WPS View Permissions on Android: Introduction

WPS View Permissions is an Android multidimensional table feature for controlling who can see each view; it includes 1 core task, with 1 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	1	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	1	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

View Permissions is a built-in feature in WPS Office for Android multidimensional tables that lets you manage visibility for each view separately within the same table.

Main capabilities:

Set permissions for each view independently.
Choose between two visibility options: visible to everyone in this view, or visible only to yourself.
Save quickly by tapping a blank area after making a selection.

This feature is useful for team collaboration, separating sensitive information, and sharing different views with different roles while keeping the same underlying table.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	An Android device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	A network connection is recommended when opening online multidimensional tables and syncing permission changes
Other	You need access to the target multidimensional table and the related collaboration permissions

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Post-installation check	Open WPS Office, enter a multidimensional table, and confirm that the View Permissions entry is available under Tools

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Supports setting visibility for an individual view in an Android multidimensional table, with separate options for visible to everyone or visible only to yourself.	Microsoft Lists and SharePoint document list-, library-, and item-level permissions, but the official permissions page does not describe separate permissions for an individual view.	Google Sheets supports protected sheets and ranges for edit control and also supports hidden sheets, but the official help page states that hidden sheets are not a security measure and viewers can still access the content.	Notion databases support structure controls, view management restrictions, and row or page-level access, but database settings apply to the whole database rather than acting as a direct per-view visibility permission in the main database.	Adobe Acrobat supports sharing documents for viewing and protected document access, but it is designed for PDF viewing workflows rather than multidimensional table view permissions.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS focuses directly on view-level visibility inside the same table, which is practical when different collaborators need different views of the same data.	Compared with WPS: permission controls focus on list, library, folder, or item scope instead of a dedicated view visibility setting.	Compared with WPS: controls are centered on editing protection and display hiding, not a dedicated view visibility model for shared table views.	Compared with WPS: stronger for database structure governance and row/page access, but the main database view permission model is different.	Compared with WPS: suited to PDF sharing and viewing, not table-view collaboration.
Official Source	—	Customize permissions for a SharePoint list or library	Protect, hide, and edit sheets	Assign custom database permissions	Share documents for viewing only

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to control who can see specific views inside one shared multidimensional table, WPS provides a more direct workflow for that scenario. The other products focus more on list-level, page-level, edit-protection, or document-sharing controls.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable users	Main challenge	How View Permissions helps
1	Team-based viewing	Project members	Different members only need to see the views related to their work	Set a separate visibility rule for each view
2	Sensitive information separation	Managers	Some views should stay private even when the table is shared	Set sensitive views to visible only to yourself
3	Preparing an external-facing view	Collaboration owners	Internal views should stay hidden before sharing the table more broadly	Keep only the external-facing view visible to everyone
4	Personal working views	Individual contributors	Personal filtered views should not affect what others see	Keep personal views visible only to yourself
5	Multi-role collaboration	Operations and support teams	Different roles focus on different subsets of the same data	Create role-based views and manage visibility separately

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
View permission settings	✅ Available	✅ Available
Core office features	✅ Available	✅ Available
Additional advanced features and expanded benefits	Based on the product interface and plan details	Includes more advanced features and broader benefits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You only need to manage view visibility on Android	Free	This feature can be used without membership
You also need more advanced office or collaboration benefits	WPS Premium	Suitable if you use broader premium features across WPS Office

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