How to enable Guest User In Android

A Guest User is a temporary User which does not have access of personal data.

The latest version of Google Android 5.0 Lollipop supports this Guest User feature by keeping your personal data safe, if you give your phone to someone temporarily to use or you don't want people to see your data.


What are the benefits of using a Guest User in android ?
A Guest User will not have access to your images, accounts, email and other applications you have installed.  He will not be able to even see images and videos in your gallery

Guest User in lollipop-nexus-5
Guest account in Lollipop Settings


A Guest User will not even know that you have installed messaging services like WhatsApp or other applications.


How to enable Guest User feature in lollipop?

1. Drag the notification drawer and click on your image (or a blank photo which is present at top right corner of your android device),  to bring account settings.

2. Click on the Guest icon as seen in the image
3. The system will take about 10 seconds to load settings that are required for a guest to wo