# Do User-Specific columns save session based values even without login? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [December 17, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996 "2020-12-17T17:00:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RuchikaAbbi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ruchikaabbi/32/11240_2.png) [@RuchikaAbbi](https://community.glideapps.com/u/RuchikaAbbi)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/1 "2020-12-17T17:00:11Z")
Hi, Based on what I understand, user-specific columns can be set even without requiring login for the app. In this case these columns save value for that browser session and will get cleared after the session. User profiles and login will be needed if the values need to be saved for different sessions. Can someone confirm this, as I have some apps assuming this behaviour. Regards, Ruchika ---
**Author:** ![Rosewebstudio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rosewebstudio/32/12261_2.png) [@Rosewebstudio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rosewebstudio)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/2 "2020-12-17T17:03:44Z")
@RuchikaAbbi ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/5/8/58c7b083c02f9445947cfd21315f70b63d19437b.jpeg) [https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/security-and-per-user-data/user-specific-columns](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/security-and-per-user-data/user-specific-columns) ---
**Author:** ![RuchikaAbbi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ruchikaabbi/32/11240_2.png) [@RuchikaAbbi](https://community.glideapps.com/u/RuchikaAbbi)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/3 "2020-12-17T17:15:37Z")
What confuses me is the wording here is ambiguous. Does it mean that even though the platform allows us to add user specific columns with public apps, the functionality may or may not work? Seems strange since they could easily prevent it to be added. Also since the functionality behaves correctly. ![Screenshot 2020-12-17 at 10.43.27 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/7/9/79bf7e202be316fa5db5d91e9a9256b5c09c29cc.png) Regards, Ruchika ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/4 "2020-12-17T17:27:11Z")
Your assumptions are correct. Public apps will only hold user specific column values until the app is restarted. There is is no user to attach them to in the glide database, so they are only temporarily stored locally on the device. ---
**Author:** ![RuchikaAbbi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ruchikaabbi/32/11240_2.png) [@RuchikaAbbi](https://community.glideapps.com/u/RuchikaAbbi)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/5 "2020-12-17T17:30:26Z")
Great! Thanks for your help. This behaviour works for my requirement. ---
**Author:** ![Pablo\_books](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pablo_books/32/2110_2.png) [@Pablo\_books](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pablo_books)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/6 "2020-12-17T17:40:53Z")
šŸ˜® I didnā€™t know that! This is perfect for one of my apps! ---
**Author:** ![Rosewebstudio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rosewebstudio/32/12261_2.png) [@Rosewebstudio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rosewebstudio)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/7 "2020-12-17T17:46:26Z")
@Pablo_books you learn something new each day ---
**Author:** ![Cozy\_Dreams](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/cozy_dreams/32/24526_2.png) [@Cozy\_Dreams](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Cozy_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 8:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/8 "2021-04-20T08:39:25Z")
> [@Jeff\_Hager](#): > > tions are correct. Public apps will only hold user specific column values until the app is restarted. There is is no user to attach them to in the glide database, so they are only temporarily stored locally on the device. Is it the same behaviour with row owners? ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/9 "2021-04-20T10:12:33Z")
Yes, the user-specific columnā€™s behaviour specified above is not related to row owners. ---
**Author:** ![Eden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eden/32/18651_2.png) [@Eden](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Eden)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/11 "2024-01-11T17:08:45Z")
When a user is signed in, Iā€™m assuming the user specific columns are synced across devices? Iā€™m asking since my application is utilizing them for advanced filtering, yet my users will utilize the app on multiple chrome tabs and I donā€™t want filters to apply across devices, it should be session based. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/12 "2024-01-11T17:13:08Z")
> [@Eden](#): > > When a user is signed in, Iā€™m assuming the user specific columns are synced across devices? Yes, they are for that user. > [@Eden](#): > > I donā€™t want filters to apply across devices, it should be session based. Vote > [@Session Variable Column](https://community.glideapps.com/t/session-variable-column/40260): > > Iā€™ve always thought that itā€™s really useful how user specific columns only store values locally and for the duration of your session while you are not signed in. This allows for those column values to ā€œresetā€ after you close the app, and the data does not need to be sent and synchronized with glide servers. However, once you sign in, then those values are sent to, and stored, on Glideā€™s servers. I think a new Session column type could be really useful. It would work just like user specific cā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![NoCodeAndy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nocodeandy/32/62530_2.png) [@NoCodeAndy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/NoCodeAndy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/do-user-specific-columns-save-session-based-values-even-without-login/19996/13 "2024-01-17T16:49:07Z")