Android setting tips: 'Warabell' starts from separation of work and personal life

It is a time when everyone is exhausted.

In recent years, the line between work and personal time has become unclear, and the small digital devices in my pockets have made it more difficult to escape email, chat, to-do lists, and tasks.

This is a blessing and a curse in the modern world of work. Obviously, continuous connectivity is often an asset, but it is often an energy-consuming impediment.

And there is an important fact. Android itself actually has thoughtful tools for separating and managing work and personal time, but in fact, these tools can only be used when a smartphone is connected to a company and receives an enterprise-managed distribution. In other words, if you work in a sort of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) environment or an environment where a dedicated 'work phone' is not provided, you cannot escape from a life that is disorderly and without boundaries between work and personal time.

But it doesn't have to be that way. I've summarized how to build a system that redefines the boundaries between work and personal life by changing work and personal profile settings on Android without registering a smartphone with the affiliated company. It takes a little bit of time to set up at first, but you can apply it right after you've configured it, and you'll be able to cool off your head (even occasionally) by easily switching between work and personal modes on your smartphone.

 Part I: Setting up a work/personal profile

First of all, you need to set up two profiles on your smartphone and lay the groundwork for maintaining this configuration. This is a frequently overlooked feature, and I will use the ability to log in as multiple users from the same device provided by the Android smartphone.

This feature has been available on Android smartphones since the era of Android 5.0 (and even before that on tablets) in 2014, but it was quickly forgotten over time. This feature is included in the Android guest mode system, which enhances privacy.

However, there is one caveat. Like guest mode, Samsung has completely removed this standard operating system element from its smartphone's software for no apparent reason. So, unfortunately, if you're using a Samsung device, there's no way.

First, after adding a secondary user to the smartphone, the primary user will be set as the work profile and the alternate user will be set as the personal environment. If it looks complicated, don't worry. We will explain everything step by step in detail.

First, grab your smartphone and follow the next steps.

1. Open System Settings and go to the System section.

2. Select'Advanced' and 'Multi-User'.

3. On the screen that appears, activate the toggle switch, select the 'Add User' line, and enter the desired name for the secondary user. Set the name to something that can be recognized well, such as 'Personal Profile' and 'Susie Personal'.

4. Activate the toggle next to 'Smart Phone Calls and SMS On' so that secondary users can use the smartphone to function properly.

The'Smart Phone Calls and SMS On' toggle switch is important for creating a new personal profile with full functionality

(If the manufacturer is using a device that has arbitrarily changed the Android's general layout and you don't see the options described above, look for the phrase 'multiple users' in the settings of your smartphone. You are using Android 5.0 or higher, and a smart Samsung made smartphone. If it's not a phone, it would be possible).

With the first button in place, it's time to start optimizing your new environment in earnest to focus on your personal interests and get rid of all your work-related items.

 

Part II: Setting up a new personal profile

First of all, you should be able to switch to your new personal profile and set it the way you want.

Let's remember. When switching between the two profiles, swipe down twice from the top of the screen to open the Quick Settings panel, then find the little person icon to the left of the gear-shaped settings icon in the lower-right corner of the panel.

This little icon is the key to converting the cool new profile of your Android smartphone

After choosing a name for the new personal profile, wait for the system to perform the first conversion. Then, you will be presented with a screen to set up your profile as if you were logging in to your smartphone for the first time. This is because it constitutes a completely separate and independent environment.

In this case, you must have a secondary Google account. If you don't have it, you can go to this page and create a new one. It takes about 20 seconds (you can create a username of your choice. It doesn't matter much because it's just the shell of the new configuration, everything in your regular account will be delivered as it is).

After completing the setup and going to the home screen, it's time to add a default personal Google account. Prepare for access to personal emails, Drive files, and other items in this environment. Go to the Account section of System Settings and select the 'Add Account' option.

All you have to do is start setting up your home screen and think about the apps you'll be using in your cool personal profile. First of all, it's a good idea to set your wallpaper to something completely different so that you know exactly which profile you're using. Place apps or widgets that you can easily access when spending personal time on the home screen without unnecessary work items.

Choose a unique wallpaper that represents your personal privacy mode

First of all, it will stand out that there are far fewer apps to choose from than usual. This is because by default none of the default profiles are displayed. These must be actively found and added. After carefully choosing the apps to display in this profile, go to the Play Store and install them one by one. (You won't actually download it because it's already on your device, but you'll be able to access it after you activate it.)

Thanks to the options you enabled when setting up your personal preferences, the Phone app and the default System Messages app will already exist and will be the same as your default profile. But aside from these exceptions, the beauty of this setting is that you can import apps from your work profile and configure them in completely different ways. This is because it is installed in a separate and independent manner using its own user data.

For example, suppose you have Slack installed in your default work profile and set up to be notified whenever a new message arrives. You can use Slack on your personal profile too, but you don't want to be disturbed by notifications, or you just want to silently display the notification message without the notification sound. You can customize the app in this personal profile without affecting the settings of the default profile, and the desired placement is applied automatically as soon as you switch profiles. 

This setting allows you to customize your personal profile's system settings to your liking without affecting the settings of your work profile. In other words, if you want to set different ringtones and notification sounds, you can configure a differentiated non-work experience at this stage.

Before looking back at the default work profile, there is one thing to note. Open the Google account-related app (Gmail, Photos, Drive, Chrome, etc.) and make sure that the default personal Google account is set as the default account in each location. In most Google apps, you can easily change it by selecting or swiping the profile picture in the upper-right corner. In Chrome, you have to choose the account you want to use the first time you open the app.

Using a Google account that you use often everywhere gives you a consistent experience and allows you to consistently check everything in place of the data, files, and recommendations associated with a secondary account made from the shell for this environment.

Now only the last step remains.

Part III: Optimizing Your Basic Work Profile

After setting up a personal profile, go back to the default work profile, and optimize it by focusing on work-related issues.

This step is relatively easy. This is because even a little bit of personal data is mixed into the work environment, but it doesn't matter. However, since we're reorganizing every aspect of the phone's settings, it would be nice to double-check this area and see if there's any way to improve it.

As you examine the default profile home screen, consider the following: Is there any more personal data that needs to be removed immediately from the work environment when personal apps, etc. are set to be used as a single profile? For example, users who don't want to search Twitter or browse Instagram while at work, or who don't want to see college motives' messages on Facebook until the end of their work can completely delete the app from their work profile, if they want. You can switch to your personal profile at any time and see what you need.

Finally, change the name of the work profile so that it can properly complement the personal profile. Swipe down from the top of the screen twice to open the Quick Settings panel, select the person icon in the lower right corner, and then select 'Additional settings'.

You can switch profiles to the same screen in the quick settings item on your smartphone and manage all settings of the current profile

Select the top line of the displayed screen (labeled 'You' with your name) and change the name to something similar to the name of the personal profile you used earlier, such as 'Work Profile' and'[My Name] Work'. If you wish, you can change the photo to something more noticeable by selecting the person icon for that editing tool. The same goes for personal profiles.

Now you have a stylish new custom work/person profile. Get the perfect balance between work and personal life as you get used to switching profiles whenever necessary. Naturally, fatigue will be much less and you will be able to enjoy a light digital life.