CHAPTER 3

Sharing Your Device with Others

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Android enables you to share your device with others without compromising your security. You can share by pinning an app to the screen or using Guest mode, add users or restricted profiles, and switch quickly from user to user.

Using Screen Pinning

Using Guest Mode

Add a User to Your Phone or Tablet

Create a Restricted Profile on a Tablet

Switch Users on a Multiuser Device

Configure or Remove a User Account

Using Screen Pinning

Sometimes you may want to hand your phone or tablet to someone else so that she can view what is on the screen — but without her being able to access other information on the ...

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