Bubble user manual

Everything you need to install Bubble, use it every day and fix what goes wrong. Read chapters 1 and 2 before installing; the rest can be read when you need it.

Versión en español: manual.

1. Before you start: what Bubble is, what you need, what to expect.
2. Install and set up: pairing and creating the bubble, step by step.
3. The home screen and the bubble: what each part of Bubble shows; entering and leaving the bubble.
4. Apps in the bubble: adding, installing, removing; updates; keyboards; F-Droid.
5. Internet access: Wi-Fi and mobile data per app, the bubble's firewall.
6. Locking, fingerprint and music: when the bubble locks, the smart lock, giving the bubble its own fingerprint.
7. Bubble Apps, the widget and shortcuts.
8. The Meta space: Facebook and Instagram outside the bubble.
9. The phone's firewall: cutting the internet of apps on your normal phone.
10. Settings, the guard and the technical log.
11. Deleting the bubble and removing everything.
12. Troubleshooting.
13. Frequently asked questions.

Words used in this manual:

• The bubble: the Private Space Bubble creates. Its apps appear in the Private section of the app drawer.
• The normal phone: your phone outside the bubble (Android's main user).
• The Meta space: an optional, separate work profile for apps that need Google to start (Facebook, Instagram). Its apps appear in the Work tab.
• The engine: the part of Bubble that runs with Android's shell identity, through wireless debugging, for tasks that need system permissions.
• The guard: a small engine process that keeps Google services out and re-applies the phone's firewall.

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