CrossProfileApps

ACTION_CAN_INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES_CHANGED

static val ACTION_CAN_INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES_CHANGED: String

Broadcast signalling that the receiving app's permission to interact across profiles has changed. This includes the user, admin, or OEM changing their consent such that the permission for the app to interact across profiles has changed.

This broadcast is not sent when other circumstances result in a change to being able to interact across profiles in practice, such as the profile being turned off or removed, apps being uninstalled, etc. The methods canInteractAcrossProfiles() and canRequestInteractAcrossProfiles() can be used by apps prior to attempting to interact across profiles or attempting to request user consent to interact across profiles.

Apps that have set the android:crossProfile manifest attribute to true can receive this broadcast in manifest broadcast receivers. Otherwise, it can only be received by dynamically-registered broadcast receivers.

Value: "android.content.pm.action.CAN_INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES_CHANGED"

canInteractAcrossProfiles

open fun canInteractAcrossProfiles(): Boolean

Returns whether the calling package can interact across profiles.

Specifically, returns whether the following are all true:

• getTargetUserProfiles() returns a non-empty list for the calling user.
• The user has previously consented to cross-profile communication for the calling package.
• The calling package has either been allowlisted by default by the OEM or has been explicitly allowlisted by the admin via android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#setCrossProfilePackages(ComponentName, Set).

If false, the package's current ability to request user consent to interact across profiles can be checked with canRequestInteractAcrossProfiles(). If true, user consent can be obtained via createRequestInteractAcrossProfilesIntent(). The package can then listen to ACTION_CAN_INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES_CHANGED broadcasts.

canRequestInteractAcrossProfiles

open fun canRequestInteractAcrossProfiles(): Boolean

Returns whether the calling package can request to navigate the user to the relevant settings page to request user consent to interact across profiles.

If true, the navigation intent can be obtained via createRequestInteractAcrossProfilesIntent(). The package can then listen to ACTION_CAN_INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES_CHANGED broadcasts.

Specifically, returns whether the following are all true:

• UserManager#getProfileIdsExcludingHidden(int) returns at least one other profile for the calling user.
• The calling app has requested android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES in its manifest.
• The calling app is not a profile owner within the profile group of the calling user.

Note that in order for the user to be able to grant the consent, the requesting package must be allowlisted by the admin or the OEM and installed in the other profile. If this is not the case the user will be shown a message explaining why they can't grant the consent.

Note that user consent could already be granted if given a return value of true. The package's current ability to interact across profiles can be checked with canInteractAcrossProfiles().

createRequestInteractAcrossProfilesIntent

open fun createRequestInteractAcrossProfilesIntent(): Intent

Returns an Intent to open the settings page that allows the user to decide whether the calling app can interact across profiles.

The method canRequestInteractAcrossProfiles() must be returning true.

Note that the user may already have given consent and the app may already be able to interact across profiles, even if canRequestInteractAcrossProfiles() is true. The current ability to interact across profiles is given by canInteractAcrossProfiles().

getProfileSwitchingIconDrawable

open fun getProfileSwitchingIconDrawable(userHandle: UserHandle): Drawable

Return a drawable that calling app can show to user for the semantic of profile switching -- launching its own activity in specified user profile. For example, it may return a briefcase icon if the given user handle is the managed profile one.

getProfileSwitchingLabel

open fun getProfileSwitchingLabel(userHandle: UserHandle): CharSequence

Return a label that calling app can show to user for the semantic of profile switching -- launching its own activity in specified user profile. For example, it may return "Switch to work" if the given user handle is the managed profile one.

getTargetUserProfiles

open fun getTargetUserProfiles(): MutableList<UserHandle!>

Return a list of user profiles that that the caller can use when calling other APIs in this class.

A user profile would be considered as a valid target user profile, provided that:

• It gets caller app installed
• It is not equal to the calling user
• It is in the same profile group of calling user profile
• It is enabled
• It is not hidden (ex. profile type UserManager.USER_TYPE_PROFILE_PRIVATE)

isManagedProfile

open fun isManagedProfile(userHandle: UserHandle): Boolean

Checks if the specified user is a managed profile.

isProfile

open fun isProfile(userHandle: UserHandle): Boolean

Checks if the specified user is a profile, i.e. not the parent user.

startActivity

open fun startActivity(
    intent: Intent, 
    targetUser: UserHandle, 
    callingActivity: Activity?
): Unit

Starts the specified activity of the caller package in the specified profile.

The caller must have the android.Manifest.permission#INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES, android.Manifest.permission#INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS, or android.Manifest.permission#INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL permission. Both the caller and target user profiles must be in the same profile group. The target user must be a valid user returned from getTargetUserProfiles().
Requires android.Manifest.permission#INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES or android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS

startActivity

open fun startActivity(
    intent: Intent, 
    targetUser: UserHandle, 
    callingActivity: Activity?, 
    options: Bundle?
): Unit

Starts the specified activity of the caller package in the specified profile.

The caller must have the android.Manifest.permission#INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES, android.Manifest.permission#INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS, or android.Manifest.permission#INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL permission. Both the caller and target user profiles must be in the same profile group. The target user must be a valid user returned from getTargetUserProfiles().
Requires android.Manifest.permission#INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES or android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS

startMainActivity

open fun startMainActivity(
    component: ComponentName, 
    targetUser: UserHandle
): Unit

Starts the specified main activity of the caller package in the specified profile.

startMainActivity

open fun startMainActivity(
    component: ComponentName, 
    targetUser: UserHandle, 
    callingActivity: Activity?, 
    options: Bundle?
): Unit

Starts the specified main activity of the caller package in the specified profile, launching in the specified activity.