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Hadlee Simons / Android Authority
Android phones have supported multiple users for a while, allowing you to switch to a different profile on your device. This is a similar approach to users on computers, giving each user their own wallpaper, apps, and more.
It’s a fixture on PCs but do Android Authority readers actually use multiple user functionality on their phones? That’s the question we posed last week, and here’s how you answered it.
Do you have multiple users on your Android phone?
Results
Almost 1,800 votes were cast in this survey, and the results show that the vast majority of respondents don’t have multiple users on their phones. At least one reader comment suggests that phones are too personal for multiple users.
Otherwise, just under 17% of surveyed readers say they have multiple users on their smartphones. Reader comments suggest that this functionality is used for work/personal division and for people with kids.
We’re nevertheless glad to see Android phones still offering this feature, even if it’s better suited to tablets and Android TV devices. Aside from the aforementioned reasons, this could also be particularly handy for phones with a desktop mode, allowing you to treat it more like a PC in terms of user profiles.
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