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Android: Add a New User Profile

When several people share the same phone, every photo, app and notification ends up mixed together on one home screen. Android's user system solves this by giving each person their own separate profile instead of one shared account. This is especially useful when a partner, child or roommate regularly uses the same device.

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Add a New User auf Android

On a shared Android phone, only one person can be the device owner (administrator), but the system supports several additional users at the same time. Each user gets an isolated profile: own home screen, own installed apps, own photos and own accounts. Nothing from one profile is visible in another.

This feature is managed under Tap on SettingsTap on SystemTap on Multiple users. From there, choose Tap on Add user, confirm with Tap on Next, then Enter a Name, choose a Profile picture and tap on Done. Android sets up the new profile and switches to it automatically so the person can start signing in with their own accounts right away.

Use a separate user instead of Guest mode when the same person will keep using the phone regularly and needs their settings, apps and data saved between sessions. Guest mode is meant for short, temporary use and discards its data afterward.

Keep in mind that added users take up storage space for their own apps and files, and some device-wide settings such as Wi-Fi networks or wallpaper on the lock screen may still be shared depending on the manufacturer's version of the system. Only the administrator profile can add or remove other users.

Frequently asked questions

Open the quick settings panel by swiping down from the top, then tap the profile icon and select the user you want to switch to. You can also switch through SettingsSystemMultiple users by tapping the name of the profile.