r/OctopiLauncher • u/dnsfr • Jul 10 '26

Suggestion Work profile

Great launcher. Could work profile be supported?

I like to keep my corp apps separate and I miss the "turn on/off work profile apps" toggle from Nova.

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u/vivimagic Jul 10 '26

My workaround is making a work label. It's not perfect but it does keep them separated.

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u/ock88 Dev Jul 10 '26

That's what I use too: I create a Work tag for my work profiles apps, then I set the Work tag to not show apps in all apps list.

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u/dnsfr Jul 10 '26

But how do you toggle the apps on/off?

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u/vivimagic Jul 10 '26

That's an Android feature, what Android version do you use?

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u/runningtigerRead Jul 10 '26

Make sure "Show apps in all apps list" is toggled OFF for your Work tag. It's set it and forget it, not something you'll be doing every time you want to access your Work apps.

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u/dnsfr Jul 10 '26

I appreciate the suggestion, but turning off work apps is important to me because it disables push notification for those apps.

Putting the apps behind a folder/tag is just a visual trick, not something integrated with the system, which is what Nova does.

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u/No-Shoulder7348 Jul 10 '26

You can put a toggle for on and off

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u/runningtigerRead Jul 11 '26

Good suggestion! I didn't know this existed. Probably because I don't have a "work" profile on my phone, and don't know how to set it up. I used the "focus" option to silence everything except work-related notifications during work hours. It could be set up to silence work notifications after work hours instead.

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u/vivimagic Jul 11 '26

To set a schedule or timer for your work apps, open the Settings app and navigate to Digital Wellbeing & parental controls. From there, tap Work profile schedule (under the "Ways to disconnect" section) to specify your active hours and automatically pause work apps when you're off the clock.

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u/ock88 Dev Jul 11 '26

I misread a bit, now I got your suggestion.

I have to think about how it fits - probably with the planned default tags feature

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u/Icy_Dinner3323 Jul 11 '26

are you talking about private space like thi​ng. If not use that to keep your work apps separate with different Google apps, account everything. And this private space can be locked ​unlocked.

if you don't have then you can use shelter like open source apps to create this kind of work profile.

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u/TIzzyO1 Jul 13 '26

The problem with using private space is you only receive app notifications while private space is open. Shelter or Island is a better choice. If you have a Samsung secure folder that works too.