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Set up secondary user account for kids

Is it possible to set up a secondary user account on the iPad pro with only few selected Apps to share with the secondary user? I am trying to set up a secondary account for a kid so we could share the same iPad. I only wanted to share one or two Apps with this secondary user.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 15

Posted on Sep 17, 2022 5:19 PM

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Posted on Sep 18, 2022 3:48 AM

Sorry, not possible.


Outside of educational environments, iOS/iPadOS devices are essentially intended to be single-user. There is no provision to create additional user-profiles for multiple users. iPad is principally designed to be a single-user device - and is intended to be used as such.


Unlike PC, Mac and other computers with which you may be familiar, it is not possible to create multiple sign-in profiles. Whilst it is possible to sign-out of iCloud and other services - such that a different user can sign-in - doing so has many implications...


For example, you can only change the signed-in AppleID for the paid Apple services once every 90-days. This restriction alone makes regular swapping between users impractical.

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Sep 18, 2022 3:48 AM in response to yingOwens

Sorry, not possible.


Outside of educational environments, iOS/iPadOS devices are essentially intended to be single-user. There is no provision to create additional user-profiles for multiple users. iPad is principally designed to be a single-user device - and is intended to be used as such.


Unlike PC, Mac and other computers with which you may be familiar, it is not possible to create multiple sign-in profiles. Whilst it is possible to sign-out of iCloud and other services - such that a different user can sign-in - doing so has many implications...


For example, you can only change the signed-in AppleID for the paid Apple services once every 90-days. This restriction alone makes regular swapping between users impractical.

Set up secondary user account for kids

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