Sony Xperia XA User Manual page 62

To Add a Regular User Account
1
Make sure you are logged in as the owner, that is, the user who set up the device
for the first time.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
3
Find and tap Settings > Users > Add user.
4 Tap OK. The new account is created.
5 Tap SET UP NOW. The screen locks and an icon representing the newly added
user appears in the top-right corner.
6
Unlock the screen by swiping upward.
7
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the account for the user.
In cases where the person using the new account wants to set up the account but is not
available at the time, you can tap NOT NOW in step 5. When the user is ready, they can select
Users under Settings and see the new account, which appears as New user. Just tap the
account and follow the instructions to finish setting it up.
You can also add a regular user account from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the
status bar downward using two fingers and tap the user icon, then tap Add user.
To Allow a Regular User to Make Phone Calls and Use SMS
1
Be sure you are logged in as the owner.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
3 Find and tap Settings > Users.
4 beside the name of the relevant user, then drag the slider beside Turn on
Tap
phone calls & SMS to the right.
To Delete a Regular User Account from Your Device
1
Be sure you are logged in as the owner.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
3 Find and tap Settings > Users.
4 beside the name of the user you want to delete, then tap Remove user >
Tap
Delete.
About the Guest User Account
If someone just wants to use your device temporarily, you can enable a guest account
for that user. In Guest mode, your device starts up as a freshly installed system with only
the preinstalled apps. Once your guest is finished using your device, you can wipe the
session clean so that the next guest can start fresh. The Guest User account is
preinstalled and cannot be deleted.
To Activate the Guest User Account
1
Make sure you are logged in as the owner, that is, the user who set up the device
for the first time.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
3
Find and tap Settings > Users > Guest.
You can also activate the guest user account from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the
status bar downward using two fingers and tap the user icon, then tap Add guest.
To Allow the Guest User to Make Phone Calls
1
Be sure you are logged in as the owner.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
3 Find and tap Settings > Users.
4 beside Guest, then drag the slider beside Turn on phone calls to the right.
Tap
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