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Work Profile Apps
Network Pro Strategies (Network Pro™)
Last Updated: November 19, 2025
Work profile apps like Shelter and Insular leverage Android’s built-in profile isolation to create sandboxed environments for apps. This separation allows users to freeze or clone apps, prevent background access, and limit data sharing—making them powerful tools for enhancing privacy, reducing tracking, or managing dual app instances.
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| Emoji | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 👑 | Privacy Community Favorite |
| ❤️ | Top Recommendation |
| ⭐ | Highly Recommended |
| ❤ | Personal Favorite |
| 💲 | Paid App or Service |
| 🌎 | Community-maintained |
Android Work Profile is used to isolate apps that present a security or privacy risk. It creates an isolated profile from which you can install and run sensitive applications.
- FOSS sandboxing tool using Android's Work Profile; great for isolating untrusted apps and managing dual accounts
- Power-user variant of Shelter with additional controls, but less consistently maintained and more opinionated in design