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About the Guest User Account, Switching between Multiple User Accounts

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To Delete a Regular User Account from Your Device 1 Be 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 who you want to delete, and 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 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 Set Up the Guest User Account 1 Be sure you are logged in as the owner, that is, the user who set up the device for the first time. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Users > Guest. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the procedure. You can also set up a guest user account from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the status bar downward using two fingers and tap the user icon, then tap Add guest. To Clear the Guest Session Data 1 Be sure you are logged in as a guest user. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Users. 4 Find and tap Remove guest. 5 Tap Remove. You can also clear the guest session from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the status bar downward using two fingers and tap the 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 downward using two fingers, then tap the user icon at the top right of the screen. 2 Tap the icon representing the user account you want to switch to. 3 If a password has been set for the account, enter this password to log in. Otherwise, just unlock the screen. 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, NFC, and 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. 64 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To Delete a Regular User Account from Your Device
1
Be 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 who you want to delete, and 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 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 Set Up the Guest User Account
1
Be sure you are logged in as the owner, that is, the user who set up the device for
the
first
time.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Users
>
Guest
.
4
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the procedure.
You can also set up a guest user account from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the
status bar downward using two
fingers
and tap the user icon, then tap
Add guest
.
To Clear the Guest Session Data
1
Be sure you are logged in as a guest user.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Users
.
4
Find and tap
Remove guest
.
5
Tap
Remove
.
You can also clear the guest session from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the status
bar downward using two
fingers
and tap the 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 downward using two
fingers,
then tap
the user icon at the top right of the screen.
2
Tap the icon representing the user account you want to switch to.
3
If a password has been set for the account, enter this password to log in.
Otherwise, just unlock the screen.
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, NFC, and 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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