According to reports, Android L release may bring a multi-user mode to smartphones.
Google may bring multiple user support to smartphones with its Android L. The feature was mentioned by a Google project member in an official developer forum.
One user posted that multi-user support was not available on their android smartphone, the issue was quickly closed with the developer replying. “The development team has implemented this feature and it will be available as a part of the next public build.”
Although the statement isn't exactly specific, but “the next public build” refers to Android L, unless Google is planning to introduce the feature in another minor KitKat update, which seems unlikely.
The multi user support is already available on Android tablets, may soon come to Android smartphones. This feature will be useful to parents who sometimes let their kids use their phones for games but don’t want to give them full access. It would also be useful to small businesses who want to create separate accounts for their office and home without investing in enterprise-managed mobile devices.
Google unveiled Android L at its Google I/O conference earlier this year. Google has already made the developer preview available with all the above changes. According to comments on the Google+ developer preview page for Android L, the update is available for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 2013 WiFi only as of now. Read: Android L overview and what it brings to Android
According to reports Moto X and G will be getting Android L updates as well. Although no clear date has been mentioned, Android L is expected to be launched later this year. Motorola vice president of product management Punit Soni recently responded to a Google+ query on the smartphone receiving the L update. “Moto X is still going to get Android L (5.0) right?," asked a user, to which Punit Soni simply responded: "Yup”.
Source: Android Police
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