CloneCat

CloneCat manages apps across all Android users on a device work profile, private space, clone/dual apps user and secondary users and pins home screen shortcuts that launch an app inside another user.

No root, no PC, no ADB cable. Everything runs on-device through Shizuku.

Screenshots

User list · apps of a user · picking apps to install into a user

Features

• List every user the device has, with app counts and status
• Browse installed apps of any user, including system apps
• Install an app that already exists on the main user into another user
• Uninstall apps from a specific user without touching the main profile
• Start a stopped or idle user
• Unlock a locked private space when an action needs it
• Back up and restore per-user app selections and pinned shortcuts

Home screen shortcuts

Pin a shortcut that opens an app inside another user directly from the launcher.

• Per-user badge colors
• Custom icons and labels
• Optional colored ring around the icon
• Target app is resolved at launch time, so shortcuts survive app updates
• Work, clone and private space apps open on top of the current screen
• Full secondary users require a user switch, always confirmed first

Requirements

• Android 11 (API 30) or newer
• Shizuku installed and running
• The users must already exist on the device

CloneCat does not create or delete Android users. Set the profiles up in system Settings first.

Build

./gradlew assembleDebug          # build
./gradlew installDebug           # build + install on connected device
./gradlew lint                   # Android lint

compileSdk 36, targetSdk 36, minSdk 30. Views + viewBinding, no Compose. AGP 9 built-in Kotlin support.

Known device limits

• install-existing into a clone user fails for third-party APKs on many ROMs. CloneCat falls back to a session install of the main user's APK and splits; if the ROM blocks that too, the OEM Dual Apps screen is the only route.
• Some ROMs stop idle background users, so CloneCat starts a user before acting on it.
• A locked private space reports not running / not unlocked until it is unlocked.

Privacy

No account, no ads, no analytics. No internet permission. Everything stays on the device.