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remove work/personal sections

Michael Zimmers

Michael Zimmers

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Hi all -

This isn't exactly a development question, but I couldn't find a more appropriate forum.

Somehow, in my setup of my Galaxy Tab A, I ended up with two sections to the main display: Personal and Work. I don't need this separation, and I find it inconvenient. Can someone please tell me how I can remove this feature?

Thanks...
 
Dannydet said:
Can you post a screen shot of your screen?
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I don't remember all the setup steps, but I do have a few Google apps installed.
 

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OK, so your home screen is controlled by the "launcher"... Which shows you your app icons.
You can long press on each and drag to the trash or delete from the home screen as you wish. If you swipe up, down or sideways you can see all of your app icons in the app drawer, where you can long press on one, and drag onto your home screen.
You can even install a different launcher from the play store, such as Nova launcher, which is what I use, and you can install totally different icons for your apps. Here's my screen...
 
The work profile usually shows up when you add a managed account to the device. It should also show up if you use certain apps/features to set up multiple profiles within a single app (to manage two facebook accounts, for instance).
 
codesplice said:
The work profile usually shows up when you add a managed account to the device. It should also show up if you use certain apps/features to set up multiple profiles within a single app (to manage two facebook accounts, for instance).
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OK, so...how do I undo any of this?

Thanks...
 
That really depends on what caused this setup in the first place.

Do you have any work accounts added to the tablet? Anything that might be "enterprise managed"?

Have you installed any apps like Island or Shelter to create multiple app profiles?

At the very least, what apps show up in the work profile?
 
When the work profile is active, there is a different set of data for each system app.

When you delete the work profile all this data will be gone.

What this means to you is that any system app that you used while the work profile was used will be missing any data from while the device was used in work mode.

A system app may be any app that was installed on the device from the factory.

I just wanted to bring this up so there are no surprises.
 
Michael Zimmers said:
Hi all -

This isn't exactly a development question, but I couldn't find a more appropriate forum.

Somehow, in my setup of my Galaxy Tab A, I ended up with two sections to the main display: Personal and Work. I don't need this separation, and I find it inconvenient. Can someone please tell me how I can remove this feature?

Thanks...
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Should be under Settings, then Accounts, or could be System or Security. Might vary on version.
 
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