# Work Profile

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/work-profile/38548
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2026-06-15T16:27:48Z
**Posts:** 12

## Post 1 by @fetch5596 — 2026-06-15T16:27:48Z

How much is Work Profile is less secure then User Profile?  
Unfortunately, I don’t have the option to set User Profile, so I am limited to Work Profile.

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## Post 2 by @anonymous630 — 2026-06-15T19:47:29Z

Less secure for what, may I ask? What are u trying to do

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## Post 3 by @fetch5596 — 2026-06-16T07:58:54Z

I want that a specific sensitive app will not be able to access or be accessed by other apps in any way

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## Post 4 by @FranklyFlawless — 2026-06-16T10:17:08Z

You can attempt to enforce that boundary using two devices then.

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## Post 5 by @EsperZero — 2026-06-16T11:06:17Z

which is not a financially viable option? come on Frankly you can do better than this

to the topic:

> [@Remove Shelter](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/remove-shelter/21658/35):
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> Defense of Work Profiles Work profiles can be scheduled, not private spaces yet. GrapheneOS [acknowledges](https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114146765620652881) work profile use-cases: The remaining use case of a work profile for now is that you can’t have more than 1 Private Space so you can continue using a work profile as a 2nd poor man’s Private Space. We look forward to simply being able to tell people not to use work profiles for personal use but we can’t yet because it’s useful having 2 nested profiles rather than 1. GrapheneOS w…

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## Post 6 by @FranklyFlawless — 2026-06-16T20:15:04Z

If you have a better solution instead of fabricating the OP’s situation and dismissing my contribution, share it.

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## Post 7 by @fetch5596 — 2026-06-23T07:50:37Z

Unfortunately, a new device is not an option right now.  
If I relaxed my requirement so that I want to minimize the attack surface and data collection of some apps that I must to install? (Not related to work, but personal services that has only android app)

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## Post 8 by @FranklyFlawless — 2026-06-23T08:32:20Z

I would start looking at whether those apps are open-source, auditing the codebase, then building from source specifically for my own requirements.

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## Post 9 by @fetch5596 — 2026-06-23T14:50:03Z

The app are proprietary with no open source alternative

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## Post 10 by @FranklyFlawless — 2026-06-23T20:49:53Z

I would start looking at reproducing clean-room reverse-engineered implementations then.

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## Post 11 by @fetch5596 — 2026-06-24T07:32:51Z

And an answer for non tech experts?

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## Post 12 by @FranklyFlawless — 2026-06-24T07:59:48Z

Save money until you can acquire a new device.