4
Tap Set up now. The screen locks and an icon representing the newly added user
appears in the top-right corner.
5
Unlock the screen by swiping upwards.
6
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the account for the user.
Hint
You can also add a regular user account from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the
status bar fully downwards and tap the user icon, then tap Add user.
To delete a regular user account from your device
1
Make sure you are logged in as the owner.
2
Find and tap Settings > Users & accounts > Users.
3
Tap (Settings icon) beside the name of the user that you want to delete, then tap
Remove user > DELETE.
About the Guest User account
If someone just wants to use your device temporarily, you can enable a guest
account for this user. In guest mode, your device starts up as a freshly installed
system with only the pre-installed apps. Once your guest is finished using your
device, you can wipe the session clean so that the next guest can start fresh. The
guest user account is pre-installed and cannot be deleted.
To activate the guest user account
1
Make sure you are logged in as the owner, that is, the user who set up the device
for the first time.
2
Drag the status bar downwards using two fingers and tap (User icon).
3
Tap Add guest.
To clear the guest session data
1
Make sure you are logged in to the guest account.
2
Find and tap Settings > Users & accounts > Users.
3
Find and tap Remove guest.
4
Tap Remove.
Hint
You can also clear the guest session from the status bar on any screen as long as you are
logged in to the guest account. Just drag the status bar downwards using two fingers and
tap (User icon), then tap Remove guest.
Switching between multiple user accounts
To switch between multiple user accounts
1
To view the list of users, drag the status bar downwards using two fingers then tap
(User icon).
2
Tap the icon representing the user account that you want to switch to. The lock
screen for that user account appears.
Hint
When you switch to the guest account, tap Start again if you want to wipe the previous
session or tap Yes, continue to continue the previous session.
Settings for multiple user accounts
There are three different types of settings on devices with multiple users:
•
Settings that can be changed by any user and affect all users. Examples include
language, Wi-Fi, Airplane mode, NFC and Bluetooth.
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