An important Android OS feature that’s been missing from Samsung’s latest flagship handset is expected to arrive with Android 5.1 for Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. There’s no word as yet when this update will arrive, but according to a new report the Android 5.1 update for Galaxy S6 is going to bring Guest Mode to the new handsets. This feature was first introduced by Google for tablets with the Jelly Bean update, Lollipop brought it over for smartphones.
Google brought Guest Mode to smartphones with Android 5.0 Lollipop but Samsung decided to remove this feature from Lollipop that was loaded on the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge.
Nevertheless, it has been confirmed in a new report that both handsets are going to receive the Guest Mode feature in Android 5.1. The feature is said to work exactly as it does on any other Lollipop-powered smartphone.
Users will be able to create a separate account for people they want to provide controlled access to, that way all of their apps, data and files will remain inaccessible to the guest user who will have their own homescreen and no access to the areas closed off by the device owner.
Samsung has not yet said when it will start rolling out Android 5.1 for Galaxy S6, so it could take some time before this feature arrives on the company’s latest flagships.
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