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Kavi
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Another alternative if you have a rooted device, or are willing to root it, is AppShare(+).
(Full disclosure: I am the developer).

It mimics the method that Google uses to enable/disable apps on a user account.

You can install it on your primary account, and then select which of your apps you'd like to "share" (enable) with each of your kids' accounts.

You also have the ability to "unshare" (disable) system or user apps.
So you could remove the Gmail app, or even the Play Store app, to prevent your kids from getting at stuff that you wouldn't want them to. I have found that this works best when you remove system apps from a "fresh" user – i.e. One that has not had a Google account set up on it yet.

For paid apps however, you may – depending on how their licencing works – have to add the Google account that you used to purchase the app, to the user that you wish to share the paid app with in order for it to work.

The Play Store description explains what can be done, and some of the limitations, in more detail.

Another alternative if you have a rooted device, or are willing to root it, is AppShare(+).
(Full disclosure: I am the developer).

It mimics the method that Google uses to enable/disable apps on a user account.

You can install it on your primary account, and then select which of your apps you'd like to "share" (enable) with each of your kids' accounts.

You also have the ability to "unshare" (disable) system or user apps.
So you could remove the Gmail app, or even the Play Store app, to prevent your kids from getting at stuff that you wouldn't want them to. I have found that this works best when you remove system apps from a "fresh" user – i.e. One that has not had a Google account set up on it yet.

For paid apps however, you may – depending on how their licencing works – have to add the Google account that you used to purchase the app, to the user that you wish to share the paid app with in order for it to work.

Another alternative if you have a rooted device, or are willing to root it, is AppShare(+).
(Full disclosure: I am the developer).

It mimics the method that Google uses to enable/disable apps on a user account.

You can install it on your primary account, and then select which of your apps you'd like to "share" (enable) with each of your kids' accounts.

You also have the ability to "unshare" (disable) system or user apps.
So you could remove the Gmail app, or even the Play Store app, to prevent your kids from getting at stuff that you wouldn't want them to. I have found that this works best when you remove system apps from a "fresh" user – i.e. One that has not had a Google account set up on it yet.

For paid apps however, you may – depending on how their licencing works – have to add the Google account that you used to purchase the app, to the user that you wish to share the paid app with in order for it to work.

The Play Store description explains what can be done, and some of the limitations, in more detail.

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Kavi
Kavi
  • 131
  • 2

Another alternative if you have a rooted device, or are willing to root it, is AppShare(+).
(Full disclosure: I am the developer).

It mimics the method that Google uses to enable/disable apps on a user account.

You can install it on your primary account, and then select which of your apps you'd like to "share" (enable) with each of your kids' accounts.

You also have the ability to "unshare" (disable) system or user apps.
So you could remove the Gmail app, or even the Play Store app, to prevent your kids from getting at stuff that you wouldn't want them to. I have found that this works best when you remove system apps from a "fresh" user – i.e. One that has not had a Google account set up on it yet.

For paid apps however, you may – depending on how their licencing works – have to add the Google account that you used to purchase the app, to the user that you wish to share the paid app with in order for it to work.