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Multiple passwords + Application Lock (NOT multi-user)

Application lock works adequately, but when I share my phone with my friends or girlfriends it has a tendency to provoke the question "Why don't you trust me?". I'd much rather have 1 password, pin or pattern that only I know, and an additional password that I give to family and friends. When this secondary password is entered, it automatically restricts certain apps, such as Facebook and SMS, and none the wiser. No need to switch users and enter in a different password manually, or unlock the device yourself first, then activate application lock, then share the phone... simply hand them your phone and give them your secondary password on that same account that is for public use only. They can pick up my phone whenever they want and enter what they THINK is my only password, when in reality they are restricted from opening my gallery, viewing photos, reading sms, opening facebook, looking at google drive, changing settings, etc.

EXAMPLE:
17294 - Administator password, no restrictions
12345 - Guest password, restricts all personal apps and settings

Any help on this would be fantastic.
 
AFAIK, you can only do that on a tablet, with multiuser, not on a phone.

Maybe someone will write an app that would create a function like this, but I haven't seen any yet.
 
It's so frustrating. I can't believe how complicated it currently is to share your phone without having to worry about people looking at your personal information.
 
Maybe it's just me but i consider my phone as personal and not something people should be sharing anyway. Maybe Google thought of if that way?

In any case, have you checked at parental control apps?
 
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