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About the Regular User account, Home screen, Settings, Users, Add user, SET UP NOW, Remove, Delete

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where you share the same device with other people or lend your device to someone to use for a while. The user who sets up the device for the first time becomes the owner of the device. Only the owner can manage the accounts of other users. Apart from the owner account, there are two different types of accounts: • Regular User: This account type is suitable for someone who regularly uses your device. • Guest User: Enable the guest account option for someone who just wants to use your device temporarily. Some features are only available to the owner. For example, only the owner can allow downloads from sources other than Google Play™. About the Regular User account By adding Regular User accounts, you can allow different users to have different home screens, wallpapers and general settings. They also get separate access to applications and memory storage for files such as music and photos. You can add up to seven regular user accounts on your device. To add a regular 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 > Add user. 4 Tap OK. The new account is created. 5 Tap SET UP NOW. The screen locks and an icon representing the newly added user appears in the top right corner. 6 Unlock the screen by swiping upwards. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the account for the user. 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 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Users. 4 Tap 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 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Users > Guest. You can also activate the guest user account from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the status bar fully downwards and tap the user icon, then tap Add guest. 65 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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where you share the same device with other people or lend your device to someone
to use for a while. The user who sets up the device for the
first
time becomes the
owner of the device. Only the owner can manage the accounts of other users. Apart
from the owner account, there are two different types of accounts:
•
Regular User: This account type is suitable for someone who regularly uses your
device.
•
Guest User: Enable the guest account option for someone who just wants to use your
device temporarily.
Some features are only available to the owner. For example, only the owner can allow
downloads from sources other than Google Play™.
About the Regular User account
By adding Regular User accounts, you can allow different users to have different
home screens, wallpapers and general settings. They also get separate access to
applications and memory storage for
files
such as music and photos. You can add up
to seven regular user accounts on your device.
To add a regular 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
>
Add user
.
4
Tap
OK
. The new account is created.
5
Tap
SET UP NOW
. The screen locks and an icon representing the newly added
user appears in the top right corner.
6
Unlock the screen by swiping upwards.
7
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the account for the user.
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
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Users
.
4
Tap
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
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Users
>
Guest
.
You can also activate the guest user account from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the
status bar fully downwards and tap the user icon, then tap
Add guest
.
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