Enable Multi-User Support Like PC in Android Lollipop

Lollipop has come up with multi-user support through which you can have multiple user accounts on any Android device along with a guest user account that has limited access to various features. While this is a really interesting and useful feature, it is not available in many of the Lollipop based smartphones simply because the manufacturer did not want to make this feature available to the customers. If you could not find the multi user support in your Android Lollipop device then you can make a little change in the system files to enable it. Here is how:

What is build.prop?

One area we haven’t talked too much about is the build.prop file and what you can do with it. The “build.prop” file is a system file that contains build properties and settings. Some of the contents are specific to your device or your device’s manufacturer, others vary by version of the operating system, but some are generic to all devices running the same version of Android as you are.

All you need to make any of the changes you’re about to see is a rooted device, a root file explorer, and a root text editor. I’m old-school, so I like Root Explorer (which includes a text editor), although there are various build.prop editors that you can get from the Play Store to help make the process even easier. Use whichever method works for you. If you go the explorer/text editor route, navigate to /system/ and make a backup of build.prop (optional), then open it as read-write (it’s read-only by default).

After that, simply change the values of existing lines, or add new lines. Save the changes and reboot, and make sure you like the changes you made. If not, simply re-edit the build.prop, save, and reboot again.

1. First of all you should have a rooted device. You can use Kingo Root to root any Android device easily, if your device is not already rooted.
2. Install ES File Explorer from Google Play Store. This is necessary for making changes to the system files.
3. In the ES File Explorer, open menu and select Root Explorer. This is required to make changes to the system files.
4. In the ES File Explorer, open the folder /device/system/ and locate the file build.prop. Touch on the file build.prop and select ES Note Editor to open this file.
   
5. In the ES Note Editor app, switch to the Edit mode by selecting Edit from the menu.
6. Go to the very bottom of the build.prop file and type the following :   
7. #Multiuser support
   fw.max_users=3
   fw.show_multiuserui=1
   
8. Save the build.prop file and restart your Android device. You should see the new Users option in the Android setting screen and should be able to switch to the guest account from the notification bar.
   

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