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About the Guest User Account
If someone just wants to use your device temporarily, you can enable a guest account
for that user. In Guest mode, your device starts up as a freshly installed system with
only the preinstalled 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 preinstalled 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 From your Home screen, tap
.
3 Find and tap Settings > Users > Guest, and tap to switch on it.
You can also activate the guest user account from the status bar on any screen. Just drag
the status bar fully downward and tap the user icon, and then tap Add guest.
To Clear the Guest Session Data
1 Make sure you are logged in to the guest account.
2 From your Home screen, tap
.
3 Find and tap Settings > Users.
4 Find the guest what you want to remove, and tap to switch off it.
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 downward and tap the user icon,
and 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 downward, then tap .
2 Select the user account you want to switch to. The lockscreen for that user
account appears.
When you switch to the guest account, tap Start over 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 Bluetooth.
Settings that only affect an individual user account. Examples include automatic data
Syncing screen lock various accounts added and wallpaper.
Settings that are only visible to the owner and affect all users for example VPN settings.
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