Android: user management on the Smartphone and the Tablet
From the operating version 4.2.2 there is under Android on your Smartphone or your Tablet with a user administration that you can at least on your Tablet multiple user profiles, each with its own area to create. The special thing about it is that every user profile is password-protected so only the owner can be found. This is especially handy if you want to give your device out of your Hand without worry that someone steals your applications, private messages or images.
- In General, you can set up from the above-mentioned operating version guest accounts on your device. This guest account has restricted rights and its own environment.
- Keep in mind that each additional user profile or guest account occupies a part of the total memory, even if the user has on his profile, hardly any applications or files.
Create multiple users on the Android Smartphone
On Android Smartphones you can create, regardless of the operating version does not support user profiles. However, there are in the Google Play Store some Apps, such as "SwitchMe", which any user on a cell phone can set up.
- The hooks of such Apps, however, is that they are compatible with any device. An application should be compatible with your Smartphone, add to this that so far none of these Apps is completely reliable and even might cause problems. Finally, all of these voice applications only in the English edition available and require that you unlock your Smartphone by Root.
- In the autumn of this year, Google is expected to launch the new version of Android 5.0 with the Kryptonym Android "L". The new version will bring several new features. At the same time, a new function before looks that you can create in the future, multiple user profiles on your Smartphone.
- Alternatively, you can also use the Custom ROM CyanogenMod installyou already create multiple users can.
Android "L" with a new interface
Android: user-guest account on the Tablet set up
Since the Android Version "Jelly Bean" 4.2.2, you can manage on your Tablet multiple user profiles. So you can share a Tablet with your family members, without interfering with each other. In addition, parents from the Version 4.3 with restricted profiles are in the position to forbid their children certain activities such as the purchase of Play-Store-articles.
- Open your Android Tablet's "settings" and select the category "device" the Option "user".
- Tap with your Finger now "+ user or create profile" and set in a further step, either a new "user" or a "restricted profile" with a name that you choose.
- Note that a "user" has access to its own Apps and content. With a "restricted profile" you can restrict the user access to applications and content from your account.
- You are with the settings for a new user or another user profile satisfied, confirm the security question "users/profile set-up now?" with "set up Now" or "Yes".
- On the new profile you created to access your Tablet in Standby mode or restart your Tablet and choose in the Lockscreen to the desired profile.
Profile under "users" setting
If you want to set up on your Smartphone already, you can now use applications such as "SwitchMe" user administration, you need to unlock your device with a so-called "Root". How to make your Smartphone with a Root unlock, we will explain in a further practical tip.
