Android 访客模式(guest mode)是一个选项，可让您隐藏所有属于您的东西，但仍保持手机正常运行(phone functional)。当您切换到访客模式时，您将隐藏所有应用程序、历史记录、图片、消息等，同时允许其他人使用您的手机。
使用Android 访客(Android guest)模式就像在您的主要手机中拥有一部完全独立的手机。就像计算机或网站(computer or website)上的单独用户帐户(user account)一样，访客模式可以拥有不同的应用程序、文件、主屏幕(home screen)小部件、电子邮件等。访客用户仍然可以拨打电话、安装应用程序(install apps)和下载自己的文件，但不会与您的帐户。
让我们看看如何启用Android访客模式，以便您可以为您的朋友或家人获取这个简洁的备用帐户(alternate account)，以便在他们需要您的手机时使用。切换到访客模式很容易，但在我们开始之前，让我们更深入地了解您为什么(why)要使用访客模式。
为什么应该使用 Android 访客模式(Why You Should Use Android Guest Mode)
任何想暂时共享手机的人都可能喜欢访客模式。也许你让陌生人借你的手机打私人电话，而你不想让他们窥探你的短信或银行信息(bank information)？或者，也许您有一个孩子喜欢在手机上看视频，但他们有在Facebook 或 Messages(Facebook or Messages)等其他应用程序中乱搞的习惯？
(Android) 如果您想要一部无干扰的手机一段时间，Android访客模式也很有帮助。(guest mode)切换到访客模式(guest mode)（在紧急情况下启用呼叫）并享受零应用通知。由于您的常规应用程序不是以访客模式(guest mode)安装的，因此您不会想在工作期间打开游戏或在与朋友外出时浏览社交媒体。
如何设置 Android 访客模式(How To Set Up Android Guest Mode)
开启 Android 的访客模式非常简单。
- 转到“设置”(Settings ) > “系统(System )” > “高级(Advanced )” > “多个用户(Multiple users)”并启用多个用户（如果尚未打开）。
- 点击添加客人(Add guest)或客人(Guest)（您看到的任何一个）以切换到客人模式。
- 如果要打开电话，请在多用户屏幕上点击访客选项旁边的设置按钮。否则，访客用户将无法拨打或接听电话。
- 另一种快速进入和退出Android 访客模式(guest mode)的方法是从屏幕顶部向下滑动以查看通知面板。将其完全展开以查看所有选项，然后选择头像按钮(avatar button)以选择Guest。
- 当您在访客模式下(guest mode)完成后，但在您选择要切换到的其他帐户之前，访客(Guest)按钮将变为删除访客(Remove guest)。
这是一种清除您在访客模式下(guest mode)所做的所有事情的简单方法，以便下次进入时，它是一个全新的帐户。如果您不清除访客模式(t erase guest mode)，您仍然可以在下次打开时清除。
帐户之间共享的内容(What Gets Shared Between Accounts)
您手机上的每个帐户都会共享对应用程序和设置的更新，例如Wi-Fi 网络(Wi-Fi network)详细信息和配对的蓝牙(Bluetooth)设备。
这意味着当一个用户更新应用程序时，它会为所有用户更新。无线设备也是如此。无论(Whether)您还是访客用户加入无线网络(wireless network)，您都可以访问网络，因为密码在两个帐户之间共享。
但是，存储在应用程序中的文本、文件、电子邮件、音乐、视频、文档、照片和数据不会在访客帐户(guest account)和主帐户之间共享。您可以打开电子邮件帐户，下载文档，拍照等，其他帐户将看不到它们，除非他们切换到您的帐户。
Android 手机上的访客与用户(Guests vs Users On Android Phones)
在切换到Android访客模式或打开多用户功能时，您可能已经注意到添加用户的选项。用户和客人实际上是相似的帐户，但有一个主要区别：删除和重新启动客人帐户更容易。
每次切换到访客模式时，系统都会询问您是否要使用上次使用时所做的相同更改继续会话，或者是否要重新开始。这不是您在切换到用户配置文件(user profile)时看到的提示。这是因为Android将访客模式视为临时模式，您可能希望在每次新使用之前将其擦除，而用户帐户则旨在长期使用他们自己的应用程序和文件(apps and files)。
另一个区别是您无法在Android 访客(Android guest)模式下发送或接收文本。如果您启用它们，电话(Phone)可以工作，但没有打开短信的选项。如果您想要另一个与您的主帐户分开的用户帐户，并且希望它能够发短信，则必须使用另一个(user account)用户帐户(user account)而不是访客模式（然后为其启用发短信）。
回顾一下，这些是用户模式和 Android(mode and Android)访客模式之间的主要区别：
- 只有用户模式可以发送和接收来自消息应用程序(Messages app)的文本（这些仍然与主帐户共享）。
- 访客模式(Guest mode)在使用后更容易擦除（但您仍然可以相当轻松地删除用户帐户）。
两者都有自己的优点和缺点，因此完全取决于您使用哪一个。
How to Set Up Android Guest Mode and Why You Should
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Using Android guest mode is like having an entirely separate phone within your primary one. Much like a separate user account on a computer or website, guest mode can have different apps, files, home screen widgets, emails, etc. Guest users can still make calls, install apps, and download their own files, but nothing collides with your account.
Let’s look at how to enable Android guest mode so that you can get this neat alternate account for your friends or family to use when they want your phone. Switching to guest mode is easy, but before we start, let’s dive a bit deeper into why you’d use guest mode.
Why You Should Use Android Guest Mode
Anyone who wants to share their phone temporarily might like guest mode. Maybe you’re letting a stranger borrow your phone to make a private call and you don’t want them snooping through your texts or bank information? Or maybe you have a child who likes to watch videos on your phone, but they have a habit of messing around in other apps like Facebook or Messages?
Android guest mode is also helpful if you want a distraction-free phone for a while. Turn over to guest mode (with calls enabled in case of emergencies) and enjoy zero app notifications. Since your regular apps aren’t installed in guest mode, you won’t be tempted to open games during work or browse social media when out with friends.
How To Set Up Android Guest Mode
Turning on Android’s guest mode is really easy.
- Go to Settings > System > Advanced > Multiple users and enable multiple users if it isn’t already turned on.
- Tap Add guest or Guest (whichever one you see) to switch over to guest mode.
- On the multiple users screen, tap the settings button next to the guest option if you want to turn on phone calls. Otherwise, the guest user won’t be able to make or take phone calls.
- Another way to quickly switch in and out of Android guest mode is by swiping down from the top of the screen to view the notifications panel. Expand it fully to view all options, and then choose the avatar button to pick Guest.
- When you’re finished in guest mode, but before you choose a different account to switch over to, the Guest button changes to Remove guest.
This is an easy way to erase all that you’ve done in guest mode so that the next time you go in there, it’s a brand-new, fresh account. If you don’t erase guest mode, you can still do it the next time you open it.
What Gets Shared Between Accounts
Every account on your phone shares updates made to apps and settings like Wi-Fi network details and paired Bluetooth devices.
This means when one user updates an app, it’s updated for all users. The same goes for wireless devices. Whether you or the guest user joins a wireless network, you’ll both have access to the network since the password is shared between both accounts.
However, texts, files, emails, music, videos, documents, photos, and data stored within apps aren’t shared between the guest account and primary account. You can open email accounts, download documents, take pictures, etc., and the other account won’t see them unless they switch over to yours.
Guests vs Users On Android Phones
When switching over to Android guest mode or turning on the multiple users feature, you may have noticed an option to add users. Users and guests are really similar accounts, but with one major difference: it’s easier to erase and restart the guest account.
Every time you switch over to guest mode, you’re asked if you want to continue the session with the same changes made to it the last time it was used, or if you want to start over. This isn’t a prompt you see when switching over to a user profile. This is because Android views guest mode as temporary, where you might want to wipe it before each new use, while user accounts are meant for long-term use with their own apps and files.
Another difference is that you can’t send or receive texts in Android guest mode. Phone calls can work if you enable them, but there isn’t an option to turn on texting. If you want another user account that’s separate from your primary one, and you want it to be able to text, you’ll have to use another user account instead of guest mode (and then enable texting for it).
To recap, these are the primary differences between user mode and Android guest mode:
- Only user mode can send and receive texts from the Messages app (these are still shared with the primary account).
- Guest mode is easier to erase after use (but you can still delete user accounts fairly easily).
Both have their own benefits and disadvantages, so it’s entirely up to you which one you use.
