android along with Kiss Launcher, you could see the applications that you had in your private workspace, but now, with the new version of Android, this is no longer possible. So what do you have to do to access the applications that you have in your private space?
Thanks
Private space is the new Android 15 name for "special work profile" ?
Latest KISS makes disabled profile apps grey and demotes them in the list, but they are there.
I reproduce this issue on A15. More broadly, this is being treated differently by Android - all third party launchers need specific code to toggle the profile and view the apps within it even when the profile is unlocked.
"While the Android operating system handles the creation, management, and deletion of the Private Space, Android launchers like Niagara Launcher are responsible for actually letting the user interact with it. To properly support Private Space in Android 15, launchers have to have a separate container for apps installed in the Private Space, have to be able to lock and unlock the container on demand, have to hide apps in the Private Space when it’s locked, and have to be able to hide the Private Space entirely when the user enables that setting."
https://www.androidauthority.com/niagara-launcher-android-15-3474572/
Yes is the name.
With the previous version and Kiss Launcher, the applications were visible but with a small icon like a suitcase or a key and that is where the difference between a normal work application (Google Play) and the one in the private space was seen.
Would be great if support for Private Space could be added to KISS indeed! Currently apps in Private Space cannot be found / are not listed in KISS.
I think the same approach as with apps in Work Profile could be taken ("grey-out" the apps if profile is disabled).
https://source.android.com/docs/security/features/private-space
hope this is useful information for the devs
I also ran into this issue just now.
However, as a work around, work profile apps do work properly in KISS. Use "Island" or similar to set up a work profile and it will be more or less the same as a private space. Assuming that you don't already have a separate work profile for work :)
Hi also bumped into this missing feature. For now I just go to Apps and launch activity from there. Not critical in my use case but KISS suppose to be blazing fast not going thru menus manually. Would love to see implementation.
I would like to have ability to unlock private space in KISS launcher as well. It's amazing launcher, but this is what I missing now so badly.
Its there already. Three dots menu and "Unlock Private Space"
Hi.
Where do you see that option? And what version are you on? I'm asking because I have version 3.22.2 and the only thing that appears is:
- KISS Settings
- Update Wallpapers
- Add Widget
- Device Settings
I never see the option you're talking about. That's why I'm asking, what version are you using? I don't want it to be a new version and not yet available for download (F-Droid / Play Store).
Correct, was done with #2390 and it's available with 3.22.2
As soon as you've setup private space "Unlock Private Space" will become visible in KISS
Hi. But I already have a private space set up. With the default Google launcher, if I access all the apps, I end up seeing a lock to access my private space, which I have to authenticate myself to access. And with the KISS launcher, I can't access my private space because I don't see this option. Or are we talking about different private spaces? Otherwise, I don't understand, even though I'm using version 3.22.2.
Ok, so google launcher is your default and not KISS?
Only the default launcher has permission to access private space.