You can let someone else use your tablet as a guest with a guest profile. A guest won't have access to all of your information on your tablet. Learn more about settings for guests.
Switch to a guest on your device
You can add or switch to a guest account from your lock screen or Home screen.
Switch to a guest from the Home screen
- Open Quick Settings. Learn how.
- Tap User
.
- Tap Add
Add guest.
- If you saved a guest account and want to use the same one, tap Guest.
Tip: You can also quickly switch or add users by tapping the user icon at the top right of your screen.
Switch to a guest from the lock screen
You can quickly add or switch users from the lock screen of your Pixel Tablet. To turn on this setting:
- Open your device's Settings app
.
- Tap System
- If you can't find this setting, try searching your Settings app for users.
- Turn on Add users from lock screen.
From the lock screen, you can tap the profile icon at the top right to add or switch users or create a guest profile.
End a guest session
Important: When guests are done using your tablet, they should remove their information from the device.
How guests can remove their data
- Open Quick Settings. Learn how.
- Tap User
- To delete activity from the session, tap Delete.
- If you want to save your activity, tap Save.
The device will delete all the data from this guest.
Tip: You can also quickly exit a guest session by tapping the user icon at the top right of your screen.
How the tablet owner can remove a guest
- Open your device's Settings app
- Tap System
- If you can't find this setting, try searching your Settings app for users.
- Tap Guest
The device will delete all data from the previous guest.