Apple picker One of the things that still makes the iPad stand out from traditional computers is the inability to use multiple user accounts on one device. At the same time, one tablet is often used by several members of the household, which, if there is only one account, can lead to unnecessary chaos in applications, notes, bookmarks and open pages in Safari, etc.
This lack was also noticed by one iOS developer who decided to contact Apple directly with his wishes. He did so through Bug Reporter, which allows not only to report any problem but also to send Apple employees suggestions for improving their products. Although he had previously hinted at several possible improvements, he only received an answer to a question about multi-account support:
Good day, […]
this is in response to your message regarding bug # […]. After detailed investigation, it was determined that this is a known issue that our engineers are currently working on. The issue has been entered into our bug database under its original number [...]
Thank you for your message. We greatly appreciate your helping us discover and isolate bugs.
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It's certainly nice to see that Apple is actually addressing their users' questions, but after reading the message, it's possible that this is just an automated response that's used whenever someone reports a known issue. On the other hand, there are several clues that indicate that the ability to switch user accounts will indeed appear in the iPad. Even before the introduction of the first generation of the Apple tablet in 2010, an American newspaper came Wall Street Journal with interesting message, which stated that according to one early prototype, Apple designers are developing the iPad so that it can be shared by entire families or other groups of people, including the ability to customize the system to individual users.
Additionally, Apple has been interested in facial recognition technology for a long time. On iOS devices, it uses it to auto-focus when taking photos, while on computers, iPhoto can recognize which photos contain the same person. In 2010, the company also patented technology for "low-threshold facial recognition" (Low Threshold Face Recognition). This should allow the device to be unlocked without having to interact with it in any way; according to the patent, it is sufficient for a device such as an iPhone or iPad to recognize the face of one of the registered users using the front camera.
Given that Apple is patenting a large number of functions that will reach the user only after a long time, or perhaps not at all, it is difficult to estimate in advance whether we will ever actually see support for multiple user accounts on one device.
What if I print out a photo of my boss and use it to unlock his iPad and get access to highly classified information about our company that I sell to a competitor and they take appropriate steps to eliminate the competition based on it? Do you think that I will recognize my boss's greed? :O I think it will be important by then. :( Poor…
This is how stupid Android security works. Apple has a slightly different technique and perhaps without such a mistake.