Use or delete guests on a Pixel Tablet

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

  1. Open Quick Settings. Learn how.
  2. Tap User .
  3. Tap Add and then 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:

  1. Open your device's Settings app Settings app.
  2. Tap System and then Multiple users.
    • If you can't find this setting, try searching your Settings app for users.
  3. 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

  1. Open Quick Settings. Learn how.
  2. Tap User and then Exit guest.
  3. 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

  1. Open your device's Settings app Settings app.
  2. Tap System and then Multiple users.
    • If you can't find this setting, try searching your Settings app for users.
  3. Tap Guest and then Remove guest and then Remove.

The device will delete all data from the previous guest.

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