Add, modify, remove users

Add a user

You must be the device owner to add users.

  1. To prevent others from switching to your owner profile and accessing your information, set a screen lock before you share your phone.
  2. Go to Settings > System > Advanced > Multiple users. If needed, turn it on .

    TipTo add users from quick settings on your lock screen without unlocking the phone, go to Settings > System > Advanced > Multiple users and turn Add users from lock screen on .
  3. Touch Add user > OK.
  4. Give the phone to the new user to set up the profile.

Restrict calls and messages

From your owner profile, you control whether users can call and send texts with your phone:

  1. Go to Settings > System > Advanced > Multiple users.

    Or from quick settings, touch > More settings.

  2. Next to the user name, touch .
  3. To prevent the user from making calls or sending messages, switch off Turn on phone calls & SMS.

Remove a user

You can remove yourself as a user. You must be the device owner to remove other users.

  1. Go to Settings > System > Advanced > Multiple users.

    Or from quick settings, touch > More settings.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To remove yourself as a user, touch .
    • To remove other users if you are the device owner, next to the user name, touch .
  3. Touch Remove user.