Android settings get a helpful tweak for juggling multiple accounts

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• Last month we spotted work towards a small change in Android settings that adds your name to the Google account page.
• That change is now starting to appear live for some users.
• In addition to showing your name, your Google profile picture is also visible.

What’s your relationship with the settings screen on your phone? Are you the sort of Android expert who always knows right where you’re going, confidently tapping through settings? Do you dread the thought of poking around in there, afraid that you’re one fat-fingered input away from breaking your phone? It can be an intimidating place, absolutely, but there’s one new change we’re just starting to see roll out that might offer the smallest bit of mitigation.

One month ago, we were doing an APK teardown of Google Play Services when we spotted evidence for work on a change that would prominently display your own name in settings. Specifically, the “Google” page in the settings menu would start showing the name of the account you’re currently signed in with. It’s not much, we know, but if you’re juggling multiple accounts, this could serve as a quick reminder of which you’re actively signed into.




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