On the plus side, is the ability to
create multiple user profiles for several children — something that became a standard part of Android tablets a couple of years ago.
The Fire HD 8 supports
multiple user profiles at the same time, which is helpful if you need to share your tablet with family members.
If you have one Netflix account
with multiple user profiles in your household, you can now use Google Assistant to access your personal profile using your voice, after Google added the support to the Google Home.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is definitely designed for an Amazon user as they have the Dolby Atmos technology, Amazon's Firefly, Amazon's Mayday features and
allows multiple user profiles for both adults and children.
The Nintendo Switch (and the Wii U) allows
multiple user profiles in one console (eight profiles for Switch, and 12 for Wii U).
There are plenty of reasons to
run multiple user profiles on your Android smartphone, whether you want to separate work from your personal life or you have family members that share a single device.
Each Bitlock can be set up with
multiple user profiles so that access to the bike can be set to allow lending, without the need for a physical key.
Also included are the same Android Lollipop features Google introduced last year, such
as multiple user profiles and guest mode for when users are sharing the same device, Android for Work, and the ability to move apps from internal storage to SD card.
And families with children will no doubt appreciate the new FreeTime feature, which lets parents
create multiple user profiles on the Kindle Fire HD, set usage - time limits, and selectively lock down utilities and actions (such as the tablet's Web browser and purchase functions).
With Android 4.3 available at launch, the Yoga Tablet 10 HD + doesn't have the latest Android 4.4 rollout available, but that won't have a huge impact on its use, apart from the absence
of multiple user profiles.
Aside from the backing of parent company Barnes & Noble (probably the biggest name in book retailing in the US), the Nook HD's main selling points are its full HD screen, lightweight build and the ability to set up
multiple user profiles.
It may not be the very best 7 - inch tablet around but it's a great family product thanks to
its multiple user profiles and relatively sturdy build but the Google Nexus 7 probably offers better value for money.
But Lollipop's most tablet - friendly feature,
multiple user profiles, is already present and supported.
The Galaxy Tab E comes with Android 7.1.1 Nougat running beneath Samsung's proprietary mobile software suite which comes with a variety of extra features, including support for
multiple user profiles that are easily switchable and allow you to turn the tablet into a true family device, according to the South Korean manufacturer.
Amazon tablets already had simple parental controls that allowed for the broad blocking of content, but the new FreeTime feature allows parents to set up
multiple user profiles with more granular control over available content and usage.
Can't create
multiple user profiles; No child - friendly browser pre-installed; Lower - res screen than cheaper tablets
According to the patent,
multiple user profiles will also be displayed on the edge area, allowing for multiple users to enter their password to access their information — all from the device's edge.
But returning to iOS would mean leaving behind many Android features I've grown to love, from the ability to set up
multiple user profiles to one - touch Google searches on whatever's onscreen at a given moment.
Remember, it doesn't allow you to set up
multiple user profiles.