topic Re: Re: Re: Bring back multi-user to samsung phone in Galaxy S25

Bring back multi-user to Samsung phone

userkHJ4CNj3DS — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:01:40 GMT

I just bought z fold 7 and I have to return it because I didn't know Samsung phone doesn't allow multi-user. It's very important because I share my device with family and I don't want to mix up with their profile.

Re: Bring back multi-user to samsung phone

Akatsukidrag — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:01:54 GMT

I think we're you're looking for is dual messenger, you can even use a different set of contact lists for the messengers. It allows you to have like different account got the same platforms like WhatsApp, snap, messenger, and even Facebook. Not sure if this is what you meant but yh, and for other platforms like day Spotify or Instagram, you can just switch accounts. Let me know if this helps. I haven't used it before but I know I've seen it before while exploring the phone.

Re: Bring back multi-user to samsung phone

nullandvoid — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:05:14 GMT

I'm not sure that Samsung phones ever had multi user profiles. Tablets do. It's never a good idea to share a phone with anyone, regardless of whether there are multiple use profiles. How do you call each other if you are all using the same phone? What happens when more than one person needs to use it at the same time? And if one person downloads a malicious program or clicks a bad link, it doesn't matter that each user's profile is separate, the whole phone is infected.

Re: Bring back multi-user to samsung phone

MrGhoul — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:38:45 GMT

Personally, I would never let someone else use my device on a regular basis, so I never needed or would ever use the multi-user profiles option. Sharing your devices is how problems can arise to begin with. NO ONE uses my devices but myself.

Re: Bring back multi-user to samsung phone

ricketypumpkin — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:19:27 GMT

Hold on OP; are you talking about a work profile? It sounds weird, Samsung named weird but work profile is essentially in isolated partition that can be ran that basically clones the stock partitions and allows for a secondary phone basically that cannot and will not interact with the main profile. Is this what you're talking about? However you would not be able to share it with your whole family as you can only have one main profile & one work profile so you and a partner possibly Max.

Re: Re: Bring back multi-user to samsung phone

ricketypumpkin — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:21:58 GMT

That's great I mean no offense but that's not at all with the poster is asking.
He in fact did not ask for anyone's opinion on sharing his phone with his family or what people's thoughts were on that he asked the specific question and maybe two people tried to answer it the rest just commented on their own feelings of sharing the phone. None of us are better than the other, certainly no reason to get on a high horse about sharing the phone. There's nothing wrong with that especially with family if you have a healthy family that is. Again no offense but I kind of took offense for OP, he asked a simple question and people are judging him for it which is not okay

Re: Re: Bring back multi-user to samsung phone

nullandvoid — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:23:24 GMT

So, you are here to what, chastise people for not giving a direct answer to a question? People are trying to explain to the OP *why* there is no multi user profile on the phone - they are not meant to be sharable devices. They are also trying to caution the user on the perils of sharing a device, because many people do not think of that aspect of things. There is absolutely something wrong with sharing a phone with family members, as anyone can do something to destroy either the phone or other users profiles, and it does not matter how much you trust your family.

Re: Re: Re: Bring back multi-user to samsung phone

ricketypumpkin — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:36:34 GMT

I'm sorry but are you part of Samsungs design team? Did you have any part in the development of any concepts and what they are meant to do purpose wise?
Nah, I didn't think so.
Chasitise ? That's a huge reach my friend, I believe that first, I wasn't talking to you, so idk why you're attention seeking so badly you had to interject yourself in a comment not intended for you?

Can you go ahead and read my first sentence again of the comment you felt entitled to get involved in? 'preciate ya

Re: Re: Re: Bring back multi-user to samsung phone

MrGhoul — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:43:22 GMT

I know the user didn't ask for anyone's opinion but I obviously felt the need to share my opinion on the risks of multi-user profiles. I did not judge the OP in anyway. I offered my personal opinion, that's it.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Bring back multi-user to samsung phone

ricketypumpkin — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:31:21 GMT

The same could be said about what I said, that was merely my opinion on the way you worded yours. I mean if you go back and reread the way you worded your response, it does come off a bit judgmental especially putting in all caps nobody uses my phone but me implying there's something wrong more than just you using a phone and for you personally that may be true I'm not God I don't judge anyone, but I also don't believe in other people judging either. I know you claim you're not and I accept that and will drop it but I just feel like if this place could be a bit less personal and comparative and be a bit more compassionate and helpful it would make it a much more welcome and used resource by Samsung users.
I appreciate you talking it out like an adult, instead of making Grand assumptions like others have about my inquiry of your comment. Have a good night

Re: Bring back multi-user to Samsung phone

crazywitchlady — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:41:46 GMT

Try this route..
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10003399/

Re: Bring back multi-user to Samsung phone

nullandvoid — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:07:14 GMT

If there are children involved, Samsung kids is likely the better option. Family link assumes the other family members have separate devices.

Re: Bring back multi-user to Samsung phone

ArrowheadSL — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:36:59 GMT

Bring back the native Android feature, stop being ignorant to your user base and stop copying Apple predatory practices