Users and guests can accomplish most of the same tasks as the device's owner, but each profile has its own storage space. Files, messages and apps aren't shared between users, the guest profile or the device's owner. Learn the difference between user and guest profiles.
Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 14 and up. Learn how to update your Android version.
Control what users and guests can do on a Pixel Tablet
Limit what users can do
To control what a user, like a child, can do on your tablet, learn how to make a child account.
Let users add other users from the lock screen
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap System
Multiple users.
- Make sure that Allow multiple users is on.
- Turn on Add users from lock screen.
Multiple users.
Check storage by guests or users
Check storage usage
- Open your device's settings app.
- Tap Storage.
- Under 'Other users', you can see how much storage each other user or guest uses.
What is and isn't shared on a device
What's shared with everyone using a device
- Updates to apps that more than one user of the device has installed
- Some settings, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
What's not shared
- Files and messages, such as texts, email, photos, music and more
- Data from apps that another user has installed