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Multi profiles & Kid mode

Open schmurtzm opened this issue 2 years ago • 3 comments

The idea is to offer multiple profiles and not only Guest profile. Ideally be able to create a new profile with a name.

The ability to specify a profile type could be nice : Normal / Limited profile. A limited profile will have only access to Consoles section (may be to video player too ?) We also need a way to exit limited profile (combo key ? a fake emulator to run a script with a password to enter ? ...)

It will impact :

  • theme
  • favorites
  • recent

and all the stuffs in Saves folder :

  • Saves
  • States
  • Video filter and scaling options
  • Core options
  • Custom button remapping layouts
  • RetroArch history

The Game Switcher list will be different to reflect this:

  • RetroArch playlists and favorites
  • Timers for your games Play Activity app
  • RGUI config RetroArch Graphic User Interface

schmurtzm avatar Dec 15 '23 10:12 schmurtzm

I would SOOOOO love this feature as I have multiple kids that I share my Miyoo Mini Plus with ❤️

A few requests...

  • Option to show dedicated 'Profile' icon on left of home screen?
    • Just like how you can enable 'Activity' app icon on home screen
    • This would make it feel more similar to Playstation menu, how you can select profile from left-most icon on home screen
    • Maybe even show currently logged-in profile at a glance somehow?
  • Ability to configure dedicated RetroAchievements accounts per profile?
    • Right now I have to switch to guest mode for my kids, AND disable wifi to prevent RetroAchievements from logging into my account while they're playing
    • I realize you can configure RetroArch config overrides, but maybe this could be easier / more automatic with multi profiles?

jesseleite avatar Jan 24 '24 16:01 jesseleite