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Huawei: Add a New User Account on Your Phone

Sharing your Huawei phone with family or a colleague usually means everyone sees your apps, photos, and messages. Adding a separate user account keeps each person's home screen, apps, and background apart from yours. Some settings, like WiFi, still stay shared across every user on the device.

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VersionAndroid 10 · EMUI

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Add a New User Account auf Huawei

Handing your Huawei phone to a family member or colleague does not have to mean giving them access to your apps, photos, and messages. EMUI supports multiple user profiles, each with its own home screen, background, and installed apps kept separate from the main account.

Adding a profile is handled through the account management area of the settings, not through a separate app. Once created, the new user gets their own space, but device-level settings such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and mobile data configuration still apply to everyone using the phone.

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Open the settingsTap on Users & accountsTap on UsersTap on Add userType in a name and confirm with Add

After confirming, the phone switches or prompts you to switch to the new profile so the other person can complete their own setup, sign into their own accounts, and personalize their space without touching yours.

If you only need to lend the phone briefly and do not want to set up a permanent profile, a temporary guest mode is usually the better option instead of creating a full user account. Guest sessions are meant to be removed afterward, while user accounts stay stored on the device until you delete them manually.

Frequently asked questions

No. Each user account created through Users & accountsUsers gets its own separate storage area for apps, photos, and messages that the other profile cannot open.