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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 Homescreen, tap .
3
Find and tap Settings > Users.
4
Tap beside the name of the user you want to delete, then tap 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
Make sure you are logged in to the guest account.
2
From your Home screen, 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 as long as you are
logged in to the guest account. Just drag the status bar downwards using two fingers and tap
the user icon, then tap Remove guest.
About Restricted Profiles
You can add Restricted Profiles, which only allow restricted access to apps from the
owner account. For example, you can create a restricted profile for children to prevent
them from playing games or viewing mature content from your account. You can add up
to seven restricted profiles on your device.
To Add a Restricted Profile
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 > Add user or profile.
4
Tap Restricted profile. A list of available apps appears.
5
To name the profile, tap New profile and enter a name, then tap OK.
6
Drag the relevant slider to the right beside the apps you want to grant access to.
If you don’t have a PIN, password, or pattern set up as your screen lock when you are adding
a restricted profile, after tapping Restricted profile in step 4, you will be asked to set up a
screen lock and select an option about how to display notifications on your lockscreen.
Please follow the on-screen instructions you are prompted with. For more information about
notification display options on the lockscreen, see Notification Display Options on the
Lockscreen on page 21.
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