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One of the main features of the Android 4.2 operating system Google launched late last month, is a multi-user accounts allow multiple users using a single device with a different account.

However, in his description of the Android 4.2, emphatically stated that this feature will only be available on tablets, not smartphones. Why is that?

The answer might be found in a patent filed by Nokia many years ago, in 2004. The company acquired the rights to the patent of it a year later.

Nokia patent relates to the use of multiple user accounts in a single mobile device.

Abstract reads: "Mobile phones are designed to be worn several different users in different time. Individual users can set the device to operate as desired in each account. Takes to change your account simply create a user account option on the prompt that appears on the screen . "

Patent and Trademark Office of the United States (USPTO) states that the patent holder is Tim O'Cock and Symbian Limited under Nokia.


As reported by ArsTechnica, Nokia possibility patented multi-user function on smartphones to take advantage of emerging markets by providing new alternatives so that the device can be used by many people. This course is intended for areas where the mobile phone was a luxury that is difficult to obtain.

However, as allegedly happened to Google with Android 4.2, Nokia's patents could potentially be a stumbling block for other manufacturers who intend to implement similar features.

Though Nokia itself has so far not demonstrated the multi-user, other manufacturers who want to use this feature going to be forced to pay a license similar to the Nokia.

Thus, Google is not implementing multi-user features in Android smartphones. However, the internet giant exploit loopholes in the patent, where it is stated that clearly stated that the patent only applies to "mobile phone", not a tablet or a means of communication other than that which is when the patent was filed is still very little known.

However, although not officially available in the Android smartphone, given the open Android ecosystem, it may be only a matter of time before the developers found a way to embed the functionality of the device other than a tablet.