Switching users on Android is set to become more fun than ever, thanks to a new animation. That animation has been added along with Android 14 Beta 3, and it will be making its way to the final build.
With Android 13, Google added new icons for user profiles, and also used a fade animation when switching between them. Android 14 Beta 3 has reworked the UI and introduced a better-looking animation. You can check it out below.
Once you go to switch a user, the screen will quickly fade and show you a full-screen profile icon. That profile icon will have a circular progress bar around it, and once it goes full circle, a new profile appears.
It's always nice to see when Google is polishing Android, and this definitely belongs in that category. It's not a major change, but it's nice to see nonetheless. You'll probably appreciate it if you're changing profiles often.
One thing Google could improve is the smoothness of this animation, but we presume that it will happen once the stable build of Android 14 comes knocking. We're still a couple of months away from that point.
Profiles on Android work similarly to those on Windows OS. You can basically set up different users for the same phone, so that the other users don't have access to your documents, or anything you've installed, basically. Those users get a fresh new canvas.
You can even set up guest profiles, which you can set up with some apps, so that others can borrow your phone when needed. It's not a feature that most regular users will be using, but it can be useful. You can access these settings via Settings -> System -> Multiple users.
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