This article helps you understand the differences between users and accounts on your Googlebook. Learn how these elements work together to provide custom settings and secure file management for multiple people, and find resources to manage them effectively.
Learn the differences between users and accounts
User
This is the main space that a person signs in to on a Googlebook. Each user has personal settings such as a password, a PIN, wallpaper and files. Each user appears separately on the sign-in screen. A user who isn't the device owner is usually someone who may use your device a lot, such as a family member.
- Create a Google Account for your child
- Update user settings on your Googlebook
- Sign out of or switch users on your Googlebook
Admin user (device admin)
Important: An admin user on your Googlebook is not the same as your organisation's IT admin. Your organisation's IT admin can control whether you are able to sign in to your Googlebook with your work or school account.
The device admin is by default the first user set up on your Googlebook, with special permissions to manage the device. These include adding or removing other users and performing system actions like factory resets. Only a device admin can grant device admin status to other users.
Organisation's IT admin
An organisation's IT admin sets policies for your account. If your account is managed by a school or company, some settings or apps managed by your organisation's IT admin might not be available.
Account
An account is a credential set that allows you to sign in to various applications and websites on your Googlebook, providing access to specific services.
These include:
- Personal Google Accounts, such as 'yourname@gmail.com'.
- Accounts provided by your work or school, such as yourname@company.com or yourname@school.org.
- Third-party accounts.
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Tip: You can sign in as a user on your device and use different accounts to access various apps or sites.