How to set up multiple users on your Android device
by David Nield from The Verge - All Posts on (#6E8ZK)
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge If you have an Android phone or tablet, your Google account is intrinsic to everything you do, from checking emails in Gmail to making payments with Google Wallet - which is why you're prompted to log in to a Google account every time you set up a new Android device.
However, Android doesn't limit you to one Google account per device. As with Windows and macOS, you can set up multiple logins and switch between them. This means, for example, that you're able to share an Android tablet with your partner or jump between work and personal Google accounts on your phone.
Each different user on a phone or tablet gets their own customization settings (for wallpapers and homescreens), their own space for photos, documents, and other files, and...