How to Share Chrome with others

When you’ve got a family computer, or one you share with your roommates or significant other, you’ve probably run into the trouble of sharing a web browser – Share Chrome. You have to log out of your Gmail, Facebook, and other accounts just to let someone else log in. The latest version of Google Chrome solves that problem with multiple user accounts. Here’s how this handy new feature works and how to set it up.

With profiles, you can keep all your Chrome info separate, like bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings.

Profiles are ideal for:

• Sharing a computer with multiple people.
• Keeping your different accounts, like work and personal, separate.

What others can see when you share Chrome

Only share your device with people you trust. If someone has your device, they can switch to any other Chrome profile on it. If they open your Chrome profile, they can see info like what websites you visited.

Share Chrome On Computer

Add a person or profile

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click Profile .
3. Click Add.
4. Choose a name and a photo.
5. Click Add. A new window will open and ask you to turn on sync.
6. (Optional) Turn sync on in Chrome with a Google Account for the new profile. Their bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings will automatically sync.

Using a Chromebook? You can share your Chromebook with other people by adding them to your Chromebook.

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Switch to another person or profile

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click Profile .
3. Choose the person or profile you want to switch to.

Using a Chromebook? You can use multiple accounts at the same time on your Chromebook.

Change a name or photo

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. Switch to the profile you want to edit:
   1. At the top right, click Profile .
   2. Choose the person or profile you want to switch to.
3. In the top right, click More   Settings.
4. Under “You and Google,” click Chrome name and picture.
5. Enter a new name or choose a new photo. The change will save automatically.

Remove a person or profile

After you remove someone from Chrome, their bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings are erased from the computer.

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click Profile .
3. Click Manage people .
4. Point to the person you want to remove.
5. At the top right of the person, click More   Remove this person.
6. Confirm by clicking Remove this person.

Share Chrome On Android

You can only have one Chrome profile on Android devices.

To let someone else use Chrome on your Android device, add them to the device. Then, using Chrome, switch to that user. Learn how to add a user to Android.

On iPhone & iPad

You can only have one Chrome profile on iPhones and iPads.